Return to jobs
Unique opportunity to bridge the gap between behavioral science theory and application at The Decision Lab
Overview
Salary
No salary declared 😔
Location
413-4030 rue Saint-Ambroise, Montreal, QC, H4C 2C7
Expires
Expires at anytime
At The Decision Lab, we are in search of a creative and driven Consultant with a solid grasp of behavioral science concepts. Operating under our core values of SPICE - Socially conscious, Pragmatic, Inventive, Catalytic, and Evidence-based, we develop custom, evidence-based solutions to solve complex challenges. This position is based in Montreal, Canada. As a Consultant, you will be involved in various tasks such as conducting desk research, data analysis, stakeholder interviews, fieldwork and reporting findings. Besides, we expect you to collaborate with teams and take part in project pitches. The ideal candidate should have full professional proficiency in English, 2+ years experience in a top management consulting firm or a boutique firm, a knack for connecting ideas, problems, organizations, and achieving ethical & sustained impact. This role is offered as a 3–6 month contract, potentially renewable depending on project needs. Apply for a chance to take intellectual ownership and drive measurable impact in your career!
Consultant
Department: Consulting
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Montreal, Canada - Head Office
Reporting To: Director of Consulting
Description
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
We are looking for a candidate with professional experience in management consulting, behavioral science or psychology, or an MSc. in a related field. Key attributes of the ideal candidate include:
Language: Full professional proficiency in English
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
About the role
- Location: Montreal, Canada
- Seniority level and responsibility for this role scale based on candidate experience, on a case-by-case basis (Associate/Senior Associate or Consultant)
Contract Duration: This role is offered as a 3–6 month contract, depending on project needs, with the possibility of renewal if the project is extended or if new opportunities become available.
