Senior Design Researcher

Designit; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Designit in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Design Researcher to lead end-to-end research for healthcare and life sciences engagements. You will work across discovery, definition, and evaluation, shaping questions, planning fieldwork, and synthesising insights for multidisciplinary teams.

This senior role emphasizes turning research into actionable outputs—personas, journey maps, and design principles—while collaborating with designers, client stakeholders, and researchers.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of design research experience, preferably in consultancy, agency, or product environment.
• Deep expertise in qualitative methods; familiarity with quantitative and mixed-methods.
• Ability to synthesise complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Experience coordinating international fieldwork across multiple markets.
• Strong presentation and stakeholder influencing skills.
• Knowledge of human-centred design and service design in the design process.
• Comfort with AI-augmented research tools and evolving practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end research across discovery, definition, and evaluation phases with rigour and clarity.
• Frame research objectives with project teams and clients to guide decisions.
• Plan and conduct qualitative and quantitative research (interviews, diaries, surveys, usability tests, workshops).
• Synthesize findings into clear insights, frameworks, and narratives for teams and clients.
• Translate research outputs into personas, journey maps, and design principles.
• Facilitate workshops and collaborative sessions with stakeholders.
• Bridge research and design, ensuring insights inform concept development and iterations.
• Support client relationships by presenting findings and identifying new opportunities for research-Led value.
• Stay current with research practices, including AI-assisted tools.

Skills

Qualitative methods

Quantitative methods

Research synthesis

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Communication

AI-assisted research

Education

Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, or Ethnography

Tools

Dovetail

Lookback

UserTesting

Optimal Workshop

Miro

Job description

Designit, Wipro's experience, innovation, and design business, works at the intersection of creativity, technology, and strategy to help ambitious organisations grow and transform.

We take a holistic view of how services work - connecting people, processes, and technology to create experiences that are not only meaningful for users, but operationally sound and commercially viable for the organisations behind them.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a talented and curious Senior Design Researcher to join our Bengaluru studio. In this role, you will work focused on one of our key client engagements within the healthcare and life sciences sector - designing digital products, services, and experiences that are grounded in user insight and connected to measurable business outcomes.

This is a hands-on, senior role that spans the full research lifecycle — from framing the right questions and planning fieldwork, through to synthesis, storytelling, and activating insights within multidisciplinary teams. You'll work closely with designers, business designers, and client stakeholders to ensure research drives meaningful decisions.

At this level, you'll move beyond execution to:

• Shape research strategy and define the questions that matter most
• Connect human insight to design direction, service strategy, and business outcomes
• Influence client thinking and contribute to opportunity development

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end research across discovery, definition, and evaluation phases — ensuring rigour, relevance, and clarity of outcomes
• Frame research objectives in collaboration with project teams and clients, identifying the right questions to guide decision-making
• Plan and conduct qualitative and quantitative research using a range of methods — including interviews, contextual inquiry, diary studies, surveys, usability testing, and co-creation workshops
• Synthesise complex findings into clear, compelling insights, frameworks, and narratives that teams and clients can act on
• Collaborate with other design disciplines to translate research into actionable outputs such as personas, journey maps, opportunity areas, and design principles
• Facilitate workshops and collaborative sessions that bring stakeholders closer to the people they're designing for
• Work as a bridge between research and design, ensuring insight flows seamlessly into concept development and iteration
• Contribute to client relationships, presenting findings with confidence and helping identify further opportunities for research-led value
• Stay current with evolving research practices — including the responsible use of AI-assisted tools for analysis, synthesis, and research operations

Required Experience & Skills

• Approximately 5–8 years' experience in design research, UX research, or a closely related field — ideally within a consultancy, agency, or product environment
• Deep expertise across qualitative methods, with strong working knowledge of quantitative and mixed-method approaches
• Proven ability to synthesise complex, messy data into clear insights and compelling stories that drive action
• Experience planning and managing research across multiple markets or contexts, including coordinating international fieldwork
• Comfortable presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders, translating research into language that resonates with decision-makers
• Strong understanding of human-centred design, service design, and how research integrates across the design process
• Familiarity with modern research tools and platforms (e.g., Dovetail, Lookback, UserTesting, Optimal Workshop, Miro) and an openness to AI-augmented research workflows
• Ability to balance depth with pace — knowing when to go deep and when to be pragmatic
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills

Educational background in one or more of the following is valued but not essential:

• Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, or Ethnography
• Human-Computer Interaction or Cognitive Science
• Design Research, Service Design, or a related design discipline

Ways of Working

• Curious and empathetic — genuinely driven to understand people and the contexts they live and work in
• Collaborative and generous — sharing insight openly and helping teams build shared understanding
• Comfortable with ambiguity — able to bring structure and clarity to complex, open-ended challenges
• Proactive and accountable — taking ownership of research quality and its impact on outcomes
• Open to new ways of working — including integrating AI and emerging tools into research practice where it adds value

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape services for one of the world’s leading healthcare and life sciences businesses globally from our Bengaluru studio
• A role within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team across our APMEA & Europe regions
• Meaningful responsibility and the chance to influence both client outcomes and Designit's design practice
• Exposure to a range of sectors and project types
• A culture that values creativity, curiosity, and real-world impact

Designit is committed to equal opportunity and fostering an inclusive environment. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let