Senior UX Researcher

Salary: £65,000 - 105,000 per year

Requirements:

• Deep understanding of UX research best practices and tools.
• Experience designing and overseeing user research initiatives using methods such as ethnographic studies, usability testing, and analytics.
• Ability to build strong relationships across teams and functions and foster collaboration in research and design.

Responsibilities:

• We focus on customer and user needs by understanding use cases, integrating UX feedback into design, aligning teams to meet expectations, sharing insights, and analysing market segments and competitors.
• We apply creative problem-solving by analysing briefs, exploring multiple perspectives, collaborating with stakeholders and designers, and using research insights to guide and test solutions.
• We lead user-centred product design by applying diverse UX research techniques, mentoring junior team members, producing research documentation, and collaborating with UX and visual designers to shape structure and visual identity.
• We use data-driven analysis and testing to inform strategy, regularly test with users, establish key metrics, iterate research methods, summarise insights, and identify data gaps.
• We apply strong technical research skills, use relevant tools and software across varied contexts, mentor junior researchers, and collaborate with technology teams.
• We support self-development by taking ownership of growth, engaging in regular feedback, aligning with business needs, learning from experience, and using our networks to bring challenges into current work.
• We solve problems by gathering facts from multiple sources, analysing issues thoroughly, and independently managing day-to-day challenges.
• We encourage collaboration and teamwork through open communication, conflict resolution, removal of performance barriers, and cross-team cooperation.

Technologies:

• Support
• UX UI Design

More:

We are Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics. We combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support science and research, health education, interactive learning, and healthcare practice. In this role, youll lead our understanding of user behaviours, needs, and motivations, set the direction for UX research across a business or product line, and influence strategy and design decisions while mentoring fellow researchers. We offer wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, sabbaticals, and country-specific benefits. Our flexible working arrangements let you adjust your hours to suit your productivity. The role is full-time and based in London Wall. We are committed to fair, accessible hiring and equal opportunity.

last updated 39 week of 2026