Staff Behavioral Data Scientist, Evidence Translation

San Diego, CAPosted May 18, 2026
Meet the team: Welcome to Dexcom’s Behavioral Science team — a multidisciplinary group applying behavioral science, qualitative research, and data-driven insights to shape product strategy, clinical evidence, and patient-centered innovation. Within Behavioral Science, the Rapid Evidence and Translation (REAT) team synthesizes published evidence to support strategic and commercial decision‑making and translates insights into decision‑ready outputs for product and service functions across the organization. We are seeking a PhD-level behavioral scientist and evidence-translation specialist who can interpret and communicate research — not primarily produce itto join the Behavioral Science team. This role will sit at the intersection of behavioral research, evidence synthesis, evidence interpretation, and cross-functional business strategy. The ideal candidate will help synthesize and translate behavioral and psychosocial evidence into actionable insights that inform product development, clinical strategy, claims generation, customer education, and broader organizational decision-making. This individual will conduct rapid evidence reviews to answer priority business questions, partner with BeSci data teams to translate behavioral insights into measurable outcomes and support the development of evidence-based claims. This is a highly cross-functional role requiring scientific rigor, strong critical-appraisal and evidence-synthesis skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to convert complex behavioral science concepts into clear, practical recommendations for internal stakeholders. This is an evidence-interpretation and translation role. The successful candidate interprets, synthesizes, and communicates analyses conducted by partner data science teams — they are not responsible for performing primary statistical analysis or model development themselves. Where you come in: * Evidence Reviews and Strategic Insight Generation: Lead and support rapid evidence reviews to answer high-priority business questions. Synthesize published literature, real-world evidence, internal research findings, and behavioral science frameworks into clear, business-relevant insights. Translate complex behavioral, psychosocial, and clinical evidence into practical recommendations for cross-functional stakeholders. Identify evidence gaps and recommend opportunities for future research, analysis, or claims development * Behavioral Science and Analytics Translation: Work closely with Behavioral Science data teams to translate behavioral insights into measurable data strategies. Support the development of behavioral metrics, taxonomies, and analytic frameworks that help characterize user engagement, behavior change, product experience, and psychosocial outcomes. Help define meaningful behavioral outcomes and data signals that can be used across cross-functional initiatives. Contribute to the development of dashboards, insight repositories, and internal tools that make behavioral evidence more accessible and actionable. * Claims and Evidence Translation: Support the generation of evidence-based claims related to behavioral outcomes, psychosocial value, user engagement, self-management, confidence, satisfaction, and behavior change. Evaluate the strength of available evidence and help determine whether findings are suitable for internal positioning, external communication, or formal claims development. What makes you successful: * PhD in Behavioral Science, Health Psychology, Psychology, Public Health, Behavioral Medicine, Epidemiology, Cognitive Science, Decision Science, Human Factors, or a related field. * Experience conducting literature reviews, rapid evidence reviews, systematic or targeted evidence syntheses, or evidence-based strategy work. * Strong understanding of behavioral science theories, behavior change frameworks, psychosocial outcomes, and patient/user experience research. * Ability to critically appraise and...

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