About the role

  • Design and evaluate real-world interventions (e.g., cluster or step-wedge trials, policy pilots, network interventions) to improve workforce wellbeing, safety culture, and trust across Toyota and partner organizations.
  • Integrate ethnographic and behavioral data into computational representations of social systems, using methods such as causal inference, social network analysis, or agent-based modeling.
  • Model diffusion and adoption dynamics—how culture, norms, and trust propagate through teams and organizations.
  • Collaborate with machine learning and AI researchers to embed cultural and organizational constructs in the Toyota People System’s architecture.
  • Develop ethical, evidence-based measurement frameworks for cultural health, burnout resilience, and collective intelligence.
  • Translate findings into action through technical reports, peer-reviewed publications, and design recommendations that inform human-centered AI products and organizational strategies.
  • Advance responsible research practices, including IRB and open-science principles, for human-subjects work in organizational settings.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. or equivalent experience in Anthropology, Behavioral or Social Science, Implementation Science, or related fields.
  • Demonstrated expertise in applied systems research, including designing and evaluating interventions in complex, real-world environments.
  • Experience integrating qualitative and quantitative methods (ethnography, surveys, administrative data, causal modeling).
  • Proven ability to conceptualize and measure system-level outcomes (e.g., culture change, burnout reduction, safety climate, equitable access).
  • Strong analytical and computational skills (e.g., R, Python, simulation modeling, causal inference).
  • Experience leading multi-stakeholder, cross-functional research programs.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) eligibility
  • paid time off benefits (including vacation, sick time, and parental leave)
  • annual cash bonus structure

Job title

Staff Research Scientist, Culture & Systems Dynamics

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$208,000 - $312,000 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Tech skills

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