Senior UX Researcher

We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with Cancer.

At Elekta, we believe every individual deserves access to the best cancer care. That’s why we’re committed to developing innovative solutions that make precision radiation therapy and radiosurgery more effective, efficient, and accessible. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, we invite you to bring your expertise and energy to our team.

What You’ll Do At Elekta

We’re looking for a Senior UX Researcher to lead user research and usability testing across Elekta’s hardware and software products. You will be responsible for leading usability testing, user risk analysis and the associated documentation needed for regulatory submissions This role plays a key part in shaping safe, effective, and intuitive user experiences, including research for regulated medical devices and supporting regulatory submissions.

You’ll work closely with UX, Product, Engineering, and Clinical teams, helping bring user insights into product decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver user research and usability testing across the product lifecycle
• Plan and run studies such as interviews, usability testing, surveys, and task analysis
• Define and align usability strategy with product and regulatory requirements
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, Clinical and Regulatory
• Act as a subject matter expert in usability within product teams
• Identify risks early and adapt to changing priorities
• Communicate insights clearly and advocate for user-centred design
• Support and guide more junior team members
• Manage external research partners where needed

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in UX research, human factors or usability (typically 4+ years)
• Strong hands-on experience across a range of research methods, with the ability to choose the right approach
• Experience working on regulated products (medical devices preferred)
• Understanding of usability standards and risk management (e.g. IEC 62366, ISO 14971, FDA guidelines)
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Interest in working with complex clinical or technical products
• Familiarity with Agile ways of working
• Experience with tools like Miro, FigJam or similar

What You’ll Get

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.

• Work Pattern (you are required to work from the Crawley HQ 4 days a week with 1-day WFH)
• Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Attractive Employer Pension Contribution Package
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Onsite subsidized restaurant, offering budget-friendly dining
• Love electric (Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme)

Hiring process

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button.

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We are an equal opportunity employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.