UX Researcher

Santa Clara, CA, United States

UX Researcher - 2406194363W

Description

Johnson & Johnson Medtech is recruiting for a User Experience (UX) Researcher. This position is located in Santa Clara, California.

At Johnson & Johnson Medtech, we’re changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers’ abilities and improve patients’ diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health, Verb Surgical, C-SATS, and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH™), Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City and Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle. You’ll collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals’ skills and improves patient outcomes.

Overview

You will join the Human Factors & Experience Design (HFXD) team and provide UX research leadership and support across multiple workstreams on OTTAVA™.

Partnering closely with designers, product management and human factors, you'll lead and contribute to research aimed at improving the UX and usability of our systems. The research themes will vary; however, you can expect a consistent emphasis on diving deeply into user needs and behavioral patterns in a clinical context, all to achieve outstanding user experience.

You will be encouraged to become familiar with a range of user types across a variety of clinical specialties. The scope of your work will span physical and digital system interactions.

Organizationally, UX Research is tightly integrated into our Human Factors team, and you will collaborate with fellow HF and UX leads to shape a truly user-centered research culture.

Does this sound like an opportunity that fits your skills and ambition? If so, we encourage you to apply below.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and contribute to UX research activities on the OTTAVA™ robotic system.

Advance the research in the domain assigned to you with a high level of autonomy.

Craft data-driven strategies and action plans to deliver UX improvements to our systems.

Champion UX in the business and collaborate extensively with leaders in other HFE teams, design, and product management to nurture a shared UX vision.

Strong ability to work independently and manage ones time.

Strong written and storytelling skills to gain traction with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

Education

Required:

BA/BS degree in cognitive psychology, human factors, human computer interaction, industrial engineering, or other relevant field

Preferred:

Post-Graduate Degrees (MS, PhD) are a plus and will be considered as part of the applicant’s professional experience

Experience and Skills:

Required:

Minimum Human Factors engineering experience: Bachelor’s plus 3 years, Master’s plus no additional years required

Early to mid-career skill level in wide-range of research methods, with a particular emphasis on qualitative techniques (concept testing, interviews, contextual inquiry) and system usability

Experience improving both physical and digital user interfaces through research

Proven ability to influence product decisions by leveraging UX research results

Ability to collaborate effectively with a highly cross-functional project teams

Effective organizational skills to advance multiple objectives in parallel

Preferred:

Experience working across all phases of product development, from user requirements definition to validation of a design, all the way to launch and in-market monitoring

Familiarity with the regulations of the medical, pharmaceutical, or aerospace industry

Other:

This position is based in Santa Clara, CA and requires Ability up to 25%, international and domestic travel.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is [$101,500] to [$162,000].

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Additional information can be found through the link below.

Eligible for benefits to include medical, dental, vision and time off as well as any others as provided for in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Primary Location NA-US-California-Santa Clara

Organization Auris Health, Inc. (6267)

Relocation Eligible: Yes - Within Country

Job Function Industrial Design & Human Factors

Req ID: 2406194363W