J.S. Held LLC is hiring : User Experience Researcher part-time in Phoenix

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

Job Description

The Team and Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced User Experience Researcher to join our Human Factors team on a part-time basis. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to join the Human Factors team, whose responsibilities extend beyond those of traditional Human Factors professionals. The ideal person will have strong UX research experience and be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks, including project management and client lead development. The role requires a degree of autonomy with little need for guidance. The number of hours per week is not guaranteed and can range from zero to 40; some months may be light or entirely open, and other months may be fully occupied. Travel is highly likely for most engagements.

The Human Factors team conducts studies related to product use-related health, safety, usability, and user experience, using methodologies from basic science such as eye tracking, physiological data recording, or motion capture. You will help operationalize client needs as empirical research questions, design bespoke studies, collect data from participants using tailored methodologies, analyze data creatively, and translate results into actionable outcomes for our clients. Projects may span automotive, medical, pharma, consumer electronics, appliances, heavy machinery, child products, and extended reality products.

Please submit an academic CV, rather than a resume, unless you are a candidate with industry experience.

Job Responsibilities

Study design, execution, data analysis, and report preparation.

Travel is likely for nearly every engagement.

A successful candidate demonstrates tenacity, endurance, perseverance, determination, creativity, ingenuity, entrepreneurship, autonomy, and ownership.

Qualifications

A Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Experimental, Developmental, Perceptual, or Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a related basic scientific psychology field preferred.

Two to four years of industry experience and experience managing client projects.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Entrepreneurial drive and a passion to succeed.

Proven track record of ownership of empirical research from inception to design, execution, analysis, and interpretation.

Excellent inferential statistics and data analytic skills.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

Ability to travel as needed, depending on project assignments.

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Additional Information

Benefits

Flexible remote work options when needed

Flexible Time Off policy

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k Match

Commuter Benefit

A reasonable salary range for this role is $45 / hour - $75 / hour. Salary is based on factors including skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, and management responsibility.

Other duties : This description is not exhaustive and duties may change at any time with or without notice.

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EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and are committed to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment. J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please email jobs@jsheld.com with the subject line “Applicant Accommodation”.

Seniority level : Associate

Employment type : Part-time

Job function : Consulting

Industries : Business Consulting and Services

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