research operations excellence

Our Research Ops team executes a seamless UX research experience for our clients, enabling our researchers to focus on what they do best - generating world-class insights.

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research ops by AnswerLab

When you work with AnswerLab, our Research Ops team ensures you get top quality research from start to finish and minimizes logistical challenges and roadblocks along the way.

Our Project Managers facilitate and drive efficiency by managing the tactical and logistical elements that come with every study, including recruiting, scheduling, and communications. With a depth of expertise and focus on recruitment and complex logistics, this is their sole focus throughout the research process.

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research ops from start to finish

Our experts have built processes that ensure streamlined communication from study kickoff to completion, delivering high-quality service to meet all of your research needs.

Our team manages a wide array of logistical responsibilities throughout the research process including:

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understanding your target audience

We have a deep understanding of feasibility and investment of specific target audiences. After ensuring we have a detailed understanding of your target participant, we develop screeners that ensure client privacy and meet best practices. 

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recruiting the right people

To ensure you're getting the right participants in the room, we manage recruiting from start to finish, communicating with you throughout the process and responding with flexibility and creativity when recruiting complex target audiences. 

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managing seamless logistics

We keep a handle on all research logistics, including managing NDAs, conducting walk-ins, recruiting floaters, ensuring privacy policies are followed, and more. Our Research Ops team is also on-call for troubleshooting during research in coordination with our Technology Team.

top brands trust AnswerLab's research ops team

60+

Team members dedicated to Research Operations

50+

Recruiting partners we work with

23,000+

Participants we recruited for qualitative research last year

20+

countries across the globe we've recruited from

keep research moving forward

Need help building and managing a research roadmap? Our team offers comprehensive program management solutions to help you build and maintain momentum for your UX roadmap.

As a part of our enterprise research engagements, our dedicated Research Ops experts manage your program of research, coordinating all study logistics, keeping research on track, and identifying and implementing critical improvements across your research processes.

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reaching complex target audiences

From utilizing your customer lists to reaching complex audiences, our team has experience across a wide range of recruiting needs, for example:

  • Content creators and influencers
  • Advertising and media buyers
  • Teen gamers
  • Business decision makers and niche job titles
  • C-suite members and executives
  • Employees who ship and receive packages for business
  • BIPOC employee experiences
  • SNAP assisted buyers who shop in-store and online
  • Children, youth, and teens
  • High net worth individuals and premium credit card holders
  • Healthcare practitioners, patients, and caregivers
  • A wide range of international segments located around the world
  • Participants with varying degrees of accessibility needs
  • SMB owners who make purchasing decisions on their business software
  • Black and Latinx small business owners
  • ESL speakers across the U.S.
  • And more...

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