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Social Scientist, R&D - Full-time/Contract (Durham, NC)

Location:
Durham, NC
September 2, 2025
Hive Science is a tech start-up whose technologies are in use by many of the world’s largest brands including Land Rover, Edward Jones & numerous other fortune 500 brands. The Hive platform is delivering novel intelligence at the intersection of quantitative social psychology, behavioral science & AI/ML to accelerate & transform how work is done. We’re looking for someone to join our team and get on board this rocket ship with us..

About the role:

Hive Science is a psychological science-based tech startup helping brands supercharge their marketing and product strategies by aligning them with the psychology of their customers. We're a fast-moving, elite team building cutting-edge tools — fast.

We're looking for a social psychologist with strong quantitative and experimentation chops to join our R&D team. You’ll help refine and expand the Hive Science platform through experimentation, behavioral modeling, and the creation of new features rooted in psychological science. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, thinks like a scientist, and builds like an engineer.


This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role — you’ll be directly responsible for operationalizing psychological constructs into concrete interventions across messaging/copy, ad narratives, user flows, product features, strategy, and more.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and run large-scale behavioral experiments and modeling projects
  • Translate complex psychological theories into testable, real-world applications
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to shape user experiences
  • Help invent new platform features and iterate on existing ones
  • Use a range of methodological tools and fine new ones when needed
  • Stay laser focused on driving customer outcomes

Requirements:

  • PhD in Social Psychology or related field (e.g. Cultural Psychology, Behavioral Science)
  • Deep understanding of social cognition, personality, cultural psychology
  • Expertise in experimentation and operationalizing psychological constructs
  • Proficiency with Python and SQL, or ability to learn quickly
  • A “solve the problem” mindset
  • Ability to be scrappy and agile
  • Passion for psychological science and a drive to build useful, scalable products

Additional Information:

You’ll Thrive Here If You...

  • Crave a fast-paced, no-red-tape work environment
  • Are deeply curious, creative, and results-oriented
  • Think like a scientist and build like a product person
  • Value intellectual humility, collaboration, and speed
  • Want to work with an exceptionally smart and mission-driven team

Additional Details:

  • Hybrid role: must be located within commuting distance of Durham, NC
  • Full-time contract with goal of transitioning to permanent W-2 employment
  • Send resume and a short note to careers@hivescience.ai
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