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Head of Efficacy Research

Duolingo - New York, NY

Posted Mar 25, 2026

Benefits

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Salary
$196K-$294K From the posting source
401(k) match
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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$111,944 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+13.7% - Much faster than average

119% above the BLS role benchmark for data and ml aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Data and ML aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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About this role

Head of Efficacy Research New York, NY Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It's a big mission, and that's where you come in! At Duolingo, you'll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You'll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds - while doing work that's both meaningful and fun. Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. Read our blog to learn more. About the role... Duolingo reaches hundreds of millions of learners worldwide, and the Efficacy Research Lab exists to answer a fundamental question: Does that learning actually last? This is one of the most important research programs in consumer education, with a scale, dataset, and real-world impact that few academic or industry environments can match. We're looking for an exceptional research leader to guide the Lab through its next chapter, expanding its scope from Language into Math and future subjects. In this role, you will set the strategic vision for efficacy research at Duolingo, manage and develop a small team of researchers, and partner closely with senior leaders across the company. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll shape the agenda, lead high-impact work, and remain deeply involved in the science. This role is based in Pittsburgh or New York. 🧠 You will... - Set the

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