Senior Behavioral Strategist - Full time (Canadian citizens & residents only)
Applications close: Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
BEworks is a global behavioral science consulting firm that specializes in applying behavioral insights to drive positive change and enhance outcomes for individuals, organizations, and communities. We work with clients across various industries to develop evidence-based strategies that help achieve measurable outcomes. It is our mission to leverage the power of behavioral science and apply it to the biggest challenges facing humanity today.
Overview
You will lead end-to-end consulting engagements focused on citizen and consumer behavior change using insights from behavioral science and the best practices of the scientific method. These can take the form of workshops, 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 strong candidates who are eager to join a close-knit team delivering impactful behavior change projects across the world.
What You Will Do
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 for certain projects.
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
We welcome candidates who have a passion for empirical research, are analytical problem solvers, and are driven by curiosity and continuous learning in a very dynamic team environment. Alongside this, we look for the following qualifications:
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.
We are looking to hire a candidate eligible to work in Canada and will be unable to offer sponsorship for those outside of the country. Interested candidates outside of the country can apply as a freelance contractor.
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.
Thank you for your interest in joining BEworks. We have a two part application process for the full-time position open to those eligible to work in Canada, and a freelancer position open to anyone within or outside of Canada:
Please complete the applicant survey here: Survey
Please submit your cover letter and resume to Careers@BEworks.com using the subject line: ‘Application for Senior Behavioral Strategist position / full-time’. In the body please also include the code provided to you at the end of your completed survey response.
We encourage everyone to apply, however, only select qualified individuals will be contacted for additional interviews.
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You must be legally eligible to work in Canada to apply.
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.