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Qualitative Research Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 23+ qualitative research jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and flexible hours—for a better work-life balance. 3 new this week. Hiring companies include University of Manchester, Experian, and Netflix.

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compressed weeks 4
flexible hours 3
unlimited PTO 3
best places to work 9

Updated August 23, 2026

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UX Researcher

3mo

rtCamp · Remote · Worldwide

65 · GoodFlexible Hours

Manager, UX Research

1mo

Smartsheet · Remote · USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$155k – $188k

Research Assistant in Mixed-Methods/Qualitative Research: Therapeutic robotic animals for care home residents with cognitive decline (ROBO-CARE project)

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University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

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Game Intelligence Analyst

1mo

Ubisoft Montreal · Onsite · Montreal, QC, Canada

85 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)

Director of Product Management (Claims)

SafeLease · Hybrid · Austin, TX, USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Senior Research Manager – Education, Learning & Skills, Higher Education

2mo

IFF Research · Hybrid · London, UK

83 · Great4 Day Work Week

Brand Strategy Insights Manager

NEW

Match Group · Hybrid · New York, NY or Los Angeles, CA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$130k – $143k

Social Researcher

19d

Scottish Government · Hybrid · Edinburgh, UK

71 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Research Associate: Urban Transformation and Innovation

15d

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Research Associate in Perinatal Mental Health

18d

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Staff UX Researcher - AI Agents

Okta · Hybrid · San Francisco, CA, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$174k – $240k

Staff UX Researcher, Payments Growth

12d

Airbnb · Hybrid · San Francisco, CA, USA

64 · GoodFlexible Hours$180k – $224k

Staff UX Researcher, Incubations (Mixed Methods)

12d

Airbnb · Hybrid · San Francisco, CA, USA

64 · GoodFlexible Hours$180k – $224k

Market Research & Insights Lead

25d

carwow · Hybrid · London, UK

67 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior UX Researcher, Interaction

Match Group · Hybrid · New York, NY, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$167k – $205k

Program Documentation and Learning Coordinator

3mo

Khan Academy · Hybrid · New Delhi, Delhi, India

63 · GoodSummer Fridays

Senior Researcher - Consumer Insights, Series

1mo

Netflix · Hybrid · Los Angeles, CA, USA

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$250k – $370k

Researcher - Games

3mo

Netflix · Hybrid · Los Angeles, CA, USA

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$220k – $360k

Social Insights & Research Lead

1mo

Canva · Hybrid · Sydney, Australia

58 · GoodBest Place to Work

Social Insights & Research Lead

1mo

Canva · Hybrid · San Francisco, CA, USA

58 · GoodBest Place to Work$150k – $230k

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Employers hiring for Qualitative Research on this page include University of Manchester, Experian, and Netflix. Qualitative Research roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Qualitative Research is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Qualitative Research roles span the full seniority range — we list 23 open roles requiring Qualitative Research across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Qualitative Research hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Qualitative Research roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Qualitative Research candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Qualitative Research on current listings.

Qualitative Research Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 23+ qualitative research jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and flexible hours—for a better work-life balance. 3 new this week. Hiring companies include University of Manchester, Experian, and Netflix.

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