Senior Behavioural Scientist
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Join Ofgem as a Senior Behavioural Scientist and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Great Britain’s energy system. Working within our established and growing Behavioural Science function, you will help ensure that every household and business can rely on a safe, affordable, and sustainable energy supply. You will lead the design and delivery of high‑quality behavioural research, including online experiments and potentially field trials, generating robust empirical evidence that directly informs regulatory decisions and supports Ofgem’s strategic priorities.
In this influential role, you will work closely with policy teams across Ofgem to diagnose behavioural barriers, develop impactful interventions, and translate complex insights into clear, actionable recommendations. You will build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including government departments, academia, regulators and energy suppliers to maximise innovation, collaboration and the real‑world application of behavioural insights.
This is an exciting moment to join the organisation, with technological change, new business models and the transition to Net Zero driving significant behavioural challenges across the energy sector. Your expertise will help shape consumer engagement and future market design, contributing to one of the most important policy areas of our time.
You will be part of an inclusive, multidisciplinary team that values diversity, innovation and continuous learning an environment where you can develop your expertise, raise the visibility of behavioural science, and represent Ofgem as a leader in the field.
Ofgem has a culture of inclusion that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our colleagues. It fuels our innovation and helps ensure we can best represent the consumers and the communities we serve. Everyone is welcome - as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.
Come along to our recruitment open event on 11th March at 1pm where you can meet the team, explore what a Behavioural Scientist at Ofgem does and get the top tips for your application. This is a free to attend event with a Q&A section for you to ask any questions you may have.
Book your spot today, meeting links will be shared on the morning of the event. https://buytickets.at/ofgem/2089805
Key Responsibilities and Outputs
- Delivery: Lead the delivery of high-quality behavioural research/projects, including online experiments and potentially field trials, to provide evidence that helps Ofgem to deliver on its strategic priorities, ensuring effective project and people management and quality assurance.
Person specification
Essential criteria:
- Hands-on experience of behavioural research methods including: e.g. experimental and quasi-experimental methods, literature reviews) with proven experience of personally delivering online/lab experiments (LEAD)
Desirable criteria:
- Specialty in one or more of the following areas:
- Applied experience of wider qualitative and quantitative research approaches
- Experience of programming online/lab experiments
- Experience in using/analysing big data