UX Researcher

Job Description We are seeking a UX Researcher to help us build a deep understanding of our users and inform great experiences for health insurance members, providers, agents, employer groups, etc.

What You Bring Self-direction:
Gather information about project requirements and work with other members of the UX research team, UX designers, product managers, and business teams to establish priorities

Conducting Research:
Plan and conduct user research studies, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, to understand user behaviors, motivations, and trends

Support Designers in Research Efforts:
Work with product designers to run some research studies on their own and ensure they’re following best practices.

Insight Finding:
Analyze research data to provide actionable insights and identify connections across projects

Artifact Creation:
Map user journeys and systems, and create UX personas or archetypes to help better understand your target users

Research Readouts:
Present research findings to senior leadership, product teams, the UX teams, and other key stakeholders to help shape design and strategic decisions

Sizing and Estimation:
Work with partners and agile teams to provide estimates of timing and level of effort for research

Maintaining Research Repository:
Document and communicate research findings in the research repository for team members and internal partners to access

Participate in Critique:
Participate in business and UI reviews with multi-disciplinary product teams

Coordinating Research Studies:
Coordinate and conduct research sessions, including participant recruitment and session scheduling

Prioritization of Efforts:
Help to prioritize research opportunities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment using a “just enough research” mindset

Expert Heuristic Evaluation:
Evaluate and review websites and other digital services from a user's perspective, including those of competitors, to continuously improve the user experience

Advocate for Inclusive Design:
Use your research to champion inclusive digital practices and ensure accessible services that work for all users

What You Bring Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in Human-Computer Interaction, Anthropology, Human Factors, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Information Sciences, or related field

Experience with a wide variety of research methodologies

Proficient with testing tools like User Zoom / User Testing / Maze experience is a plus Ability to work in fast-paced agile / SCRUM environment

The ability to analyze findings and data to deliver actionable insights 3+ years of experience in related  lieu of degree, 5+ years of experience in related field.

The Right Candidate Will Be:

Curious and teachable:
Ready to listen and learn. Able to recognize and defuse your own bias.

Self-directing:
As a small team, we aren’t interested in micromanaging. You understand how to process intent and then chart a course to deliver value without constant oversight. Should be able to manage multiple projects gmatic:
We have a small team and can’t test everything we’d like. Prioritize. Understand what delivers the most business value.

Humble and down-to-earth:
You’re not driven by ego, but by the desire to make our experiences and our team successful. You lift people up instead of tearing them down. You never set out to look smarter than everyone or make others feel dumb.

Able to disagree without being disagreeable:
In a research role, you’ll need to be able to influence partners to listen to guidance they may not want to hear. But you do that in a way that builds relationships. Calm, measured, authoritative:
When you talk, people listen. You don’t come across as combative or rigid. Instead, you deftly use insights and verbatims to influence…