Economist

About the Company

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.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute empirical research using large-scale observational or experimental data
• Apply causal inference and/or structural modeling techniques to study AI-driven economic change
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate research questions into testable frameworks
• Produce policy-relevant outputs, including academic papers, technical reports, and briefings
• Contribute to the development of new measurement approaches for AI’s economic impact
• Use AI across your responsibilities to scale your research impact

Requirements

• PhD in Economics or a related quantitative field
• 3–5 years of relevant work experience in industry or policy research
• Strong background in econometrics and applied microeconomics
• Demonstrated experience working with large or complex datasets
• Proficiency in SQL
• Proficiency in statistical programming such as Python or R

Preferred Qualifications

• Research related to labor economics, industrial organization, macroeconomics, or technological change
• Experience working with platform, labor market, or firm-level data
• Familiarity with causal inference, machine learning methods, or structural modeling