Behavior Scientist

New Brunswick, NJ Contract Duration: 12-24 months Rate: Negotiable Salary: NA $1.00Responsibilities: Excellent employment opportunity for a Behavior Scientist in the New Brunswick, NJ area. This position on the behavior science and analytics team will closely partner with other functions to provide behavior science expertise in service of the company and strategic customers, with a specific focus on health and data solutions. Required to ensure consistency of scientific methodologies and efficient utilization of resources. Partner with cross-functional work groups to assess the health behavior challenges associated with business outcome(s) and identify the problems to be solved and workstreams needed to address these problems. Recommend solutions and propose evidenced-based scientific requirements needed to inform and address the health behavior challenges to a business health outcome(s). Implement and measure recommended solutions in different environments (e.g., test environment and real-world). Consolidate insights and new evidence to support the update and optimization of solution(s) and ensure effectiveness. Ensure consistency and scientific integrity across projects and evolve team approaches, models, and frameworks. Provide support to shape and execute dissemination strategies as needed through implementation strategies relevant to the project partner. Author peer-reviewed journal articles and white papers related to the product solutions, health behavior change interventions, and behavior science frameworks. Experience: PhD with a minimum of three years of relevant experience within industry, academic and/or research is required. A focus in Behavior Science, Social Psychology, other public health-related fields, or equivalent focus in biomedical informatics as applied to health behavior is preferred. Experience in the development and measurement of behavior science and/or population-based interventions to support healthcare and health outcomes is required. Experience in leveraging behavior theories and frameworks to design, develop, deploy and evaluate interventions is required. Experience in developing and deploying technology-based behavior change solutions is preferred. A passion for excellence and exceeding customer expectations is required. Excellent internal and external customer facing skills are required. Active listening skills, strong business acumen, and strong organizational skills are required. Excellent oral and interpersonal communication skills are required. An understanding of and ability to apply research and program evaluation methodology is required. Experience working with cross-functional project teams is required. Professional scholarly activity (e.g. conference presentations, peer-reviewed publications) is required. An understanding of and ability to apply data science methodologies is preferred. Ability to travel up to 25% is required.

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