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User Researcher roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field like human-computer interaction, psychology, or cognitive science. PERM labor certification is the standard path, and employers file on your behalf after your offer is confirmed.
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Job ID#: 26-2245
Clearance: N/A
Location: Annapolis, MD
Who We Are:
Since our inception back in 2006, Navitas has grown to be an industry leader in the digital transformation space, and we’ve served as trusted advisors supporting our client base within the commercial, federal, and state and local markets.
What We Do:
At our very core, we’re a group of problem solvers providing our award-winning technology solutions to drive digital acceleration for our customers! With proven solutions, award-winning technologies, and a team of expert problem solvers, Navitas has consistently empowered customers to use technology as a competitive advantage and deliver cutting-edge transformative solutions.
What You’ll Do:
Navitas is seeking a User Research Lead to execute foundational qualitative user research across three participating agencies to inform service transformation efforts under the Navitas program. This role ensures research is inclusive, methodologically rigorous, and aligned with the “Build with, not for” mandate—bringing underserved and historically excluded populations into the design process in meaningful ways.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Plan and conduct multi-agency user research, including a minimum of 9 in-depth interviews across 3+ distinct user groups.
- Develop research materials, including interview guides, recruitment screeners, consent language, and protocols tailored to diverse populations.
- Lead inclusive recruitment, ensuring representation of underserved, hard-to-reach, and culturally diverse communities.
- Synthesize research findings into actionable insights, including:
- User archetypes
- Journey maps
- Pain points, needs, and opportunity areas
- Facilitate cross-agency learning, training staff on qualitative research methods, interviewing skills, and empathy-building practices.
- Champion human-centered design principles, ensuring research insights directly inform service design and policy decisions.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including service designers, policy analysts, and program leads, to translate insights into next steps.
What You’ll Need:
- 5+ years conducting qualitative user research in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Demonstrated experience with inclusive research design and recruiting diverse or underserved participant populations.
- Proven ability to synthesize qualitative data into clear archetypes, journey maps, and opportunity areas.
- Experience coaching or training non-researchers in interviewing, observation, and empathy-building techniques.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate research into compelling narratives for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Preferred: Research experience in government, public sector, or healthcare settings.
Equal Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Navitas Business Consulting is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Navitas Human Resources.
Navitas is an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment and opportunities for advancement, compensation, training, and growth according to individual merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, veteran-status veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Federal, state, or local law. Our goal is for each staff member to have the opportunity to grow to the limits of their abilities and to achieve personal and organizational objectives. We will support positive programs for equal treatment of all staff and full utilization of all qualified employees at all levels within Navitas.
User Research Lead
Job ID#: 26-2245
Clearance: N/A
Location: Annapolis, MD
Who We Are:
Since our inception back in 2006, Navitas has grown to be an industry leader in the digital transformation space, and we’ve served as trusted advisors supporting our client base within the commercial, federal, and state and local markets.
What We Do:
At our very core, we’re a group of problem solvers providing our award-winning technology solutions to drive digital acceleration for our customers! With proven solutions, award-winning technologies, and a team of expert problem solvers, Navitas has consistently empowered customers to use technology as a competitive advantage and deliver cutting-edge transformative solutions.
What You’ll Do:
Navitas is seeking a User Research Lead to execute foundational qualitative user research across three participating agencies to inform service transformation efforts under the Navitas program. This role ensures research is inclusive, methodologically rigorous, and aligned with the “Build with, not for” mandate—bringing underserved and historically excluded populations into the design process in meaningful ways.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Plan and conduct multi-agency user research, including a minimum of 9 in-depth interviews across 3+ distinct user groups.
- Develop research materials, including interview guides, recruitment screeners, consent language, and protocols tailored to diverse populations.
- Lead inclusive recruitment, ensuring representation of underserved, hard-to-reach, and culturally diverse communities.
- Synthesize research findings into actionable insights, including:
- User archetypes
- Journey maps
- Pain points, needs, and opportunity areas
- Facilitate cross-agency learning, training staff on qualitative research methods, interviewing skills, and empathy-building practices.
