Remote: Associate Director, Behavioral Economics & Measurement

Humana Inc; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 129,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Behavioral Economics to lead high-priority analytic work translating business priorities into rigorous measurement strategies and scalable decision frameworks.

The role reports to the Director, Behavioral Economics and focuses on building capabilities in causal inference and information science to inform program design and investments. The position is remote with a 40-hour week and a pay range of $129,300–$177,800 per year, plus bonus eligibility.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Causal inference

Executive communication

Team leadership

Measurement strategy

Pilot design

Education

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

Job description

Humana Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Behavioral Economics to lead high-priority analytic work translating business priorities into rigorous measurement strategies and scalable decision frameworks.

The role reports to the Director, Behavioral Economics and focuses on building capabilities in causal inference and information science to inform program design and investments. The position is remote with a 40-hour week and a pay range of $129,300–$177,800 per year, plus bonus eligibility.