Senior Qualitative UX Researcher (Freelance)

We're looking for a senior qualitative user researcher to join a healthcare product engagement on a freelance basis in October, November, and potentially December. You'll run in-depth interviews and moderated usability sessions with mothers (and some healthcare professionals) from the US and Germany across the discovery and formative-testing phases of a connected-health product.

What you'll do
Plan and run moderated, in-depth interviews and usability sessions with mothers, including new mothers and mothers of babies in intensive or specialist care.
Cover both discovery (needs, behaviours, journeys, pain points) and formative testing (comprehension, usability, desirability of prototypes).
Write discussion guides and screeners, moderate sessions and synthesise findings into clear, actionable insight for the design team.
Work sensitively with participants on emotionally and medically delicate topics.
You have
6+ years in qualitative UX research, ideally in healthcare, femtech, or other regulated or sensitive domains.
Strong moderation and synthesis skills, and the ability to turn research into design decisions.
Comfort working in fast, iterative design cycles alongside designers and product teams.
Fluent English.
Fluent German and/or ability to travel to Berlin is a strong plus.
Details
Freelance, project-based, part-time and flexible across the engagement.
Please share your rate, availability, and a short portfolio or examples of relevant research.