Role Overview The Neuroscience, HCI & Cognitive Research Lead is a high-level, senior individual contributor (IC) role designed for an expert who bridges the gap between cognitive neuroscience, quantitative Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and high-density interface design. Instead of managing people, you will lead the scientific and interaction strategy for the Doodle product ecosystem. Your goal is to systematically decode how humans perceive time, experience decision fatigue during group time coordination, and interact with automated time-creation systems. You will turn hard cognitive metrics into concrete design principles that our product and UX teams can execute immediately. What You’ll Actually Do 1. Strategic Research Leadership Establish and track quantitative cognitive KPIs to measure interaction quality across all core workflows. Embed behavioral evaluation frameworks directly into the quarterly product roadmap prioritization process. Identify and mitigate behavioral and cognitive risks in product feature specs before they reach engineering development. 2.
Applied Neuroscience & Cognitive Research Design and execute rigorous experiments evaluating user attention allocation, interruption costs, and information processing limits. Conduct deep-dive research into temporal cognition , which is how users psychologically process time, waiting periods, and availability synchronization. Translate neuro-cognitive theories of habit formation and collective coordination into practical product loops. 3. HCI & High-Density Interface Design Analyze and optimize complex, high-density time coordination interfaces to minimize visual noise and cognitive friction. Develop clear, neuroscience-informed guidelines for font hierarchy, information chunking, and layout structures that reduce user anxiety during high-stakes availability matching. Evaluate the psychological boundaries of Human-AI interaction , focusing on building appropriate user trust, transparency, and control i
📌 Neuroscience, HCI Cognitive Research Lead (Madrid)
🏢 Doodle
📍 Madrid