Lead UX Researcher

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We are looking for a Lead UX Researcher to join the User Experience Research team at epocrates, the #1 medical reference and point of care app in the country for over 25 years.

Over 600,000 US healthcare providers depend on epocrates to be their trusted partner for actionable insights and expert clinical guidance. The epocrates UX Research team is core to that mission. We help create cohesive end-to-end experiences through a deep understanding of our users and exceptional design. Our team is driven to improve patient care by helping clinicians be at their best every day.

We are rapidly expanding the capabilities of our platform while maintaining the core experience that sets epocrates apart. In this role, the Lead UX Researcher will work within our Content Experience zone to help shape the clinical and editorial/news experience across our key platforms—including iOS and Android apps, web, and EHR (electronic health record) integrations.

This Lead UX Researcher will be a key contributor within the Content Experience zone to help craft high-quality, user-centered solutions that meet the needs of healthcare professionals. They will collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, engineers, and medical information teams throughout the software development lifecycle, providing both project-based support and strategic guidance. Their UX research recommendations will help guide our clinical tools and original media content toward improved value and relevance.

Day-to-day research initiatives will involve recruiting participants, running research sessions, synthesizing findings, and defining next steps with stakeholders. These initiatives will span the design lifecycle from discovery research and opportunity framing through to evaluative research, usability testing, and ongoing monitoring.

Remote

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Independently conduct user research studies with methods such as usability testing, concept resonance testing, in-depth interviews, and diary studies
• Craft strong and visually compelling research readouts that synthesize actionable insights for a variety of stakeholders

• Help inform epocrates product strategy by connecting individual projects to larger themes and opportunities
• Coordinate and run multi-phase research initiatives that move from discovery through to design testing and evaluation, and that involve various internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with stakeholders on communications that resonate with users

• Assist with recruitment, scheduling and incentive distribution for user interviews or diary studies using provided platforms
• Help communicate user research to the wider org through recurring touchpoints and share outs (e.g., newsletters, updates)
• Help maintain and expand the epocrates UX Research repository

Education, Experience, &

Skills Required:

• Required:
  
  Bachelor's degree in research-focused discipline, preferably social science (e.g., sociology, psychology, anthropology, HCI, etc.) and 5+ Years experience as a Research/Human Factors professional
• Thorough understanding of core user research methods such as usability testing, concept resonance testing, in-depth interviews, and diary studies
• Proven experience conducting user research studies independently
• Strong qualitative analysis skills (e.g., transcript coding, theme mapping, etc.)
• Familiarity with key toolsets of user research such as recruitment and testing platforms; experience with research repositories is a plus
• Proven experience of helping run collaborative stakeholder workshops
• Strong team player and partner dynamic
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining clear timelines
• Engaging presentation skills, both written and oral
• Experience working closely with UX design teams to iteratively test & validate design
• Understanding of accessibility principles and a record…