Company Overview
Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) is one of the largest global life and health reinsurance companies in the world. With operations in 26 countries, we are the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life and health related reinsurance solutions.
We are a Fortune 500 company, and are proud to have been ranked among the top 100 companies in the Forbes 2018: World's Best Employers listing.
Position: Lead Behavioral Scientist
This newly created position of Lead Behavioral Scientist will work with internal and external stakeholders to deploy behavioral design throughout the RGA enterprise and to our clients. The role combines research with practical application and client consultancy.
The position is part of the Global Research and Development team, and reports into RGA’s Chief Behavioral Scientist, Matt Battersby. The role is expected to be based in London, but could potentially be located in the USA or Asia, for an exceptional candidate. Some travel will be required regardless of location.
Principle Duties
Design, implement and evaluate behavioral science research and interventions
Conducting research to identify drivers of behavior and potential solutions.
Designing and executing primary research – this can range from lab-style simulations to live field trials.
Analyzing data (either directly or through the utilization of data scientists within the GRDA team) to validate behavioral approaches and inform changes for future research design.
Reporting results to colleagues and clients.
Consultancy
Proving advice to colleagues and clients on the application of behavioural science.
Areas of application could include product development, insurance application and questionnaire design, online sales journeys, and wellness programmes.
Problem identification
Working with colleagues and clients to identify behaviors that need to change in order to meet business and broader societal goals.
Analyzing RGA and industry data to identify future challenges.
Thought leadership
Develop RGA’s brand through presenting to clients and at various industry & RGA hosted events.
Write papers, articles and blogs about the application of behavioural science in insurance, financial services and healthcare.
Team strategy and growth
Contribute to the evolving strategic direction of the behavioural science team.
Create and lead project-specific teams, utilising GRDA’s researchers and data scientists.
Help source, appoint and manage 3rd party suppliers.
Help identify future resource needs and recruit additional behavioural scientists to the team.
Experience and Education
Required
Master’s degree in Behavioral Science/Economics, or related disciplines (e.g. Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Decision Science, Marketing, Public Policy).
3-5+ years of experience researching or applying behavioural science.
Preferred
2+ years applying behavioral design in a commercial setting.
PhD qualification in a relevant discipline.
Skills and Abilities
Required
Deep understanding of key behavioural science concepts and literature.
Ability to spot real-life opportunities for applying behavioural science.
Ability to adapt theories to a practical setting without losing the core of the idea.
Expertise in experiment design and methods, from A/B tests to quasi-experiments.
Expertise in statistics and familiarity using quantitative software (e.g. STATA).
Ability to work with minimal guidance for extended periods of time, utilizing other resources as appropriate.
Excellent communications skills, able to articulate complex issues clearly to individuals, small groups and large audiences in both written and verbal form.
Willingness to travel worldwide, as necessary.
Preferred
Experience in innovation ecosystems.
Public speaking experience.
Knowledge of financial services, technology and/or health industries.
To Apply
Please send a CV and a brief outline of your interest in the role to Joe Gladstone at j.gladstone@ucl.ac.uk, who is helping to manage the recruitment process. The deadline to receive these documents is 5pm on Monday the 7th of January 2019 (GMT). Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates.