UX Researcher III

The Fountain Group; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing firm seeks a skilled UX Researcher in Mountain View, CA. The ideal candidate will join an innovative team to work on health applications, employing diverse research methodologies. This onsite role offers a competitive rate and benefits after a qualification period.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of UX Research experience, preferably 7+ years.
• Educational background in research-related domains.
• Experience leading research studies end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Work with a cross-disciplinary team to improve user health awareness.
• Conduct various research methodologies for innovative health applications.
• Align study goals with stakeholders and present actionable recommendations.

Skills

UX Research

Human Factors

Usability Testing

In-depth Interviews

Contextual Inquiry

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Human-Computer Interaction

Anthropology

Job description

PAY $80-85/hour W2.Our company offers our consultants a suite of benefits after a qualification period including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance.
Onsite role in Mountain View, CA
W2 Candidates only
Description

• Seeking a UX Researcher who will be responsible for joining a cross-disciplinary team of product managers, designers, user researchers, writers, and software engineers to help users become more aware of and proactive about improving their health.
• This role will include working on innovative SaMD/health applications, from concept to launch, by using a variety of research methodologies, such as in-depth interviews, usability testing, observation, and contextual inquiry to provide high-quality research with impactful recommendations. We use an iterative research and design approach in the lab and thus the ideal candidate will feel comfortable with running multiple studies with a healthy dose of ambiguity.
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to run a study from end-to-end: to align on study goals with various stakeholders, execute remote and/or in-person studies, and analyze data to write and present a report that is easy for diverse stakeholders to consume with relevant, actionable, and succinct recommendations.

Requirements

• 5-7 years (7+ years preferred) of UX Research/Human Factors experience.
• Minimum of Bachelors degree.
• Educational background in research-related domains, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Anthropology or comparable industry research experience or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience leading several research studies from end to end and throughout the development life cycle.
• Experience using a variety of research methodologies (e.g., usability testing, observation, in-depth interviews, surveys, etc.)
• Experience working closely with design and product functions.

Preferred Experience

• Experience conducting user research on consumer health products and developing products in the health, wellness, and/or medical space.
• Experience with products that seek to motivate users to make healthy behavior changes.
• Experience using measures to evaluate success of iterative design approach.
• Experience mentoring and leading researchers.
• Experience conducting research on consumer devices such as smartphones, smartwatches, and other wearables.
• Experience running prototype software on mobile devices and remotely via video conference.
• Experience with a variety of methodologies, usability, in-depth interview, observation, contextual inquiry, etc.

Who We Are:
The Fountain Group is a nationwide staffing firm with over 80 Fortune 100-500 clients. Since 2001, TFG has maintained a consistent standard of excellence, and our work is broadly recognized every year through numerous industry performance awards. Our success is a team effort.
Browse our website below for additional information on our company.
The Fountain Group
3407 W Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Tampa, FL 33607
“We work in Life Sciences, Clinical, Engineering, IT, and more. Above all, we specialize in people.”

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