Job Posting
Product Policy – Data Scientist
Location
San Francisco
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Hybrid
Department
Product Policy
Compensation
- $293K – $385K • 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.
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Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
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Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
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401(k) retirement plan with employer match
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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)
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Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
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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)
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Mental health and wellness support
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Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
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Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
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Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
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Relocation support for eligible employees
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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 Team
The Product Research team partners closely with Product Management, Design, Engineering, and Policy to ensure OpenAI builds products that are useful, usable, and responsible. We help teams understand user needs, evaluate product concepts, and validate experiences across the full product lifecycle—from early exploration through launch and iteration.
Our work directly informs how OpenAI’s products evolve, ensuring that we deliver experiences that meet real-world needs while upholding OpenAI’s mission to ensure AI benefits all of humanity.
About the role
As a Product Policy – Data Scientist, you will design and lead high-impact research that shapes OpenAI’s product strategy and user experience. You’ll work across multiple product teams to generate insights that influence product decisions, inform design direction, and improve how people interact with AI.
You will own research from start to finish—partnering with stakeholders to define the right questions, choosing the best methods, executing studies, and turning findings into clear, actionable recommendations. This role requires someone who can balance rigor with speed, bring clarity to ambiguity, and confidently influence cross-functional partners at all levels.
This role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and requires being in the office three days per week to collaborate closely with cross-functional partners.
We're looking for people who:
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Partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to identify and prioritize research opportunities that improve product decisions and user experience
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Design and execute high-quality qualitative and quantitative research across all stages of product development, including foundational research, concept testing, prototyping, and usability testing
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Lead end-to-end research projects, from scoping and study design through recruitment, fieldwork, analysis, and reporting
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Translate complex research findings into clear, compelling insights that inform product strategy and design direction
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Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders
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Balance rigor and speed by adapting methods to timelines while maintaining high standards for data quality and validity
In this role, you will:
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7+ years of experience in user experience research, market research, or a related field
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Deep expertise in mixed-methods research, with strong qualitative skills and the ability to conduct and analyze quantitative studies at scale
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Proven experience leading research that has shaped product or design decisions
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Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence across disciplines and levels
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Experience working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
You might thrive in this role if. you:
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Experience with advanced quantitative methods (e.g., MaxDiff, conjoint, segmentation)
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Experience working with executive audiences or large enterprise clients
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.
