What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX Researcher & Designer position at SOKOL GxP Services?
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.
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
Health 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