# Design Research

Skill · Design and Creative Software

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/design-research

Design research is the practice of investigating user behaviors, needs, and contexts through methods like interviews, usability testing, ethnographic observation, and surveys to inform product and design decisions. UX researchers and designers use it to validate assumptions before committing engineering resources, reducing the risk of building the wrong thing. It bridges qualitative and quantitative methods to generate actionable insights for design teams.

## Roles that use Design Research

- [Product Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-designer) — 1

Related skills: [User Research](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/user-research), [UX Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ux-design), [Usability Testing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/usability-testing), [Persona Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/persona-development), [Surveys](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/surveys)

## Open roles requiring Design Research (1)

- [Vice President - Product Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9324279a-bb83-4acc-b86c-c0520fb81db6/vice-president-product-design-at-crowdstrike) at [CrowdStrike](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crowdstrike) — Sunnyvale, CA, $250,000 – $350,000