Senior Behavioral Economics & Measurement Lead (Remote)

Humana Inc; Frankfort (KY); Remote; USD 107,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Travel for training/meetings

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking the Associate Director, Behavioral Economics to lead analytic and causal inference strategy across high-priority initiatives, translating business priorities into rigorous measurement plans and scalable decision frameworks for program design and investment decisions.

You will build team capabilities in causal inference, information science, and measurement frameworks, manage the portfolio, and partner with cross-functional leaders to elevate information used for enterprise

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. 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.

Skills

Causal inference

Analytic thinking

Executive communication

Team leadership

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Healthcare data

People leadership

Education

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

Job description

Humana Inc. is seeking the Associate Director, Behavioral Economics to lead analytic and causal inference strategy across high-priority initiatives, translating business priorities into rigorous measurement plans and scalable decision frameworks for program design and investment decisions.

You will build team capabilities in causal inference, information science, and measurement frameworks, manage the portfolio, and partner with cross-functional leaders to elevate information used for enterprise