Humana Senior Behavioral Economics Professional in Dover, Delaware
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The Senior Behavioral Economics Professional (SBEP) is a core member of Humana’s industry-leading Behavioral Economics team. The SBEP brings expertise in applied study design to help Humana’s leaders make informed business decisions, designing and executing field experiments to answer questions like:
1. How can Humana use technological solutions to better support members’ behavioral health needs?
2. What’s the best way for Humana to respond when a member has a fall?
3. What specific benefits matter most to our members?
This role requires an ability to think creatively and pragmatically about experimental design, developing studies that balance risk, rigor, and feasibility to support real-world decision-making.
Humana’s industry-leading Behavioral Economics team applies rigorous experimental methods to answer questions that matter. Team members work in cross-functional environments to design and implement field experiments assessing clinical outcomes, financial impacts, and other key factors. The team’s work directly informs business decisions and influences broader strategies.
The Senior Behavioral Economics Professional (SBEP) owns a portfolio of test design projects from start to finish. They act as an internal consultant within cross-functional teams, leading evaluation of program impacts by: initial project scoping; developing a theory of change; selecting the appropriate experimental design, including use of quasi-experimental methods as appropriate; overseeing implementation; analyzing data; and interpreting results for senior executives and other key decision-makers.
The SBEP must work autonomously at times, and with a high degree of technical skill. They must also work collaboratively with teams whose expertise is outside of quantitative research, e.g., product managers and market leaders. Success for the SBEP means (1) developing and executing test designs that appropriately balance rigor, risk, and feasibility; and (2) clearly interpreting and communicating the learnings from those tests.
The SBEP must also:
1. Use strong project management skills to prioritize and manage capacity effectively.
2. Communicate technical content clearly to non-technical audiences.
3. Support BE team colleagues and other enterprise partners by providing internal peer review, contributing subject matter knowledge in their particular areas of expertise, and brainstorming potential approaches to overcome common test design challenges.
Demonstrate BE team values, including:
1. Enthusiasm for learning from others, recognizing that different types of expertise can and should contribute to solutions.
2. Flexibility and pragmatism.
3. Strategic thinking.
4. Dedication to high-quality work.
Required Qualifications
1. Master’s or PhD Degree in Economics, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Applied Statistics or related field.
2. Experience leading the design of lab or field experiments.
3. Experience leading analysis of various types of data using SAS, R, Python, or similar software.
4. Understanding of quasi-experimental methods, including appropriate uses and trade-offs for different approaches.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Demonstrated experience leading (or making meaningful contributions to) quasi-experimental analyses of real-world data.
2. At least two years of work experience in consulting, applied research, healthcare, insurance, or related industry (outside of academia).
3. Demonstrated experience communicating technical topics to non-technical audiences.
4. Demonstrated experience supporting measurement at different stages of project scale, e.g., feasibility pilots, outcomes studies, and full scaling.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Pay Range
$97,900 - $133,500 per year. This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About us
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
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