Senior UX Researcher (Remote - EST/CST)

The Mom Project is excited to support our customer with their search for an experienced Sr. UX Researcher to join them in a contract position.

This contract role provides critical coverage for a leave of absence and ensures continuity across UX research initiatives. The researcher will integrate immediately with product and design teams to maintain research momentum and support ongoing product objectives. The primary focus is execution, delivery, and rapid insight-to-action impact.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product teams to understand current objectives, identify research questions, and translate them into effective study designs.
• Independently design, recruit for, and execute both scheduled and ad-hoc research studies, including usability testing, user interviews, surveys, and other qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Analyze and interpret research findings; rapidly socialize insights to inform immediate product decisions.
• Maintain continuity of the existing research roadmap and support all active product teams.
• Manage multiple research projects involving cross-functional partners to ensure progress and timely delivery.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Social Science, Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field focused on human behavior.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience designing and executing qualitative and quantitative research across consumer product environments.
• Demonstrated autonomy and self-motivation to manage projects with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative methods and the ability to answer complex consumer product questions.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills with effective storytelling abilities.
• Strong user-centric mindset with a deep commitment to understanding user needs.
• Ability to respectfully challenge assumptions using evidence.
• Strong accountability, perseverance, and follow-through.
• Openness to feedback and continuous learning.

Hours and Location

• Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
• This role is remote between Eastern and Central time zones