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Senior Research Scientist
Surgo Health. Accelerate the science of Derin conversational design so the product can serve many clients and use cases .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in behavioral science and LLM product development, with a strong focus on qualitative and quantitative research methods. Proven ability to collaborate across teams and deliver scientific insights while adhering to industry standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
PhD In Behavioral ScienceQualitative And Quantitative Research MethodsLLM Product Design And EvaluationAzure Databricks FluencyHealth Or Life Sciences Domain Experience
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Hard Skills
Behavioral ScienceResearch MethodologyData CollectionValidation StudiesPerformance EvaluationStatistical AnalysisSurvey DesignInterview TechniquesPublication WritingRubric Development
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationCuriosityPragmatic Decision-MakingAdaptabilityCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Azure Databricks
Industry Keywords
IRB StandardsHealthcare StandardsBehavioral EconomicsCognitive ScienceDecision Science
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAzure
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Accelerate the science of Derin conversational design so the product can serve many clients and use cases
- Deliver the scientific roadmap for Derin's interviewing brain, including how it probes, prioritises, and adapts
- Build industry-leading respondent safeguarding to IRB and healthcare standards
- Perform validation studies on Derin
- Publish peer-reviewed papers, white papers, and client-ready evidence
- Build and maintain rubrics, annotations, and evaluation pipelines for judging Derin performance
- Provide expert guidance to colleagues and continuously learn from colleague needs to adapt the product
- Partner with Engineering, Product, and Client Engagement to develop Derin into a category-defining behavioral data collection product
Requirements
What you’ll need- PhD or equivalent research experience demonstrated by publications in a behavior-relevant domain (behavioral science, AI, psychology, cognitive science, behavioral economics, decision science, or closely related)
- 3+ years post-PhD / applied experience, preferably in an industry or product setting
- Expertise and passion for qualitative and quantitative research methods (surveys and interviews)
- Hands-on fluency designing, evaluating, and iterating on LLM products, including evals, validation, and common chatbot challenges
- Demonstrable curiosity about how LLMs and agents will change how behavioral science is done
- Some fluency in engineering/development is a big plus; Azure Databricks is used
- Excellent communication, both scientific and within a fast-paced environment
- Bias to ship: fast, pragmatic, and able to make calls under deadline pressure without cutting scientific corners
- Health or life sciences domain experience is a strong plus
Benefits
Comp & perks- A collaborative, mission-driven team
- Competitive salary and equity compensation
- Flexible PTO
- Pension contribution match up to 4%
- 3 months paid parental leave for primary caregiver
- Public Benefit Corporation with an impact mission
- Annual performance-based bonuses may be available
- Equity may be available