Data Scientist - Economic Research
OpenAI
Location
San Francisco, New York City, Washington, DC
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Global Affairs
Compensation
- $325K – $405K • Offers Equity
The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.
More details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process.
This role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Data Scientist to join OpenAI’s Economic Research team with a dotted line report to the Ideas & Insights team. In this role, you’ll analyze how AI is reshaping the economy—impacting jobs, productivity, and industries worldwide. You’ll work closely with economists, our editorial team, and cross-functional partners to explore questions like: How does AI adoption affect labor markets? How should we think about the economic value of AI tools? You’ll also proactively flag trends and notable developments in ChatGPT usage for use with policy audiences. This is a hands-on role involving data analysis, literature review, and building insights that guide OpenAI’s strategy and contribute to the global conversation on AI economics.
This role can be based in San Francisco, CA, New York, NY or Washington, DC. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
You’ll be responsible for:
Conducting data analysis using internal and external datasets to assess AI’s impact on labor markets, productivity, and adoption.
Collaborating with economists, content creators, other data scientists, and other stakeholders to co-define research questions and develop analytical plans.
Building visualizations and dashboards to communicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Reviewing, validating, and fact-checking analyses produced by other team members.
We’re looking for someone with:
Required:
Strong proficiency in SQL and programming languages such as Python or R.
Solid foundation in data analysis, statistical inference, and visualization.
Ability to synthesize findings into clear written deliverables and presentations for diverse audiences.
Passion for telling the story of AI and society through data in real time.
A minimum of 5 years of experience working in data science.
Preferred:
Background in economic analysis, such as a degree in economics, research assistant experience, or prior work on economics-focused projects.
Experience collaborating with economists or economics research teams.
Experience in working with editorial teams to communicate publicly about research findings.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
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Compensation Range: $325K - $405K