People Research Scientist

The posting, as Crusoe wrote it

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.

We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.

We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.

If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.

About the Role

We're looking for a People Research Scientist to join our People Science and Workforce Intelligence team. You'll be the research lead for the wider People organization bringing scientific rigor to the questions that matter most as Crusoe scales: how well do we hire, what makes people stay, grow and do great work here, and which of our investments actually make a difference.

The role sits where organizational science, behavioral research and people strategy meet. You'll build frameworks and run systematic research that shape people decisions at one of the fastest-growing companies in AI infrastructure.

You'll study a workforce few people science teams ever see. Our workforce spans a high-growth tech company, a distributed manufacturing operation, and a field organization building and running data centers internationally.

What You'll Be Working On

• Own research design and scientific inquiry
• Form and test hypotheses about people programs, employee behavior and workforce outcomes using rigorous experimental and quasi-experimental methods.
• Run longitudinal studies to learn what creates long-term success, engagement, and retention as we scale.
• Synthesize external research and industry evidence on people interventions to find best practices and gaps.
• Partner cross-functionally to design and run systematic studies on employee experience, manager effectiveness and organizational health across corporate, engineering and field teams.
• Apply sound research ethics and data privacy practices to all employee research.
• Program effectiveness and impact
• Build evaluation plans into people programs from the start, including onboarding, manager development, learning, recognition, and retention or compensation progra

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n studies, adverse impact analysis, and familiarity with the Uniform Guidelines and SIOP Principles.

• Experience evaluating HR or L&D programs with quasi-experimental designs.
• Deep knowledge of manager effectiveness research and organizational science.
• Experience studying frontline, field, skilled-trades or operations workforces.
• Experience at a high-growth technology, AI/ML, energy or infrastructure company.
• Familiarity with network analysis, NLP for open-text feedback, or advanced statistical methods.
• Experience with BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar tools.
• Experience with Workday, Rippling, Ashby, Lattice or TeamOhana.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Professional development & tuition reimbursement
• Mental health & wellness support
• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
• Cell phone stipend
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
• Volunteer time off
• Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
• Daily meals allowance
• Additional perks & programs specific to location

Compensation Range

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $160,000 - $195,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.