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User Experience Researcher

Arlington, VAFull-time$70k2026-10-15 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Reveal user needs for client products by conducting research, usability studies, and delivering actionable insights to craft user experience strategy.

Role type

Mid-to-senior level UX Researcher (IC)

Builds

User experience strategy and insights for federal government clients

Domain

Public sector / Federal government / UX Research

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

UX research planning and execution, participant recruitment, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, usability study design, research repository management, cross-functional collaboration, presentation of research findings

Preferred skills

Leading workstreams, client-facing experience in federal or public sector

Technologies

Dscout, Optimal Workshop, Figma, Confluence, JIRA

Responsibilities

Collaborate with designers and stakeholders to understand research needs; Conduct all stages of UX research from planning to reporting; Recruit participants for research studies; Communicate research statuses and updates; Continuously update the UX research repository; Work cross-functionally to identify user insights and gaps; Identify opportunities to improve user experience based on research insights

Seniority

Mid-level (5+ years experience)