Senior Behavioral Scientist - Healthcare
1 day ago
London
Do you want to build a behavioural intelligence product using US population-scale data Have you worked with survey + digital behavioural signals and want to turn that into a scalable data product? Are you a bold, product-minded Behavioural Scientist ready for a genuine R&D mandate? We’re partnering with a fast-growing behavioural healthcare analytics business (~40 people) with teams across Washington DC, London and Delhi. They sit at the intersection of behavioural science and data science, helping organisations understand what drives real-world healthcare behaviour (e.g. vaccine uptake, medication adherence, clinical trial participation) through large-scale datasets, modelling and insight products. This is a builder culture where curiosity, creativity and strong scientific thinking are genuinely valued. They’re hiring a Senior Behavioural Data Scientist to join a product/R&D team focused on the US market. You’ll work on high-impact research programmes translating behavioural datasets into usable benchmarks and recommendations for healthcare stakeholders. Up to £95k base + 10%+ bonus. Key responsibilities • Lead R&D projects focused on drivers of US healthcare behaviour at scale, • Design and run behavioural measurement approaches (survey + digital signals), • Build statistical and predictive models (regression, segmentation, behavioural modelling), • Translate findings into benchmarks, insights and recommendations, • Partner with PM/DE to productise outputs into a robust data product, • Collaborate on evaluating and onboarding new data sources Requirements • PhD (minimum requirement), • Strong academic background (Russell Group / top universities), • 2+ years post-PhD industry experience, • Strong behavioural science grounding (intersection of behaviour + data), • Experience with survey data and/or digital behaviour signals, • Ability to code in Python and/or R, • Proactive, creative, willing to take ownership (not risk-averse) Nice-to-have • Healthcare domain exposure, • Consumer behaviour analytics background (e.g. retail, marketplaces), • Behavioural / political consultancy experience, • SQL Tech stack • Python and/or R, • Databricks, • SQL beneficial but not essential Location / working model • Remote-first model, • Central London (2 days a week), • Current cadence may be 1x per month / 1x per quarter, but expectations will increase as the London office builds, • WeWork access provided when required (as many days in as preferred), • Occasional travel may be required Interested? Apply below.