User Researcher
UK
Listed on 2026-09-09
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Research/Development
Research Analyst, AI Business & Operations, Data Scientist -
IT/Tech
AI Business & Operations, Data Scientist
- User Researcher
- 6-month contract
- Remote Working
- Outside IR35
- Market Rates (c £425 per day)
The Opportunity:
ISR Recruitment is supporting an IT consultancy working with a confidential UK central government agency to appoint an experienced User Researcher for an initial 6-month contract to support the development and enhancement for a specific healthcare product, conducting user research and testing to understand user needs, validate the product experience and identify opportunities for improvement.
Skills and Experience:
We are looking for an experienced User Researcher with a proven track record of working within digital or technology environments, with practical experience of designing and conducting user research using a range of qualitative and quantitative methods.
You will ideally have experience with:
- User interviews / Surveys / Diary studies / User testing / Usability testing
- Qualitative research / Quantitative research
- Research analysis and synthesis
- Identifying user needs, behaviours and pain points
- Turning research findings into actionable recommendations
- Translating user feedback into user stories or product requirements
- Stakeholder engagement and communication
You should be comfortable working collaboratively with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Designers and technical teams, and able to communicate research findings effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience in one or more of the following would be advantageous:
- Researching AI, semantic search, search or data products.
- Working with emerging technology.
- Complex digital transformation programmes.
- Central government or wider public-sector environments.
- Working within multidisciplinary Agile product teams.
- Evaluating potential product use cases and making evidence-based recommendations.
NB: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic level of security clearance before undertaking the assignment (one to two weeks’ lead-time).
Applications:
To learn more about this newly created opportunity consulting as a User Researcher (GDS) for an initial 6-month temporary engagement, operating on a remote-working basis; please call and speak with Edward Laing here at ISR Recruitment on or please send through a copy of your latest online profile and/or CV () for an immediate call back in the strictest confidence.
If you are an experienced User Researcher with strong qualitative and quantitative research skills and enjoy working closely with product teams to turn user evidence into meaningful product improvements; please contact Edward here at ISR to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the next generation of technical solutions through innovation and transformational technology?
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