Senior UX Researcher I

Company: Elsevier
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will set the direction for UX research across a business or product line, shaping understanding of user needs and informing strategy. You will lead a range of research methods, translate insights into design decisions, and mentor junior researchers. You collaborate with UX, design and tech teams to drive user-centred solutions with measurable impact. This is a hands-on leadership role that blends research excellence with cross-team influence and growth.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible hours
  • wellbeing initiatives
  • shared parental leave
  • study assistance
  • sabbaticals

Responsibilities

  • Lead UX research across a business or product line and define the research direction
  • Understand user behaviours, needs and use cases; integrate feedback into design and align teams
  • Apply diverse UX research techniques and mentor junior researchers
  • Produce research documentation and collaborate with UX and visual designers to shape structure and identity
  • Use data-driven analysis and testing to inform strategy, establish metrics and iterate research methods
  • Mentor fellow researchers and collaborate with tech teams to improve methods and outputs
  • Foster cross-team collaboration, open communication and remove performance barriers

Key requirements

  • Deep understanding of UX research best practices and tools
  • Design and oversee user research initiatives using ethnographic studies, usability testing, and analytics
  • Build strong relationships across teams to foster collaboration in research and design efforts
  • collaboration
  • mentoring
  • communication
  • UX research methods
  • ethnographic studies
  • usability testing

Posted: September 14th, 2026