Behavioral Science Manager

Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well.

Our Core Values are:

• We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.
• We never settle by constantly striving for better.
• We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.
• We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience.

Our benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which may include:

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Note:

Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level.

The pay range for this position is $ (entry-level qualifications) - $ (highly experienced). The specific rate will depend upon the successful candidate's specific qualifications and prior experience.

This role will be responsible for leading the application of behavioral science within BSWH's strategic customer experience portfolio, translating behavioral theory, scientific evidence, and advanced analytics into practical solutions that lead to improvements in customer engagement, health behaviors, and outcomes. As an internal behavioral science expert and strategic partner, this role will closely collaborate with cross-functional teams to apply behavioral design methodologies that prioritize target behaviors, identify behavioral barriers and facilitators, develop theories of change, design multi-level behavioral interventions, and support the evaluation of their impact.

The Manager will support the Behavioral Science Director in establishing and advancing the behavioral science function within BSWH, ensuring scientific rigor, collaboration, and cross-functional alignment. The Manager may provide oversight and mentorship to other team members as assigned.

• Lead behavioral science support, from discovery through evaluation, for assigned customer experience and digital health initiatives; ensure all success criteria are met within prescribed timelines.
• Develop behavioral science work plans and roadmaps with cross-functional team members to support the execution and implementation of strategic recommendations.
• Manage day-to-day activities to achieve deliverables, KPIs, and OKRs of the behavioral science team by delegating appropriate tasks to team members and tracking progress towards goals.
• Identify and lead resolution of dependencies, risks, and roadblocks by providing direction and guidance with oversight from the Behavioral Science Director as needed.
• Support Behavioral Science Director in the engagement of key stakeholders and functions across key deliverables as required.
• Conduct literature reviews and triangulate findings with internal customer analytics, operational data, and customer research findings to identify behavioral barriers, drivers, and opportunities for intervention.
• Conduct advanced statistical analyses to understand behavioral patterns, test hypothesized behavioral models, and support evaluation of behavioral intervention effectiveness. Translate findings to non-scientific audiences.
• Develop and refine theories of change that identify key psychological, social, environmental, and contextual determinants of behavior, specify modifiable mechanisms of action, and guide the selection of evidence-based behavior change techniques and intervention strategies. Translate theories of change into logic models that define the pathways linking intervention activities, outputs, behavioral outcomes, and health outcomes.
• Identify behavioral, methodological, stakeholder, and implementation risks that may affect intervention quality, adoption, or measurable impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop behaviorally informed intervention concepts, messaging, workflows, prompts, digital experiences, and service interventions that improve engagement and health-related outcomes.
• Develop and govern internal behavioral science frameworks, methodologies, and supporting resources that enable the consistent application and scale of behavioral science across the organization.

• Doctoral Degree (PhD, DrPH) in…