Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Remote Hybrid)
Listed compensation
$95k-$105k
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Job Description
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Cortica is growing and seeking a passionate BCBA to join our team in a brand-new location in Mesa! This is an exciting opportunity to be the first BCBA and a part of a founding team.
We are a unified team of doctors and therapists, specializing in neurodevelopmental disorders.
We emphasize collaboration and long-term outcomes, grounded in an assent-based, individualized approach and supported by a team of physicians, speech, occupational, and mental health therapists. Learn about our Whole-Child Model!
We're committed to investing in our clinicians from day one, including a first-year retention bonus of up to $5,000, a competitive salary, and meaningful growth opportunities.
Position Overview
This work is meaningful and complex. Our roles are thoughtfully designed to support sustainable, ethical practice.
Based primarily out of our Warren clinic, with approximately 70-80% of your caseload delivered in-clinic and 20-30% in-home/via telehealth to surrounding communities (roughly a 30–45 minute commute).
Schedule: primarily daytime hours, with 1–2 evenings per week extending to 6:30–7:00 PM; other days typically wrap up around 5:00 PM. Our goal is to keep a balanced caseload for all our new BCBAs, so we balance daytime and evening clients accordingly — this is what you can expect from your schedule.
- Clinical & Administrative Support
- Hybrid flexibility for supervision (when appropriate) & administrative tasks
- Clinical Supervisors for case consultation and guidance
- Transdisciplinary partners for collaboration across specialties
- Manageable, individualized caseloads
- Care Coordinators for scheduling and day-to-day logistics
- BT Managers for performance and operational support
- BT Trainers who lead 3-week orientation and support BCAT testing
- Learning & Advancement
- Internal CEUs and virtual trainings
- Clinical Rounds and company-wide All Brains, ABA, Developmental Therapies, and Medical meetings
- Clinical ladder with progression from BCBA I–IV
- Growth into leadership, training, consultative, and operational roles
Benefits
- Continuing Education Stipend: $2,000 annually
- PTO: Up to 22 days in your first year, increasing to 26 days after 12 months
- 401(k) Match
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance,
- Pet Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
Compensation
- Base Salary: $95,000 and $105,000
- Dual Bonus Program: $61 to $76 for each additional billable hour + up to 10% of monthly salary based on ABA direct service hours, averaging between $5,000 - $10,000+ annually (uncapped)\
- First-Year Retention Bonus: Up to $7500
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in human services or a related field required
- BCBA (Board-Certified Behavior Analyst) certification required
- LBA (Licensed Behavior Analyst) certification required
Cortica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This posting is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. Please review the full job description here: Job Description.
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Key Responsibilities
Provide individualized behavior-analytic services to clients across clinic, home, and telehealth settings, while supporting ethical, sustainable clinical practice. Collaborate with physicians and therapy teams, consult on cases, and contribute to client care and clinical outcomes.
Requirements
A master's degree in human services or a related field is required. Candidates must hold BCBA certification and LBA certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Remote Hybrid) at Cortica a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Applied Behavior Analysis — ranked against 2,674 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context
Cortica ranks #4 of 14 employers hiring Behavior Analyst on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 86% are remote, 18% have no call, 70% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Applied Behavior Analysis pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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