- Champion human-centered design principles, ensuring research insights directly inform service design and policy decisions.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including service designers, policy analysts, and program leads, to translate insights into next steps.
What You’ll Need:
- 5+ years conducting qualitative user research in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Demonstrated experience with inclusive research design and recruiting diverse or underserved participant populations.
- Proven ability to synthesize qualitative data into clear archetypes, journey maps, and opportunity areas.
- Experience coaching or training non-researchers in interviewing, observation, and empathy-building techniques.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate research into compelling narratives for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Preferred: Research experience in government, public sector, or healthcare settings.
Equal Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Navitas Business Consulting is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Navitas Human Resources.
Navitas is an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment and opportunities for advancement, compensation, training, and growth according to individual merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, veteran-status veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Federal, state, or local law. Our goal is for each staff member to have the opportunity to grow to the limits of their abilities and to achieve personal and organizational objectives. We will support positive programs for equal treatment of all staff and full utilization of all qualified employees at all levels within Navitas.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in User Researcher
Document your UX research methods formally
PERM requires your employer to justify why your credentials match the job's minimum requirements. Build a portfolio that maps your specific research methods, tools, and degree field directly to the advertised role's duties, not just outcomes.
Target employers with dedicated UX teams
Companies running ongoing research programs are more likely to treat your role as permanent and business-critical, which is exactly the framing PERM requires. Look for organizations with in-house research ops infrastructure, not agencies that staff research project-by-project.
Check the OFLC Wage Search before negotiating
Your offered salary must meet the DOL prevailing wage for your specific SOC code and work location. Pull the OFLC Wage Search figures for your metro area early so your offer letter reflects a wage that won't require costly amendments later.
Clarify your degree equivalency early in hiring
If you hold a three-year bachelor's degree from outside the U.S., USCIS may not automatically accept it as equivalent to a four-year U.S. degree for EB-2 purposes. Get a credential evaluation completed before your employer begins the PERM filing timeline.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Identifying which companies have actually filed PERM or I-140 petitions for research roles saves months of guesswork. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with active green card sponsorship history so you can target your applications where sponsorship is already established practice.
Understand what changes between PERM and I-140 filing
Your employer controls the PERM and I-140 filings, but you must confirm the job description matches your actual duties throughout. Discrepancies discovered at the I-485 stage can invalidate earlier approvals, so stay in close contact with your employer's HR or immigration counsel.
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Find User Researcher JobsUser Researcher Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a User Researcher role typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3?
User Researcher positions qualify for EB-2 when the employer establishes that an advanced degree is a minimum requirement for the role. Most employers post these roles requiring a bachelor's degree, which places them in EB-3. If your employer can justify that a master's or equivalent is genuinely required, EB-2 becomes available and can shorten your wait time depending on your country of birth.
How does the green card PERM process differ from H-1B sponsorship for User Researchers?
H-1B is a temporary work visa with an annual lottery cap and a three-year initial period. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the petition level, leads to permanent residency, and ties the approval to a specific job offer rather than an annual lottery. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM plus I-140 plus I-485 or consular processing typically takes two to four years or longer depending on your country of birth and USCIS backlogs.
What O*NET occupation code applies to User Researcher roles for PERM purposes?
User Researcher roles most commonly fall under O*NET code 15-1255.01 (User Experience Researchers and Designers) or adjacent codes depending on your specific duties. Your employer's immigration attorney uses the O*NET profile to identify the correct SOC code, which then determines the prevailing wage your offered salary must meet under DOL PERM requirements.
How can I find User Researcher jobs that already offer green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for User Researcher roles at employers with documented green card sponsorship history, filtering out the guesswork of cold-applying and then asking about immigration support. Targeting employers who have already filed PERM or I-140 petitions for research roles significantly shortens your path from offer to petition.
Can my employer start the PERM process before I'm on H-1B status?
Yes. PERM filing is not dependent on your current visa status. An employer can begin the PERM labor certification process for you while you're on OPT, H-1B, L-1, or any other authorized status. Starting early matters because PERM approval, I-140 approval, and the priority date queue for your country of birth all run in sequence, and none of those clocks start until PERM is filed.
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