[Hiring] Staff Behavioral Scientist @The Predictive Index

Role Description

The Predictive Index is looking for a Staff Behavioral Scientist to own the scientific integrity of a new venture. You will work on a lean, fast-moving team to explore, validate, and build a new market, ensuring that every claim, instrument, and insight can withstand scrutiny.

• Provide the scientific foundation and defensibility of the venture’s claims.
• Apply industrial-organizational psychology to product, positioning, and research decisions.
• Design and validate new psychometric instruments, scales, or scoring models.
• Run applied research with pilot customers to prove product efficacy.
• Translate peer-reviewed research into product features and messaging.
• Own the scientific defensibility of the venture’s claims, including technical manuals and validity evidence.

Qualifications

• A PhD (or equivalent applied experience) in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Psychometrics, or a closely related field.
• Deep hands-on experience in psychometric development: scale construction, IRT or CTT, validation design, and norm development.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct applied validation research in real organizational settings.
• Fluency translating rigorous science into language that product teams can build from and buyers can trust.
• Comfort working at the frontier of research, product roadmap, and go-to-market strategy.
• Passion for using AI in every aspect of your work.
• A builder’s mindset, operating fast and covering surface area beyond your title.

Requirements

• This is not a support role; you will be part of a small team operating like a venture-backed startup.
• You will report directly to the venture lead and collaborate with product, engineering, and go-to-market functions.
• Flexibility in work location: at our Westwood, MA headquarters, remote, or a mix of both.
• Access to AI tools and ongoing training.

Benefits

• Flexible work location options.
• Access to AI tools and ongoing training.

Company Description

The Predictive Index is a leader in workplace behavioral science, known for its commitment to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate our differences and encourage applications from underrepresented backgrounds.