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User Experience Researcher

  • Full Time, onsite
  • Valere
  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States of America
Salary undisclosed

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Location: Remote, but local to Seattle and Minneapolis

VALERE Consulting and Recruiting is seeking a UX Researcher for our client in St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN and Seattle! This is a long-term contract position.

Position Summary/Job Description:

As a Lead Experience Researcher in the Evaluative Practice, you will lead, plan, and conduct formative and evaluative research to support our client in delivering amazing customer and employee experiences. Lead Experience Researchers in the Evaluative Practice will plan and conduct complex research studies based on product strategy and knowledge gaps, partner with design and research leadership to inform decision-making and contribute to product planning including OKRs, roadmaps, and strategy. The most successful candidates will enjoy triangulating data across qualitative work, data and analytics, experimentation efforts, and experience metrics to inform decision-making.

Skills Overview:

  • Independently plan, lead, and conduct formative and evaluative research in complex problem spaces.
  • Identify gaps and needs for new research studies based on understanding of product strategy.
  • Integrate data and analytics, experience measurement, experimentation, and evaluative practice in product spaces to impact product road maps
  • Support democratization efforts to with appropriate rigor

Required:

  • 5+ years of experience conducting formative and evaluative research, or a combination of experience with an advanced degree in a related field.
  • Experience independently planning and conducting a variety of formative and evaluative methodologies, such as RITE studies, biometric testing, and advanced statistical analysis across multiple products.
  • Able to develop and present research findings to drive the development of design specifications, product strategy, and inform design decisions.
  • Experience integrating data and analytics, experience metrics, and experimentation into work.

Preferred Skills:

  • Proficiency in quantitative UX research methods and analyses (e.g., descriptive, inferential statistics, regression analyses, experimental design)
  • Deep understanding of and passion for Accessibility Testing
  • Strong collaborative skills to work with designers, developers, and business leaders.
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to tackle complex UX challenges and handle ambiguity to drive results.

We welcome diversity:

At VALERE, we know that when people from different backgrounds and perspectives come together, amazing things happen. We strive to create a workplace where every employee, candidate, and client feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.

We actively work to dismantle barriers that prevent underrepresented groups from thriving in Tech, UX, and Product careers. No matter your race, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability – we welcome you.