[Remote] Behavioral Scientist - P.h.D

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Scaling.com is a firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses significantly. They are seeking a Ph.D.-level Behavioral Research Data Scientist to analyze a unique dataset, identify patterns among high performers, and publish findings in white papers and academic journals.ResponsibilitiesAnalyze our Scaler dataset — strategy call recordings, revenue data, and portal data — to identify meaningful patterns, themes, trends, and correlationsStudy our highest-performing Scalers to extract what differentiates them: the moves they make, what they cut, how their teams reconstitute, and how they raise their floorPublish a monthly white paper for the Scaler community on what's working right now — core themes, top-performer behaviors, and measurable outcomes from the last 30 daysPublish in peer-reviewed academic business journals on a quarterly cadence, building a legitimate research line around the science of scalingLead and guide our data capture — tell us what data we should be collecting from Scalers and strategists, and raise the quality of the dataset over timeUse AI tools fluently (we use Avoma for call intelligence) to accelerate theme detection and analysis across hundreds of engagementsTranslate findings into digestible, compelling writing — and present them live to our Scaler community at eventsBuild the foundation of a long-term research engine and intellectual property base for Scaling.comSkillsA Ph.D. candidate, recent Ph.D. graduate, postdoctoral researcher, or early-career professor in business, psychology, organizational behavior, entrepreneurship, or a related quantitative fieldStrong quantitative and qualitative research capability — you can design a study, run the analysis, and defend the methodologyExperience with (or a clear path to) peer-reviewed academic publishing in business or social science journalsExceptional writing across registers — rigorous enough for an academic journal, clear enough for a founder reading a white paperFluent with AI-assisted research and analysis tools, and energized by a messy, living dataset rather than a clean archival oneGenuinely obsessed with what drives business scaling — this is your research lab, not a job between jobsYou've read The Science of Scaling, you connect with its ideas, and you can work inside our framework and languageSelf-managing and independent — you set the agenda, bring findings forward, and don't wait to be directedBenefitsPaid Time Off - Includes vacation days, sick leave, and company holidaysRemote Work Flexibility - Work from the location of your choice (U.S.-based) with the structure, autonomy, and support to thriveCompany OverviewAt Scaling.com, our work is driven by the people behind it — a team of operators, advisors, and builders committed to helping entrepreneurs achieve extraordinary growth. It was founded in 2024, and is headquartered in , with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://scaling.com.