Staff Quantitative UX Researcher, Google Cloud

Google; New York (NY); On-site; USD 178,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quantitative User Experience Researcher to enhance product usability and design. This role involves collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to gather insights on user behavior and needs, utilizing advanced statistical methods and programming skills. You will have the opportunity to influence product development and strategy, ensuring that user-centric solutions are at the forefront of innovation. Join a vibrant community of UX professionals committed to creating intuitive and impactful products that resonate with users. This is a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment where your research will drive meaningful change.

Benefits

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Employee development programs

Wellness programs

Flexible work hours

Free meals and snacks

On-site fitness center

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in applied research or similar.
• Expertise in multivariate statistics and experiment design.

Responsibilities

• Investigate user behavior using empirical research methods.
• Drive project priorities and coordinate resources.

Skills

Python

R

MATLAB

C++

Java

Go

Quantitative Research

Statistical Analysis

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction

Master's or PhD in a related field

Tools

Regression Analysis

Path Modeling

Survey Research

Logs Analysis

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, related field, or equivalent practical experience.

+ 8 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.

+ Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go).

Preferred qualifications:

+ Master's or PhD degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.

+ 8 years of experience conducting UX research on products. 7 years of experience working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).

+ 5 years of experience managing projects, and working in a large, matrixed organization.

+ Experience of excellent command of research questions within a given domain, and technical tools for the analysis of data within that field.

+ Experience owning and delivering quant research or data science solutions and driving results.

+ Expertise in multivariate statistics and the design of experiments.

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Quantitative User Experience Researchers make this possible.

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, needs, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.

As a Quantitative User Experience Researcher (Quant UXR), you’ll help inform your team of UXers, product managers, and engineers about user needs. You’ll play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products. You’ll work with stakeholders across functions and levels and have impact at all stages of product development.

You will investigate user behavior and user needs using empirical research methods such as logs analysis, survey research, path modeling, and regression analysis. Quant UXRs vary in background and use skills from computer science, quantitative social science, econometrics, data science, survey research, psychology, human-computer interaction, and other fields. You’ll combine skills in behavioral research design, statistical methods, and general programming to improve user experience.

The Quantitative UXR community at Google will help you do your best work. You’ll have the opportunity to work with and learn from UXRs across Google through regular meetups, mentor programs, and access to internal research tools.

User experience is at the forefront of how we create intuitive, innovative, and beautiful products that people love. We strive to learn and understand our users’ needs, behaviors, and emotions to gather insights that inform product strategy and design. Our UX teams include designers, researchers, content strategists, and engineers who are passionate about quality, usability, and simplicity. We work on collaborative teams to solve complex challenges and craft experiences that highlight our products’ unique capabilities and personalities. Our work touches billions while exemplifying a key principle that is core to Google’s philosophy: “Focus on the user and all else will follow.”

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $178,000-$265,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) .

+ Influence stakeholders across functions to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions.

+ Drive project priorities in alignment with larger project goals, and coordinate allocation of resources within the project. Identify opportunities to expand responsibilities within and across a product.

+ Lead ideas to improve products and services through research-driven insights and recommendations.

+ Drive teams to define and evaluate product, service, and ecosystem impact.

+ Lead vision and strategy discussions through research by analyzing, consolidating, or synthesizing what is known about user, product, service, or business needs.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.