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About this UX Researcher role at Lyft

Lyft · Hybrid · New York, NY

Job ID: 111266

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and conduct studies across key product areas, utilizing methods such as ethnographic/field research, surveys, concept testing, usability testing, and any other methods you find impactful.
  • Partner with our data scientists to provide qualitative context for their quantitative insights.
  • Review, analyze, and communicate mixed methods data to generate tactical and strategic insights, as well as actionable recommendations that drive product innovation and design improvements for users.
  • Find creative and compelling ways to generate, present, and evangelize results and recommendations throughout the company, in order to help cultivate a highly informed, more effective, and more empathetic organization.
  • Work with cross-functional partners to shape product direction based on research findings and follow-up with partners about implementation to understand how findings are being used.

Experience:

Education and Experience:

  • Master's degree or foreign equivalent in psychology, data analysis, statistics, or related field.
  • 1 year of experience in job offered, data analysis, or related occupation.

Skills:

  • Experience with research and statistical analysis.
  • Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research.
  • Experience analyzing data surveys, experimental studies, content analysis, and correlational research.

Benefits:

  • Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
  • Mental health benefits
  • Family building benefits
  • Child care and pet benefits
  • 401(k) plan to help save for your future
  • In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
  • 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
  • Subsidized commuter benefits
  • Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City area is $128,000 - $192,000/year. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process. 

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How this Researcher salary compares

This role pays $160,000/yr — in line with the typical range for Researcher roles.

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Typical range $102,500–$189,560/yr, from 85 comparable Researcher listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Researcher salary insights →

About Lyft

Wherever you’re headed, count on Lyft for rides in minutes. The Lyft app matches you with local drivers at the tap of a button. Just request and go. Ride by ride, we’re changing the way our world works. We imagine a world where cities feel small again. Where transportation and tech bring people together, instead of apart. We see the future as community-driven — and it starts with you.

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