[Hiring] Staff Scientist - Behavioral Insights Team @Geisinger

Role Description

Geisinger seeks an outstanding behavioral scientist to serve as a Staff Scientist for its Behavioral Insights Team (BIT). The BIT was created in 2018 to apply behavioral science methods to the design, implementation, and experimental evaluation of “nudges” and other lightweight behavioral interventions intended to improve outcomes and experiences for patients, clinicians, employees, and other stakeholders of the Geisinger Health System and beyond.

The Staff Scientist will support the BIT in developing, executing, and analyzing data (preferably in R) and reporting for the team’s projects, including:

• Taking the lead on BIT projects as appropriate
• First- or co-authoring scientific publications
• Sharing findings at scientific conferences and with lay audiences
• Engaging in open-science best practices

The Staff Scientist will also support program evaluations that the BIT conducts as part of the greater Geisinger Program Evaluation (GPE) team.

This is an indefinite position, but past BIT Staff Scientists have gone on to work at Google, Lirio, MDRC, and ideas42.

Qualifications

• Experience using statistical software (preferably R, others acceptable)
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Curiosity and problem-solving skills to proactively identify solutions
• Ability to work independently and complete increasingly complex assignments
• Strong teamwork skills and the ability to work effectively in a group environment
• Exceptional organizational, planning, and analytical skills
• Competence in written, oral, and electronic communication skills

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in psychology, economics, decision sciences, marketing, management, or another relevant scholarly discipline is strongly preferred
• Minimum 3 years’ post-graduate experience managing behavioral or other research projects
• Experience applying for research funding or other grant support
• Scholarly publications

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partners
• Encouragement of an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation, and collegiality