Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
08 Aug, 25
Salary
41075.0
Posted On
29 Jul, 25
Experience
5 year(s) or above
Remote Job
Yes
Telecommute
Yes
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Norway
Industry
Civil Engineering
JOB SUMMARY
We are currently looking for a User Researcher to join our Digital & Service Design Function within the Digital & Technology group.
This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 7-8 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP. Our Canary Wharf and South Mimms sites are only available as contractual work locations to existing employees of the MHRA. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. We are open to requests for flexible working. Please discuss this with the recruiting manager before accepting an appointment.
We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly.
NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
Further information on nationality requirements
WHAT’S THE ROLE?
This role will contribute to growing the user-centred design practice at the MHRA alongside other Service Designers, Interaction Designers and User Researchers. This is an important role working across the agency, to help us understand how our services are meeting the needs of both internal and external users to the agency and where we can further improve our services.
The postholder will plan, organise and carry out research activities to help the agency deliver better services. They will have the opportunity to design and influence the user research approach in collaboration with the Senior User Researcher and will support shaping the future of user research as a discipline at the MHRA.
In addition to working within the user centred practice, the postholder will work in multi-disciplinary teams of professionals: including business analysts, software engineers, change managers, product managers and delivery managers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Certain roles within the MHRA will require post holders to have vaccinations, and in some circumstances, routine health surveillance. These roles include: