UX Researcher & Designer

SOKOL GxP Services•New Brunswick, NJ

8h•$69 - $74•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a thoughtful and driven UX Researcher & Designer to help shape the future of digital solutions. This role blends experience strategy, hands-on user research, workflow analysis, and practical design execution. You will work closely with product owners, scientists, IT, Engineering, Data, and other cross-functional partners to identify requirements and translate user and business needs into intuitive, scalable digital experiences. You will plan and lead user interviews, stakeholder interviews, workflow walk-throughs, and usability testing. You will synthesize findings into clear insights and actionable recommendations, map complex workflows, develop UX strategies, and create low- to high-fidelity interaction and UI designs in Figma. This position supports projects end-to-end and may require acting as the sole UX resource on individual initiatives. You will collaborate with technical and business partners to ensure designs are feasible, scalable, and aligned with project constraints.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field
4 - 7 years of experience in UX research, UX design, service design, or a related field
Experience planning and leading user research activities, including user interviews, stakeholder interviews, workflow walk-throughs, and usability testing
Strong workflow mapping, systems-thinking, and requirements-gathering skills
Experience translating research findings and user needs into clear concepts, requirements, UX strategies, interaction designs, and UI designs
Proficiency with Figma
Experience collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, Data, IT, and business partners
Ability to work independently, lead projects forward, and manage ambiguous problem spaces
Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design thinking, interaction design, and shipped work that simplifies complex domains into intuitive user experiences

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI-enabled tools
Experience with data or analytics platforms
Experience with modeling or automation workflows

Responsibilities

Plan and lead user interviews, stakeholder interviews, workflow walk-throughs, and usability testing.
Synthesize findings into clear insights and actionable recommendations.
Map complex workflows.
Develop UX strategies.
Create low- to high-fidelity interaction and UI designs in Figma.
Support projects end-to-end.
Act as the sole UX resource on individual initiatives.
Collaborate with technical and business partners to ensure designs are feasible, scalable, and aligned with project constraints.