User Experience Researcher

Genesis10; Illinois; Remote; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a User Experience Researcher for a contract role in Illinois, offering opportunities to work with top-tier clients. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree and extensive experience in various research methodologies, focusing on enhancing user experience throughout the product development lifecycle. This remote opportunity emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and user-centered design, making it a perfect fit for professionals eager to push boundaries in UX research.

Benefits

Medical, Vision, Dental benefits

401(k) plan

Health Savings Account

Commuter Benefits

Sick Pay

Voluntary Hospital Indemnity

Group Term Life Insurance

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience conducting formal research
• An obsession with understanding how to make amazing experiences for human beings
• Willingness to challenge the status quo

Responsibilities

• Interface with product, design, and development teams to raise awareness of user needs
• Fully execute research projects from initial kickoff to sharing findings
• Recruit and maintain lists of targeted research participants

Skills

Qualitative research techniques

Quantitative research techniques

Usability testing

Competitive benchmarking

Interviews

Focus groups

Surveys

Education

Master's Degree or higher in HCI, psychology, human factors, social science, or related field

Tools

OptimalSort

UserZoom

UserTesting.com

Qualtrics

SurveyMonkey

Job description

Genesis10 is currently seeking a User Experience Researcher for a contract lasting through 08 / 29 / 2025 working with an insurance company in Milwaukee, WI. Remote Opportunity

Description :

This posting is for more of a Generalist. Need to have experience working with UX Designers and conducting research across all stages of human-centered design or the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities :

• Interface with product, design, and development teams to raise awareness of user needs, pain points, and behaviors
• Understand stakeholder research needs and identify the right research methodologies to address them
• Fully execute research projects from initial kick off, to fielding / interviewing, to sharing findings as a primary researcher
• Develop UX Research artifacts including proposals, moderator's guides, and results summaries
• Synthesize research findings elegantly and efficiently
• Identify unmet research opportunities that can add value and efficiently execute them
• Recruit and maintain lists of targeted research participants from internal and external sources
• Serve as a source of user knowledge for the organization

Qualifications :

• 2+ years of experience conducting formal research
• Master's Degree or higher in HCI, psychology, human factors, social science, or a related field
• Practical knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research techniques like contextual inquiry, usability testing, competitive benchmarking, interviews, focus groups, and surveys
• An obsession with understanding how to make amazing experiences for human beings
• Experience with UX Research tools like the OptimalSort, UserZoom, UserTesting.com, or other tools
• Experience with Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, or other survey platforms
• Willingness to challenge the status quo when it comes to addressing the needs of users
• Enthusiasm in ambiguity and uncertainty
• Comfort operating autonomously

Nice To Have

• UX research experience with employees; experience researching self-service designs and solutions;

Genesis10 provides Medical, Vision, Dental, 401(k), Health Savings Account, Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF), Sick Pay (for applicable states / municipalities), Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident), & Group Term Life Insurance.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk

you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client.

Benefits of Working with Genesis10 :

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively

with Genesis10 for years.

• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states / municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)
• Remote opportunities available

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