Senior Survey Scientist, AI Mode, Search

Senior UX Survey Scientist at Google conducting user research and leading a global research program to assess AI Mode response quality.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent research on multiple aspects of products and experiences
• Collect and analyze user behavior through surveys using a variety of techniques such as questionnaire design, psychometrics, sampling techniques, mitigating non-response bias, data weighting and imputation techniques, user segmentation, longitudinal research, etc.
• Work with Designers, Product Managers, Engineers and other UXRs to prioritize research opportunities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Incorporate technical and business requirements into research
• Combine survey research with other data sources or research methods in partnership with cross-functional researchers (e.g., qualitative and quantitative research methods) and communicate findings through written reports and in-person presentations

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 6 years of experience in product research in an applied research setting, or similar
• Experience in survey design and analysis (e.g., sampling, weighting survey answers, writing questionnaires, pre-testing question wording, or longitudinal survey research program)
• Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go)
• Preferred: Master's or PhD degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field
• Preferred: 5 years of experience conducting UX research on products and working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above)
• Preferred: 3 years of experience managing projects, and working in a large, matrixed organization
• Preferred: Experience with experimental design, scale development and validation, and unmoderated studies
• Preferred: Experience using LLMs to code qualitative data
• Preferred: Ability to communicate user research findings with cross-functional partners to drive impact