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Senior Associate, User Experience Research Operations

McLean, VA, US
Salary
$99K–$136K/yr
Job Type
fulltime
Posted
8/12/2025

Job Description

Summary

Lead UX Research Operations, optimizing processes, ensuring compliance, and empowering design teams for scalable, high-quality insights.

Join our Experience Design (XD) Research Operations team as a Senior Associate, driving efficiency and impact through strategic planning and hands-on execution. You will champion unified research operations, enabling high-quality design and research insights at scale.

  • *Key Responsibilities:**
  • **Process Optimization:** Manage logistics for multiple research projects and implement process improvements to enhance team efficiency.
  • **Research Governance:** Ensure compliance with ethical, privacy, and data protection standards across research and design projects.
  • **Knowledge Management:** Build and maintain a comprehensive library of research practices, resources, and templates.
  • **Research Advocacy:** Promote and integrate research best practices throughout the organization.
  • **Project Management:** Partner with Research and Design teams to understand needs and manage project systems effectively.
  • *Qualifications:**
  • *Basic:**
  • 2+ years of experience in UX or Research Operations, project management, or process improvement.
  • Direct experience collaborating with Research or Design teams.
  • *Preferred:**
  • Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong systems thinking with a proven track record of scaling design and research practices.
  • Strategic acumen for anticipating and resolving complex cross-functional problems.
  • Robust project management experience with a commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple requests in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience with research tools, vendors, and panel management.
  • 2+ years experience managing risk in highly regulated research environments.
  • Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) for 2+ years.


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Company Size:11-50 employees
Founded:1996
Headquarters:Washington D.C. Metro Area

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