Quantitative Researcher, Growth

Quantitative Researcher, Growth
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Come join a diverse and collaborative team of researchers who work directly with product and marketing to make the best social platform for Facebook's billion+ users. Our primary research ranges from formative to evaluative, using approaches such as focus groups, in-depth interviews, quantitative surveys, and statistical modeling. For this position, we are looking for experts in quantitative methods, with an understanding of how to integrate diverse sources of insights. Experience in applying qualitative methods would be an advantage.

The right candidates will have done rigorous, creative, impactful primary research, and will be excellent communicators, passionate about empowering people with online social platforms, comfortable in a flat, fast-moving organization, excited to collaborate, and focused squarely on bringing compelling and relevant online experiences to as many people as possible around the world.
Quantitative Researcher, Growth Responsibilities
  • Scope and plan research to provide actionable insights to multiple product teams, based on a thorough understanding of teams' business needs Rigorously execute the research, end to end, applying relevant quantitative methods Write up research findings and present them to cross-functional stakeholders, emphasizing research findings, implications and product recommendations
Minimum Qualifications
  • Ph.D. in social science (e.g., Sociology, Political Science, Economics, Psychology), or in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Informatics, Econometrics) with experience answering social questions, or a Research Masters in social science with extensive, relevant, industry experience
  • Knowledge in quantitative research methodologies (e.g., survey sampling and design, significance testing, regression modeling, experimental design, behavioral data analysis)
  • Interest in and experience executing hands-on, primary research
  • Experience in data manipulation and analysis using statistical tools (R/SAS/Stata, SQL/Hive)
  • Ability to ask, as well as answer, meaningful and impactful questions for businesses
  • Willingness to travel internationally
Preferred Qualifications
  • 3+ years of experience conducting research in an organization or consulting environment, including working with key stakeholders to understand and clarify their people research needs, and communicating analyses to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • 3+ years of experience applying multivariate statistical methods such as GLM, analysis of quasi-experimental research designs with non-equivalent groups (e.g., regression adjustment, matching, propensity score stratification), longitudinal analysis, classification, dimension reduction, clustering, hierarchical linear (random effects) modeling, etc., to people research problems in organizations
  • Experience in survey design
  • Experience executing mixed-methods research (combining qualitative and quantitative methods)
  • Experience conducting international/cross-cultural research, particularly in Emerging Markets
  • Comfortable leading XFN partners in international research and international research trips
  • Previous experience identifying and working with vendors on end-to-end research design on international research projects
  • Experience with SQL/Hive and/or Python and large datasets (> 1TB)
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About Meta
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
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