Usability Researcher

Yoh covers the diverse talent and workforce management needs in the Aviation, Engineering, Health Care, IT, Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment and Telecom industries. You can be confident that we have the right talent and managed solution for you. You need it. Yoh has it!

Usability Researcher needed for a contract to hire opportunity with Yoh's client located in Redmond, WA.

- Gathering customer & competitive insight, translating those insights into design opportunities, then iterating and validating the product direction through research. - Designing your own research; experimental design - Conducting site visit; ethnography gathering customer & competitive insight, translating those insights into design opportunities, then iterating and validating the product direction through research. - Visualize data and customize presentations for various non-research audiences - Delivering usability data to influence interaction, visual and motion design - Collecting and analyzing human behavioral data - Presenting results in PowerPoint

**Top Skills You Should Possess:** - Usability, Agile UR methodologies - Experimental research design - On site visits. Ethnography - Lab Studies, Academic background **What You Need to Bring to the Table:** - Experimental research design - Experience translating user data into actionable product insights - Experience delivering usability data to influence interaction, visual and motion design - Ability to visualize data and customize presentations for various non-research audiences - Ability to inventory and evaluate the competitive landscape for a product - Ability to work as part of a cross-functional team with limited supervision - Strong oral and written communication skills, strong PowerPoint - 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 independently or as part of a team. - Experience designing and running original experimental research - BSc. in Social, Cognitive, Behavioral or Experimental Psychology or equivalent industry experience. **Bonus Points!** - Experience in project management preferred - Agile UR methodologies