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Are you inspired by the prospect of helping the scientific community discover and publish knowledge?\nAbout the team:\nPublishing research is at the core of Elsevier’s business. We help ensure quality research accelerates progress for society by organising the review, editing and dissemination of around 17% of the world’s scientific articles.\nThe Submissions team develops tools and services to support authors, reviewers, and journal editors through the academic publishing process. These run from large, complex workflow products to simple, single-page services. Our efforts will help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve outcomes for the benefit of society.\nAbout the role:\nA Senior UX Researcher I leads a team's understanding of user behaviours, needs and motivations. She/he leads the UX Research strategy for a business or product line. She/he is an expert user of a number of research and testing methodologies. She/he informally mentors other researchers.\nKey responsibilities:\n· Gathers, evaluates, and has a solid understanding of customer use cases.\n· Maintains close links with cross-functional partners, ensuring that user feedback and testing are fed into the development process.\n· Aligns/coaches the team to ensure customer needs are met.\n· Shares research findings with the organisation.\n· Understands competitors and the regulatory environment.\n· Segments markets and understands the needs of those sub-segments in greater detail processes.\n· Leads the User-centred research process, mentoring juniors where needed.\n· Applies a number of UX Research techniques.\n· Creates research documentation and analysis outputs.\nTechnical skills & qualifications:\n· Able to design research relevant for different contexts.\n· Comfortable working on technical products with multiple levels of complexity.\n· Understands the nuances of researching in different contexts (remote / in person / unmoderated /moderated).\n· Has an excellent knowledge of the tech stack of the organisation.\n· Mentors junior researchers in technical skills.\n· Uses research software (Qualtics, Lookback, UserTesting.com) at an expert level.\n· Builds good working relationships with tech teams.\nWhy join us?\nAre you ready to help us progress science and health? Our technology leads to innovation, so join a forward-thinking digital business that is tackling world-scale challenges and align your ambitions with our passion for driving global knowledge-sharing.\nWork in a way that works for you\nWe promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.\n· Flexible hours - flex the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.\nWorking for you\nWe know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:\nGenerous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days. \nHealth screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits.\nWellbeing programs.\nLife assurance.\nAccess to a competitive contributory pension scheme.\nLong service awards.\nSave As You Earn share option scheme. \nTravel Season ticket loan. \nMaternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.\nAccess to emergency care for both the elderly and children.\nRECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you. \nAccess to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer. \nAccess to extensive learning and development resources.\nAccess to employee discounts via Perks at Work.\nAbout Elsevier :\nA global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.\n\nWe know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Clickhereto access benefits specific to your location.\nWe are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120.\nCriminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. 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