Job Description:Lead User ResearcherBupa Place, Salford Quays M50 3SP as your base - flexible, hybridPermanentFull Time (37.5 hours per week)Salary up to £65K depending on experience + Management Bonus 10%We make health happenYou'll sit alongside a passionate and talented multi-disciplinary experience design team made up of user researchers, product designers, content designers and design operations, who are focused on creating the best digital experiences for Bupa's customers in the UK.You'll plan, design, and execute research activities with users that help teams get a deep understanding of the people that use Bupa's products and services.
This research will help to inform proposition, service, content, and interaction design so that our products and services meet the needs of our users and are truly customer centric.
As a function quickly growing in maturity, you'll support the User Research team in developing ways of working, establishing new processes and educating others about the power of User ResearchHow you'll help us make health happenYou'll be responsible for planning and carrying out user research activities for and with the rest of the team – owning the process end to end and empowering colleagues to get involved.You'll be working as an embedded researcher across several squads in one area, ensuring that all research work in the area meet high standards.
Spotting opportunities for research to support in the design process, educating colleagues and stakeholders about what we do and how we can support.
You'll be contributing to the growth of a team that's establishing itself and growing in maturity – helping to improve and set up processes and ways of working.
You'll be deepening our knowledge of our customers and helping to champion their needs so we can serve them better.
You'll also manage, support and develop senior / mid-weight user researchers across a number of squads, playing a critical role in both guiding research direction, building relationships and nurturing a strong collaborative team culture.
YouImpressive, proven User Research experience Extensive experience of qualitative and quantitative research methodologiesDemonstrated ability to lead research projects from conception to completion.An accomplished people manager / mentor Experience undertaking research with sensitive audiences around sensitive topics A background in working on projects related to accessibility Confident working with analytics data - we use Adobe Analytics and FullStoryProven track record of advocating for user research in the design process and making the business case for thorough and impactful research.
Proactive mindset, with a track record of identifying new opportunities.Strong communication and storytelling skillsExperience developing team processes and ways of workingExperience working as part of Agile teams.BenefitsOur benefits are designed to make health happen for our people.
Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing.
We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.You'll receive the following benefits and more:25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kindAn enhanced pension plan and life insuranceVarious other benefits and online discountsWhy Bupa?We're a health insurer and provider.
With no shareholders, our customers are our focus.
Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.