Join The Decision Lab as a Consultant and transform behavioral science theory into practice
Overview
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Organisation summary
The Decision Lab (TDL) is an innovative consultancy bridging the gap between behavioral science theory and real-world application. With a commitment to SPICE values (Socially conscious, Pragmatic, Inventive, Catalytic, and Evidence-based), TDL tackles complex challenges by developing custom, evidence-based solutions. Working at TDL means joining a team of free-thinking, intelligent colleagues dedicated to using evidence-based approaches in a creative environment. Learn more about TDL's mission and values here.
Role Summary
- Challenge client assumptions and perform detailed desk research and data analysis.
- Conduct interviews and synthesize research across behavioral science fields.
- Apply frameworks and data gathering tools to understand and influence behavior.
- Design and conduct experiments, including randomly controlled trials.
- Generate hypotheses and validate them through empirical research.
- Analyze results, prioritize insights, and collaborate to produce client deliverables.
- Present findings to stakeholders and contribute to project pitches.
- Guide associates and support publication efforts with the content team.
Role Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience in management consulting or behavioral science.
- Professional experience or an MSc in a related field such as psychology or behavioral economics.
- Strong analytical skills with a passion for data-driven decision-making.
- Design Thinking mindset, focusing on empathy, pragmatism, and evidence-based iteration.
- Excellent strategic and business acumen with superb communication skills.
- Independent thinker, comfortable in dynamic and ambiguous environments.
- Fluency in English and Spanish; French proficiency is ideal.
Consultant
Department: Consulting
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Mexico
Reporting To: Director of Consulting
Description
Everything we do at TDL is guided by SPICE: Socially conscious, Pragmatic, Inventive, Catalytic, and Evidence-based. You can read more about us and our core values here.
What you'll be working on
- Uncovering and challenging client assumptions, intuitions and prior knowledge
- Performing desk research, data analysis and stakeholder interviews to understand and document the project context
- Finding and synthesizing relevant research across behavioral science-related fields
- Leveraging established frameworks to better understand the precursors of the targeted behavior
- Adapting proprietary and third-party data gathering instruments to uncover barriers associated with these precursors
- Conducting randomly controlled trials in both laboratory and field settings
- Generating hypotheses and validating them through targeted fieldwork
- Analyzing and synthesizing qualitative and quantitative findings to answer core questions
- Prioritizing findings and distilling key insights by collaborating with other consultants and directors to produce client-facing deliverables
- Presenting findings to internal and client stakeholder groups
- Producing reports that highlight key insights in user-friendly ways
- Participating in project pitches, guiding Associates and others in performing the necessary research
- Collaborating with the content team to support publication efforts
What we are looking for
Experience: 2+ years experience in a top management consulting firm or in a boutique firm at the intersection between strategy, psychology and consulting and have demonstrated repeated successes in connecting these worlds; familiarity with behavioral economics concepts (biases, heuristics, frameworks) is a plus
Analytic Rigor: You have an obsession with data and are keen on using rigorous testing to decide what the right course of action is rather than relying on intuition; good grasp of qualitative and quantitative methods, experimental design and statistics is a plus
Design Thinking Mindset: You are able to move your ego aside and understand that the most successful solutions are not based on ideology but on a combination of empathy, pragmatism and evidence-based iteration
Business Sense: You are a holistic, strategic thinker who constantly connects the dots between ideas, problems, organizations, and how ethical & sustained impact can be achieved; strong verbal & written skills are a must
Culture: You are an independent thinker comfortable working in an often ambiguous and dynamic environment
Language Proficiency: Mastery of both English and Spanish and, ideally, French.
About the role
- Location: Mexico City (Remote but candidates should be in Mexico City or willing to relocate there)
- Seniority level and responsibility for this role scale based on candidate experience, on a case-by-case basis (Associate/Senior Associate or Consultant)