Usability Researcher

Job Description:
For this contract position, our client is looking for a contingent staff member to be responsible for conducting user and market research to understand the needs and desires of the assigned target audience.

Specific job duties:

1. Plan, schedule and conduct user research conduct studies
   
2. Meet with stakeholders to define research questions, study goals and schedules to create a study proposal
   
3. Present study results and recommendations in written reports and PowerPoint presentations
   
4. Review and summarize existing data

• Researching, documenting and delivering detailed reviews of competitive products including analysis of product features, design, perceived strengths and weaknesses,
  
• Researching, documenting and delivering detailed reviews of the client's products including comparisons to past, current and future competitive offerings
  
• Documenting and presenting recommendations based on research and analysis
  
• Working with the supervising Usability Engineer or Manager in identifying and addressing critical usability issues

• Work-related experience in Human Machine Interaction or usability required
  
• Demonstrated skill in collecting and analyzing human behavioral data required
  
• Excellent communication skills required
  
• Must be able to work both independently and as part of a team
  
• Experience in project management preferred
  
• Master's Degree in Psychology, Human Factors or related field required, or Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Human Factors or related field with equivalent work experience in Behavioral Science
  
• Skills ranked in order of need:
  
  1. Formative and evaluative lab studies
     
  2. Benchmark and competitive evaluation lab studies
     
  3. Survey creation and analysis
     
  4. A-B prototype testing
     
  5. Cognitive walkthroughs
     
  6. Focus groups
     
  7. Field research/ethnography

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