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Qualitative Research Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 26+ qualitative research jobs at companies offering 4-day weeks and compressed weeks—for a better work-life balance. 6 new this week. Hiring companies include AWIN, Suno, and Experian.

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4-day weeks 5
compressed weeks 4
unlimited PTO 5
best places to work 8
generous parental leave 2

Updated October 2, 2026

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Staff Qualitative UX Researcher, Monetization

16d

Pinterest · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$146k – $300k

Senior UX Researcher

17d

AWIN · Hybrid · Iași +3 more

85 · Excellent4 Day Work Week

Senior UX Researcher

17d

AWIN · Hybrid · Iași +3 more

85 · Excellent4 Day Work Week

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

3mo

IFF Research · Hybrid · London, UK

83 · Great4 Day Work Week

Brand Strategist

Anchour · Onsite · New Gloucester, ME, USA

60 · GoodSummer Fridays

Clinical Research Coordinator A

University of Pennsylvania · Onsite · Philadelphia, PA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$47k

Staff UX Researcher

Okta · Hybrid · Toronto, ON, Canada

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$140k – $193k

Senior UX Researcher

Fivetran · Hybrid · Oakland, CA, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$174k – $218k

Staff UX Researcher, Payments Growth (Mixed Methods)

1mo

Airbnb · Hybrid · San Francisco, CA, USA

64 · GoodFlexible Hours$180k – $224k

Marketing Research Analytics Specialist

15d

Syracuse University · Hybrid · Syracuse, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Senior UX Researcher, Qualitative

15d

Suno · Onsite · Los Angeles, CA, USA

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$176k – $220k

Senior UX Researcher, Mixed Methods (Quant-Leaning)

15d

Suno · Onsite · New York City, NY, USA

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$176k – $220k

Principal UX Researcher

28d

Zocdoc · Hybrid · New York, USA

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$187k – $240k

Senior Researcher - Consumer Insights, Series

3mo

Netflix · Hybrid · Los Angeles, CA, USA

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$250k – $370k

Staff UX Researcher

17d

Etsy · Hybrid · Brooklyn, NY, USA

58 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$171k – $231k

Sr. Product Manager, Dev Platform

2mo

Lucid Software · Hybrid · Raleigh, NC or Salt Lake City, UT

58 · GoodBest Place to Work

Sr. Product Manager, Dev Platform

2mo

Lucid Software · Hybrid · Raleigh, NC or Salt Lake City, UT

58 · GoodBest Place to Work

Brand Strategy Manager

1mo

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

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

Senior UX Researcher, Interaction

1mo

Match Group · Hybrid · New York, NY, USA

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

Marketing Insight Manager

2mo

Experian · Hybrid · London, UK

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Qualitative Research on this page include AWIN, Suno, and Experian. 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 26 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.

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