Job Description & Environment

We’re looking for a creative user researcher to join Tilak and help us to build the future of digital medicine, making medical games with stand-out production values, heart and broad appeal that will help people.
The user researcher will play a key role inside our game production team for his/her work will be used as the strong foundations of every projects. Being part of the Design Team, you will work closely with our experience designer.

The main responsibilities are:
• Conducting research to gather information for current projects (including science and medical research and clinical studies) to create guidelines, advice and inputs.
• Conducting research to gather insights for new projects and concepts development on a large variety of subjects, from ophthalmology to mental illness.
• Creating simple and easy-to-understand documents that summarize and explain your research and which can be used by the game designers to design features.
• Collaborating with other gameplay designers and the medical team to ensure that designs meet quality requirements and deadlines.
• Participating to the elaboration of prototypes and ensure that all mechanics and features fit your research and respect the user’s needs and wills.
• Playing a part in usability tests (creating and conducting tests protocols, analyzing users’ behaviors and deducting the potential threats or problems and proposing ameliorations).
• Anticipating threats to quality and innovation and work effectively with the team leads to mitigate.

Why join Tilak?

• Opportunity to carry a variety of research and see them come alive in games to serve a greater purpose.
• Opportunity to work with a small team of experienced game developers, top talent, passionate gamers and outstanding scientists.
• Easy-going, enthusiastic, fun and at the same time a very results-driven culture
• Central and attractive offices in Paris
• Free snacks & coffee

Qualifications

• Master or equivalent in Neuroscience or Cognitive Psychology
• 1 year at least in a similar position in health or video games industry
• Interest and ambition to use the ludic dimension as a full part of your job
• Capacity to project and play with abstract concepts
• Very good communication skills and strong team spirit
• Ability to work by iteration in a dynamic environment
• Enthusiasm in ludic is required, interest in video games is a plus
• Interest in technology and mobile applications
• Good general knowledge (history, literature, science, entertainment) and a sense of aesthetics for creating general style guides
• Excellent English

And above all, motivation and a passion for users!