Senior Economist
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About the Team
The Economic Research team at OpenAI serves as the organizations central hub for understanding and communicating the economic implications of artificial intelligence. Our mission is to generate rigorous data-driven insights on how AI affects people jobs industries and economieshelping shape both internal strategy and the global conversation around AI and economic growth.
What We Do
Our work revolves around answering the most pressing questions at the intersection of AI and economics:
AI Adoption and Use Cases: How is AI being used today across education work and everyday life What differentiates high-impact applications from low-impact ones
Labor Market Impact: How are jobs evolving in an AI-first economy What will AI-driven job transformation look like in the future
Investment and Growth: How do investments in AIacross infrastructure education and institutionsshape macroeconomic growth and productivity
Economic Value of AI: Which metrics and models best capture AIs economic contribution at both firm and national levels
About the Role
OpenAIs Economic Research team is dedicated to understanding the economic implications of artificial intelligence and shaping the global conversation on AIs impact on jobs productivity and economic growth. We are looking for a Labor Economist to join our team and lead research on how AI is transforming the labor market both today and in the future.
This role is central to answering critical questions:
How is AI adoption changing the nature of work and jobs
Which roles and industries are most affected by AI and how
The Senior Economist will work on high-impact research projects collaborate cross-functionally with data science product and strategy teams and help produce thought leadership for OpenAI and the broader economics community.
Youll be responsible for:
Lead and design labor market research on AIs impact on employment wages skill requirements and productivity.
Design and analyze datasets using proprietary and external sources (e.g. government data) to track AI adoption across job types.
Publish findings in internal reports academic papers and public-facing formats that influence both company strategy and external policy discussions.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product teams research scientists and external partners to inform the design of AI systems with economic insights.
Were looking for someone with:
Ph.D. in Economics (or related field) with a specialization in labor economics applied microeconomics or industrial organization.
Strong empirical research skills including experience with survey design econometric modeling and causal inference.
Proficiency in statistical software (R or Python) and deep experience working with large government datasets (e.g. Census JOLTS).
Demonstrated ability to publish or contribute to high-quality research in economics or related fields.
Significant experience working with governments philanthropies and/or policymaker.
Preferred:
Prior experience within a government agency or business on technology adoption and AI implementation.
Experience collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams (data science product policy GTM).
Strong communication skills for translating technical findings into actionable insights for diverse audiences.
Workplace & Location
San Francisco CA
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.
For additional information please see OpenAIs Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary confidential and non-public addition job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
