Lead Quantitative UX Researcher

What you’ll do:

• Own Research Strategy: Establish and execute the quantitative UX research roadmap and data strategy for major product lines, ensuring insights map directly to business priorities, core customer satisfaction (CSAT) indexes, and product goals.
• Design and Conduct Complex Studies: Independently scope and spearhead advanced, multi-method quantitative research studies (e.g., A/B testing experimentation frameworks, complex on-platform surveys, MaxDiff, profiling, and behavioral modeling).
• Craft Actionable Narratives: Synthesize complex log data and high-volume survey results into actionable insights and strategic storytelling artifacts that inform leadership decisions and de-risk high-stakes product discovery.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to identify research questions, define critical user journeys, and establish shared understandings early in the product life cycle.
• Innovate Research Methodologies: Innovate within existing quantitative methodologies to improve team efficiency, operational pace, and user experience measurement capabilities.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Actively mentor junior and mid-level researchers, advocating for evidence-based research rigor across the organization while guiding colleagues on survey design and quantitative fundamentals.
• Promote Best Practices: Support the maintenance of internal insights repositories, democratize data tools across teams, and champion user experience metrics as direct predictors of core business outcomes.

What you have:

• Experience: 8+ years of relevant applied experience in quantitative UX research, product data science, or an equivalent analytical consumer insights field.
• Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Psychology, Economics, Neuroscience, Human Factors Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computational Social Science, or equivalent work experience (an advanced degree is preferred).
• Statistical Skills: Deep general knowledge of probability and advanced statistical modeling skills (e.g., GLM, multi-variable regression, Bayesian statistics) on large, unstructured datasets, alongside the ability to educate non-experts on data nuances.
• Technical Proficiency: Expert proficiency in SQL and specialized applied programming packages such as R or Python for custom analytics and data manipulation.
• Survey Domain Mastery: Comprehensive expertise in advanced survey writing, robust user sampling workflows, data stratification, and utilizing leading intercept deployment tools (e.g., Qualtrics, Dscout).
• Impact Portfolio: A clear case study portfolio showcasing your end-to-end research execution, professional visual deliverables (e.g., charts, matrices, frameworks), and the measurable business or metric-driven impact your work yielded.

Working at PrizePicks:

The typical salary range for this position is $150,000 to $185,000. At PrizePicks, we consider your role, level, and where you'll be working when determining our salary ranges. The compensation info you see on our job postings gives you an idea of the starting pay range for the position. Your actual pay within that range will depend on your specific work location, as well as your skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter will be happy to chat more about the specific pay range for your location and how we arrived at it during the hiring process.

Benefits you’ll receive:

In addition to your great compensation package, full-time employees will be eligible for the following perks:

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Annual bonus
• Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
• Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
• Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
• Company-wide in-person events and team outings
• Lifestyle enhancement program
• Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
• Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development