Senior UX Researcher

Type: 12-month contract to start Location: Houston, Texas Schedule: 5 days a week onsite Overview: Drive business strategy by conducting generative and evaluative research to build a baseline understanding of the users' current state and to identify opportunities - sometimes obvious, other times requiring strong insight capabilities. You will also work with project teams to define the value potential of an opportunity and develop potential solutions. Job Responsibilities • Develop research strategies that will not only answer known questions but may reveal previously unidentified factors that should be considered. • Design and conduct generative and evaluative research. • Collect, store, and steward qualitative and quantitative data. • Communicate, influence, and collaborate with stakeholders and project teams. • Adapt and flex to dynamic project needs and priorities. • Scope problems and objectives that may not be clear to stakeholders and project teams. • Advocate and evangelize to teams who are not yet familiar with UX design and research. Qualifications • Experience leading substantial qualitative and mixed methods research projects. • Understanding of, and interest in, various UX research methodologies including user interviews, work shadows, focus groups, usability tests and more. • Have work samples which demonstrates your research process and methods as well as your ability to clearly convey your findings Required Skills : PLEASE READ: This position requires candidates to be onsite 5 days a week. Only submit candidates that are focused on UX Research. It will not work if they are on the design side and only do some research. Looking for mainly qualitative vs quantitative. They can have both Candidates that do not require sponsorship will be considered as a referral bonus. Basic Qualification : Additional Skills : Background Check : Yes Drug Screen : Yes Notes : Selling points for candidate : Project Verification Info :The information provided below is for Apex Systems AV use only and is not to be distributed publicly, or to any third party. Any distribution of the below information will result in corrective action from Apex Systems Vendor Management. MSA: Restricted Client Letter: Will Not Provide Candidate must be your W2 Employee :Yes Exclusive to Apex :Yes Face to face interview required :Yes Candidate must be local :No Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No Interview times set : :No Type of project : Master Job Title : Branch Code :

Created: 2026-03-10