Senior Behavioral Data Scientist - Healthcare

Harnham
London
2 days ago
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Do you want to build a behavioural intelligence product using US population-scale data

Have you worked with survey + digital behavioural signals and want to turn that into a scalable data product?

Are you a bold, product-minded Behavioural Scientist ready for a genuine R&D mandate?


We’re partnering with a fast-growing behavioural healthcare analytics business (~40 people) with teams across Washington DC, London and Delhi. They sit at the intersection of behavioural science and data science, helping organisations understand what drives real-world healthcare behaviour (e.g. vaccine uptake, medication adherence, clinical trial participation) through large-scale datasets, modelling and insight products.


This is a builder culture where curiosity, creativity and strong scientific thinking are genuinely valued.


They’re hiring a Senior Behavioural Data Scientist to join a product/R&D team focused on the US market. You’ll work on high-impact research programmes translating behavioural datasets into usable benchmarks and recommendations for healthcare stakeholders.


Up to £95k base + 10%+ bonus.


Key responsibilities

  • Lead R&D projects focused on drivers of US healthcare behaviour at scale
  • Design and run behavioural measurement approaches (survey + digital signals)
  • Build statistical and predictive models (regression, segmentation, behavioural modelling)
  • Translate findings into benchmarks, insights and recommendations
  • Partner with PM/DE to productise outputs into a robust data product
  • Collaborate on evaluating and onboarding new data sources


Requirements

  • PhD (minimum requirement)
  • Strong academic background (Russell Group / top universities)
  • 2+ years post-PhD industry experience
  • Strong behavioural science grounding (intersection of behaviour + data)
  • Experience with survey data and/or digital behaviour signals
  • Ability to code in Python and/or R
  • Proactive, creative, willing to take ownership (not risk-averse)


Nice-to-have

  • Healthcare domain exposure
  • Consumer behaviour analytics background (e.g. retail, marketplaces)
  • Behavioural / political consultancy experience
  • SQL


Tech stack

  • Python and/or R
  • Databricks
  • SQL beneficial but not essential


Location / working model

  • Remote-first model
  • Central London (2 days a week)
  • Current cadence may be 1x per month / 1x per quarter, but expectations will increase as the London office builds
  • WeWork access provided when required (as many days in as preferred)
  • Occasional travel may be required


Interested? Apply below.

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