# UX Researcher & Designer

> SOKOL GxP Services · New Brunswick, United States (Hybrid) · Contract · Posted 2026-07-02

**Salary:** USD 143,936–154,336

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

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.

This is a six-month hybrid contract based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, requiring 50% onsite work.

## Requirements

Required Qualifications

-   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

Preferred Qualifications

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

## Benefits

H**ealth insurance, holiday pay, 401(k) program, referral program**, and other **benefits**

Hourly rate, $: **69.2 - 74.2 (W-2 only, no C2C)**

**6-month** contract with possible extension

Schedule: Monday - Friday, regular business hours

Target start date: July 20, 2026

## Apply

[Apply at SOKOL GxP Services](https://apply.workable.com/sokol-gxp-serivces/j/8965514345/apply)

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