Principal Researcher - Talent Analytics

Remote, USA
Posted Jun 14, 2026
Full-time

Description:
• Netflix is a leading entertainment service with 283 million paid memberships.
• Talent Analytics partners with leaders to inform decisions around workforce and talent strategies.
• Principal Researcher conducts applied research that informs talent strategy and people-related decisions at Netflix.
• The role involves building trust with stakeholders, analyzing data, and driving strategy with insights.
• Additional skills in scientific methods and experience in the Talent Analytics field increase impact.

Requirements:
• Experience applying scientific methods and concepts to business problems
• Experience designing original research to address complex questions
• Skilled in exploratory data analysis, statistical inference, regression modeling
• Knowledge of methods for causal inference using observational data
• Experience communicating quantitative and qualitative research methods and findings to leaders and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to conduct statistical analysis using Python, R, or other modern programming languages
• Ability to access structured data with SQL
• Understanding of the external people analytics landscape and trends
• Experience working with large practical datasets and connecting disparate data sources
• Ease operating in a complex, cross-functional, geo-distributed organization
• (Nice to have) PhD or Masters in a quantitative social science field
• (Nice to have) 2-5 years experience in the Talent Analytics (or similar) field

Benefits:
• Health Plans
• Mental Health support
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Stock Option Program
• Disability Programs
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Family-forming benefits
• Life and Serious Injury Benefits
• Paid leave of absence programs
• 35 days annually for paid time off
• Flexible time off for salaried employees

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