UX Researcher – Remote

ApTask Global Workforce; California; Remote; USD 152,153,000 - 253,589,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) is seeking a UX Researcher for a remote, 12‑month contract with a global technology company. You will partner with a closely integrated product team to conceive, build, and launch new products, conducting formative, iterative, and evaluative research to shape ideas into prototypes and market-ready solutions.

You will lead diverse studies, help shape research roadmaps, and collaborate with researchers, designers, PMs, and engineers.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in a human behavior related field.
• Strong communication and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage time.
• Experience with data to define and support hypotheses.
• Experience with storytelling to gain traction with audiences.
• Familiarity with AI tools and willingness to learn.
• Experience with survey design, survey programming and QA.
• Proficiency with SPSS, R, Python, SQL and Qualtrics.
• Experience managing external research vendors.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with researchers, designers, PMs and engineers to deliver meaningful products.
• Develop and execute research roadmaps.
• Lead research studies across product development cycle.
• Contribute to product strategy, execution and go-to-market plans.
• Manage external research vendors to augment the team.

Skills

BA/BS in human behavior field

Verbal/written communication

Independent work management

Data-driven hypothesis testing

Storytelling to persuade

Autonomy in decision making

Survey design & QA

SPSS/R/Python/SQL

Qualtrics

Vendor management

AI tools willingness to learn

Education

BA/BS in related field

Tools

SPSS

R

Python

SQL

Qualtrics

Job description

Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) is seeking a UX Researcher for a Remote position with a Global Technology Company located in Remote, CA. This is a 12 month contract opportunity.

As a UX researcher, you will have the opportunity to partner directly with a single, tightly integrated product team with significant freedom to operate. This role is essential to conceiving, building, and launching brand new products. Your work will involve formative research to identify latent needs, iterative design research to mold early ideas into testable prototypes, and creative evaluative research to improve products for the market.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with researchers, designers, PMs & engineers to identify, define and deliver meaningful products
• Collaboratively and independently develop and execute research roadmaps
• Lead various research studies throughout all the phases of the product development cycle
• Contribute to product strategy, execution and go-to-market plan
• Manage research vendors to help augment the work of the research team

Requirements

• BA/BS in a human behavior related field, such as human-computer interaction, psychology, sociology, communication, information science, media studies, computer science, or economics
• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills
• Strong ability to work independently and manage one’s time
• Experience with data and utilizing numbers to define and support hypotheses
• Experience with storytelling to get traction with various audiences
• Experience with autonomy and decision making to balance demands
• Experience with questionnaire design, survey programming, and survey quality assurance
• Proficiency with traditional quantitative analysis and tooling (e.g., SPSS, R, Python, SQL) and survey platforms (e.g., Qualtrics)
• Experience managing external research vendors
• Experience with AI tools and a willingness to learn

Desired skills

• Experience harmonizing or consolidating multiple tracking instruments into a single framework
• Familiarity with brand health measurement, brand preference research, and brand lift methodology
• Experience with global or multi-market tracking programs
• Experience in the social media, entertainment, or consumer technology category
• Experience partnering with data engineering or analytics teams on data pipelines
• Experience working embedded on a marketing or consumer brand team
• Experience with the global market
• Quantitative skills and knowing how to speak the vendors’ language
• Experience working on dashboarding

Pay range

up to $88.50 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) employees will be considered for this position.

Aptask Global Workforce (AGW)

ApTask Global Workforce (AGW) is a certified Minority and Veteran workforce solutions company. AGW delivers operational, clinical, lab and professional talent with a strong focus on healthcare and life sciences. The company supports clients with reliable staffing, program expertise and a commitment to quality, speed and consistent delivery.

Benefits of working with ApTask Global Workforce include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)

Our team stays close to the process and is here to guide you every step of the way. To learn more, please visit our website

ApTask Global Workforce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.