Ux Researcher - Ai & Quantitative Specialist

Tata Consultancy Services; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Medical Coverage

Maternal & Parental Leaves

Certification & Training Reimbursement

401K Plan

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited seeks a Ux Researcher – Ai & Quantitative Specialist to join as a contractor. This role sits at the intersection of AI-augmented research, advanced quantitative analysis, and cross-team capability building, accelerating an AI-Native research practice.

You will work with researchers, designers, and product managers to influence how we work and what we deliver, applying AI tools within research workflows and embedding data fluency across the team.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and analyzing quantitative studies including large-scale surveys and benchmarks.
• Strong ability to extract insights from behavioral data and tell data-driven stories.
• Proven track record leading AI-related research initiatives end-to-end.
• Hands-on use of AI tools within research workflows and templates.
• Ability to triangulate product usage data with primary research to surface actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI research initiatives end-to-end from scoping to delivery.
• Collaborate with researchers, designers, and product managers across teams.
• Develop AI-assisted processes, templates, and playbooks for daily work.
• Identify bottlenecks in research operations and propose scalable AI-enabled solutions.
• Extract, interpret, and narrate behavioral data from BI and analytics platforms.

Skills

Quantitative research

AI research leadership

Mixed-methods research

Data storytelling

Product thinking

Tools

UserTesting

Qualtrics

Airtable

Maze

Power BI

Amplitude

Mixpanel

Job description

Ux Researcher - Ai & Quantitative Specialist

We are looking for a curious, data-savvy UX Researcher to join our team as a contactor. This is not a

traditional research role - it sits at the intersection of AI-augmented research, advanced quantitative

analysis, and cross-team capability building.

You will help accelerate our journey toward an AI-Native research practice by bringing hard-won external

experience in using AI tools within research workflows, and by embedding behavioral data fluency across

the team. You will work alongside researchers, designers, and product managers - influencing how we

work, not just what we deliver

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Familiarity with research tooling: UserTesting, Qualtrics, Airtable, Maze, or similar


• AI design or experience in research of product design with AI tools and integration knowledge


• Must have research and product thinking


• UI & UX developer and AI engineering knowledge


• Design, execute, and analyze quantitative studies including large-scale surveys, concept tests, and benchmark studies [MUST HAVE]


• Apply statistical methods confidently: significance testing, regression analysis, factor analysis, conjoint, MaxDiff, and more [MUST HAVE]


• Build clear, insight-led outputs from quantitative data that drive product and business decisions [MUST HAVE]


• Extract, interpret, and storytell with behavioral data from platforms such as Power BI, Amplitude, Mixpanel, or similar [MUST HAVE]


• Triangulate product usage data with primary research to surface richer, more actionable insights [MUST HAVE]


• Lead AI research initiatives end-to-end - from scoping to delivery - while actively partnering with fellow researchers throughout [MUST HAVE]


• Work alongside researchers across the team to co-develop AI-assisted processes, templates, and playbooks that embed into everyday ways of working [MUST HAVE]


• Identify bottlenecks in research operations and propose scalable, AI-enabled solutions developed with the team, not just handed to them


• Demonstrable experience using AI tools within a research context - not just awareness, but active application [MUST HAVE]


• Strong quantitative research skills: survey design, statistical analysis, and insight generation [MUST HAVE]


• Hands-on experience pulling and interpreting behavioral data from Power BI, Amplitude, or equivalent platforms [MUST HAVE]


• Solid grounding in mixed-methods research - you can move fluently between qual and quant [MUST HAVE]


• Experi ence creating or leading AI-related research initiatives, not just participating in them [MUST HAVE]

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

Experience in Foresight or Strategic Foresight research - scenario planning, horizon scanning, trend analysis, or futures methodologies

Location : San Jose, CA or Seattle, WA Hybrid 3 days/week in office

Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Location

San Jose, CA

Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

ID

431529

Skills

Artificial Intelligence | User Experience Design (UXD)