User Experience Researcher

Day to day:• Work closely with researchers, designers, PMs & engineers, to define and execute user research studies that will directly inform product design• Submit potential projects through research review and privacy process• Strictly adhere to privacy and safety standards when working directly with participants or participant data• Collaboratively and independently develop and execute research roadmaps• Lead various research studies throughout all the phases of the product development cycle• Conduct original data analysis and prepare presentations to communicate research findings• Manage research vendors to help augment the work of the research team Must haves:• Bachelor’s degree in a human behavior related field, such as human-computer interaction, psychology, sociology, communication, information science, media studies, computer science, or economics• Experience in quantitative and qualitative UX research and study design.• Experience working directly with human subjects.• Extensive experience with data and utilizing numbers to define and support hypotheses.• Prior experience with Python, R, MATLAB, or equivalent for data analysis Plusses:• Masters degree or higher in a human behavior related field, such as human-computer interaction, psychology, sociology, communication, information science, media studies, computer science, or economics• Understanding of large database infrastructure (SQL)