BetterUp

Senior Behavioral Scientist, Gov

BetterUp$165K — $207K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD with 7+ years in behavioral science or related field (e.g., business, organizational leadership).
  • Domain expertise in behavioral science AND HR, particularly in Talent Development.
  • Strong facilitation and presentation skills for executive audiences.
  • Experience in identifying business challenges and applying business acumen.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in storytelling.
  • Proficient in quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
  • Agility in navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement measurement strategies aligned with business outcomes.
  • Translate capabilities into success metrics and KPIs.
  • Build ROI models to quantify impact and support sales strategies.
  • Conduct advanced data analysis to identify causal signals and outcome drivers.
  • Develop compelling data narratives for executive insights.
  • Ensure clients recognize and realize their investment value.
  • Uphold scientific rigor and ethics in all analytics work.

Benefits

  • Access to BetterUp coaching for employees and a friend or family member.
  • A competitive compensation plan with opportunities for advancement.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Flexible paid time off with additional Inner Workdays and volunteer days.
  • Company-wide summer and winter breaks for work-life balance.
  • Learning and development stipend for employee growth.
  • Year-round charitable contributions on behalf of employees.
Full Job Description
We are a hybrid company with a focus on in-person collaboration when necessary. Employees are expected to be available to work from one of our office hubs at least two days per week. Our hub locations include: Austin, TX; New York City, NY; Chicago, IL San Francisco, CA; and the Washington, DC metro area. Please ensure you can realistically commit to this structure before applying.

Transform how the world's leading companies invest in their people.

At BetterUp, we're building a new kind of partnership with our customers - one that doesn't stop at platform adoption. We're in the business of deep, lasting transformation. That's where you come in. As a Behavioral Scientist, you'll partner directly with executives at the world's top companies to shape human capital strategies that matter. This is a front-line, high-trust, high-impact seat. If you thrive on building executive relationships, architecting transformation, and making ideas real through people, let's talk.

What you'll do:

Measurement & Value Architecture
  • Design and own the end-to-end measurement strategy aligned to each agency's purchased solution and stated business outcomes.
  • Translate solution capabilities into defensible success metrics, KPIs, and leading indicators of impact.
  • Ensure measurement frameworks are statistically sound, scalable, and aligned to agency decision-making.
  • Build rigorous ROI models and business cases that quantify the financial and organizational impact of the solution.
  • Partner with Sales and Enterprise teams to embed impact narratives into deal strategy and late-stage sales motions.
  • Produce executive-ready materials that directly support deal expansion, renewal, and upsell conversations.

Advanced Analytics & Insight Generation
  • Lead advanced data analysis to identify meaningful patterns, causal signals, and outcome drivers across agency datasets.
  • Move beyond descriptive analytics to generate insights that explain why outcomes are occurring and what to do next.
  • Validate findings against scientific standards to ensure credibility and repeatability.

Data Storytelling & Executive Communication
  • Develop high-impact data narratives that translate complex analyses into clear, compelling executive insights.
  • Create and deliver Business Value Reviews that demonstrate measurable value realization.
  • Influence senior agency stakeholders by connecting data to strategic priorities and operational decisions.

Client Value Realization & Retention
  • Act as a core partner in ensuring agencies achieve and recognize value from their investment.
  • Proactively surface risks to value realization and recommend evidence-based course corrections.
  • Strengthen client trust and long-term partnerships through credible, outcome-focused storytelling.

Scientific Integrity & Governance
  • Serve as the internal authority responsible for upholding the scientific rigor, validity, and ethical standards of all measurement and analytics work.
  • Safeguard the credibility of the company's science in both client-facing and internal contexts.
  • Bring pattern recognition, coaching mindset, and a high bar for strategic execution to every engagement.


If you have some or all of the following, please apply:
  • PhD with 7+ years of experience in behavioral science or a related field (e.g., business, organizational leadership).
  • Domain expertise in behavioral science AND HR (especially Talent Development or Talent Management, L&D, & OD).
  • Facilitation and presentation skills, experience presenting to large audiences and executives both virtually and in person.
  • Experience researching and understanding businesses including business strategy, identifying business challenges, and applying business acumen.
  • Strengths in verbal and written communication, building and delivering presentations, and storytelling
  • Expertise and comfort working with quantitative and qualitative data (basic statistics, examining patterns, developing recommendations based on data).
  • Agility and comfort with ambiguity to adapt and adjust to the market, the state of the organization and quickly shifting priorities.
  • Exceptional communication skills and the ability to craft and deliver a narrative that moves hearts and minds.
  • Comfort with ambiguity, a bias for action, and a drive to make things better, not just get them done.
    Experience operating inside high-growth SaaS, human transformation platforms, or people tech companies is a plus.
  • Experience working with federal clients (e.g., federal consulting) or in public sector/federal agencies is strongly preferred, but not required.
  • A mindset rooted in outcomes, ownership, and long-term impact.


Benefits:

At BetterUp, we are committed to living out our mission every day and that starts with providing benefits that allow our employees to care for themselves, support their families, and give back to their community.

  • Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member
  • A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Per year:
    • All federal/statutory holidays observed
    • 4 BetterUp Inner Workdays (https://www.betterup.co/inner-work)
    • 5 Volunteer Days to give back
    • Learning and Development stipend
    • Company wide Summer & Winter breaks
  • Year-round charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp
  • 401(k) self contribution


We are dedicated to building diverse teams that fuel an authentic workplace and sense of belonging for each and every employee. We know applying for a job can be intimidating, please don't hesitate to reach out - we encourage everyone interested in joining us to apply.

About BetterUp

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, KCVO, ADC is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Born in St Mary's Hospital, London, Harry was educated at Wetherby School, Ludgrove School, and Eton College. He spent parts of his gap year in Australia and Lesotho, then underwent officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned as a cornet into the Blues and Royals, serving temporarily with his brother William and completed training as a troop leader. In 2007–2008, he served for over ten weeks in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He returned to Afghanistan for a 20-week deployment in 2012–2013 with the Army Air Corps. In June 2015, he resigned from the army. Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014 and remains the patron of its foundation. He also gives patronage to several other organisations, including the HALO Trust and Walking With The Wounded. To encourage people to open up about their mental health issues, Harry, alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, initiated the mental health awareness campaign "Heads Together" in April 2016. In 2018, Harry was made Duke of Sussex prior to his wedding to American actress Meghan Markle. In January 2020, the couple stepped down as senior members of the royal family and moved to the Duchess's native Southern California. In October 2020, they launched Archewell Inc., an American public organisation that focuses on non-profit activities and creative media ventures. They have two children, Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.
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