Senior UX Researcher, Oura, CA, US

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. 

We are looking for a Senior UX Researcher who is passionate about uncovering deep user insights and shaping meaningful product experiences. In this role, you will play a critical part in driving the research strategy and execution for our products, influencing both design and business decisions. You’ll combine qualitative and quantitative methods to bring the voice of the user into every stage of the product lifecycle, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to ensure we deliver solutions that are intuitive, impactful, and aligned with user needs.

What you will do:

• Lead User Research: Plan, conduct, and analyze a range of user research studies, including usability testing, ethnographic studies, contextual inquiries, user interviews, surveys, and diary studies to gather both qualitative and quantitative data.
• Define Research Strategy: Develop and implement research roadmaps, ensuring a deep understanding of target users and their needs throughout the product lifecycle.
• Data Synthesis & Reporting: Analyze research data, identify key trends and insights, and communicate findings clearly through reports, presentations, and workshops. Provide strategic recommendations to stakeholders at all levels.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Data Scientists to align research goals with product objectives, and provide evidence-based recommendations that influence the design process.
• Mentorship & Leadership: Mentor software design partners on UX research best practices and, where appropriate, coach evaluative research execution within the design team.
• User Advocacy: Champion the voice of the user within the company, ensuring that user insights are prioritized in decision-making across product development.
• Research Tools & Methods: Stay current with the latest UX research methods, tools, and best practices, continuously evolving research techniques to adapt to new challenges.

This is a hybrid-remote role, with the expectation to work from our San Francisco offices at least half-time.