UX Researcher

Our Client, a Research, Care and Health Financing company, is looking for a UX Researcher for their Boston, MA/Hybrid location.

• Embed accessibility into discovery, concepting, and design critiques
• Define accessible interaction patterns
• Ensure color contrast, typography, spacing, and motion meet accessibility standards
• Review design artifacts for accessibility risks before handoff

• Advocate for inclusive research practices
• Partner with Research to include participants with disabilities
• Validate designs with assistive technology where appropriate

• Define accessibility standards for components in our design system
• Create clear accessibility annotations and specs for engineering handoff
• Ensure accessibility guidance is documented in Figma/component libraries

• Train designers on accessibility
• Develop accessibility design guidelines and playbooks
• Elevate accessibility maturity across the UX org

• 5+ years in product or interaction design
• Strong understanding of:
  • Accessible interaction design patterns
  • Color contrast and visual accessibility
  • Assistive technologies and keyboard behavior
  • WCAG 2.1/2.2 AAA requirements
• Experience influencing cross-functional teams
• Ability to translate accessibility standards into usable design constraints
• Experience running or supporting inclusive usability testing
• Experience scaling accessibility through a design system
• Accessibility issues are resolved in design before development
• Designers confidently apply inclusive design principles
• Accessibility annotations become standard in handoffs
• The design system prevents common accessibility failures
• Accessibility shifts from compliance to product quality

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or express, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability status, political affiliation, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.