Behavioral Science Consultant - Freelance (Canadian & Non-Canadian Citizens)
We are seeking an experienced applied behavioral scientist to join our team as Behavior Science Consultant. This role presents the opportunity to apply your subject matter expertise in experimental psychology and behavioral science to pressing real-world challenges faced by our private and public sector clients.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will support our project teams on initiatives aligned with your experience and academic expertise. Our work is focused on applying behavioral science insights and research methods to positively enhance citizen and consumer behavior. Our projects take many forms, and you may be required to support on workshop creation, product and digital design challenges, creation of behavior change programs, and measurement and impact evaluation mandates. We work across many industries and sectors, including, but not limited to: healthcare, financial services, consumer-packaged goods, transportation, and energy. We believe in all projects having a net positive impact on business outcomes, society, and sustainability. In a given year we complete countless projects from North American, to Europe, Asia and the Middle East. We are keen to find the right candidates who can support the growth of our global footprint. We are keen to find strong candidates who are eager to join a close-knit team delivering impactful behavior change projects across the world.
Key tasks and responsibilities include:
Project Strategy: Determining the best approach to address client needs within the scope of the engagement, determining the best evidence-based solutions and tactics to drive the outcomes of interest.
Research: Conducting literature reviews and distilling empirical insights into actionable solutions for clients, stakeholder interviews, structured in-field observations, survey creation and analysis, experiment design (online, in-field), and quantitative data analysis (preferred but not required).
Delivery: Presenting evidence-based strategies to senior stakeholders and diverse audiences, leading/facilitating workshops, presenting at conferences and other events as required. Travel may be required.
Business Development: Contributing to the creation and presentation of proposals (sole-source and RFP).
Thought- Leadership: Ability to write strong though leadership and research reports will be an asset. Please provide any links to prior articles, talks, and published papers.
Required Skills & Experience
Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., cognitive psychology, social psychology, neuroscience, marketing) – PhD is preferred but not required
3+ years of experience in a client-facing role, preferably focused on the application of behavioral insights to real-world challenges
Advanced knowledge of quantitative research methods and ability to use data to tell a compelling story
A second language is an asset, including French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and Arabic
Strong communication skills and extensive experience presenting to executive leadership teams
How We Work
BEworks is a hybrid work environment. If you’re located in Toronto, you are able to join us in a physical office location. However, we are also very flexible with remote work and accept candidates who reside anywhere in Canada.
We are an inclusive and learning oriented culture. We value new experiences and encourage applicants who are keen to be an engaged member of the team, shaping the way we work and the services we offer.
We believe in creating a supportive and inclusive working environment.
Areas of Focus for BEworks
We are seeking qualified Applied Behavioral Scientists who have experience in these active domains of focus. You do not have to have prior experience in these domains, but it would be considered an asset if you have worked in one or more of these areas of focus.
Organizational Psychology: Understanding and influencing positive workplace outcomes, from enhancements to productivity, conflict resolution, change management.
Sustainability: Have experience leading projects designed to encourage sustainable behavior change within organizations or amongst consumers. This could include projects focused on reducing food and water waste, to increase public transit use.
Building & Supporting Behavioral Units: Experience working with governments and organizations to help establish and enhance unit outcomes.
Consumer Behavior: Experience supporting brands to enhance their market positioning, offers, and sales experience strategies in physical or digital environments.
Financial Decision-making: Experience working with financial institutions to improve customer savings and investment behavior.
Human & Technology interaction: Uncovering how to develop technologies with people in mind, from informing algorithm development to the user experience of new AI and robotics.
What it means to join as a Freelancer
This is a freelance contractor position which means there is no guaranteed set hours of work.
If you qualify and pass our interview process, you will be added into our freelancer database which is a short-list of highly specialized researchers that are aligned to our priority areas in 2025.
Our freelancer network is invited to team events and encouraged to remain connected to the work we have underway. We invest time and effort in training and upskilling the members of our network so that they are prepared to take on any new projects as they arise.
Our freelancer network also has the opportunity to be added to partner projects within the kyu network, further enhancing their visibility beyond BEworks alone.
Join our team of dedicated behavioral scientists and help us shape the future of applied behavioral science. BEworks offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, advance the field of behavioral science, continuously learn, and collaborate with diverse professionals.
To apply for this opportunity, please:
Please complete the applicant survey here: Survey
Please submit your cover letter and resume to Careers@BEworks.com using the subject line: ‘Application for behavioral Science Consultant - freelance’. In the body please also include the code provided to you at the end of your completed survey response.
This position is open to both Canadian and non-Canadian Citizens. As we are committed to finding the right fit for this position, this posting will remain active until this role has been filled. We thank you in advance for submitting your application, however, only selected qualified candidates will be contacted.
BEworks is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. We are proud to be in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005 and the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment (if applicable) process as required under BEworks' policies and procedures. Applicants must make their accommodation needs known when first contacted by the recruitment team.