Behavioral Economics Lead, Measurement & Impact

Humana Inc; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 129,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Behavioral Economics to lead analytics, causal inference, and behavioral insights across major enterprise initiatives.

You will translate business priorities into rigorous measurement strategies and scalable decision frameworks to inform program design and investment choices. The role is remote, reporting to the Director, Behavioral Economics, with responsibilities spanning measurement strategy, team leadership, and accelerating practical impact

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of experience in causal inference evaluations and driving judgment by balancing rigor, feasibility, speed, and business relevance.
• Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured analytic or measurement plans. Experience operationalizing the plans to inform decisions while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.
• Team development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of rigorous measurement strategies for team portfolio of pilots, programs, and enterprise initiatives. Assess when causal inference is possible, when directional or descriptive measurement is more appropriate, and how to clearly communicate what information we can infer as well as what the remaining unknowns and their implications are.
• Empower team to partner with cross-functional partners to ensure study designs, data requirements, outcome definitions, and reporting approaches are aligned.
• Develop scalable approaches to evaluate intervention effectiveness and translate complex analytic concepts into practical guidance for senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
• Monitor pilot execution in partnership with operational teams and identify issues that could affect measurement validity or business interpretation. Synthesize pilot results into clear recommendations on whether to scale, refine, continue testing, or discontinue an intervention.
• Lead, coach, and develop team members to produce measurement plans with clear hypotheses, measurable outcomes, operational feasibility, and scalability in mind.
• Build reusable tools, templates, playbooks, and operating rhythms that improve consistency and quality across the team's work.
• Support onboarding and upskilling of team members in causal inference, pilot design, behavioral economics, stakeholder management, and executive communication.
• Foster a team culture grounded in intellectual rigor, curiosity, ownership, collaboration, and practical business impact.
• Help prioritize the portfolio of team work to ensure resources are focused on the highest-value opportunities.

Education

Master's degree or PhD in economics, statistics, applied math, business analytics, psychology, or a related quantitative field

Job description

Humana Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Behavioral Economics to lead analytics, causal inference, and behavioral insights across major enterprise initiatives.

You will translate business priorities into rigorous measurement strategies and scalable decision frameworks to inform program design and investment choices. The role is remote, reporting to the Director, Behavioral Economics, with responsibilities spanning measurement strategy, team leadership, and accelerating practical impact