Artie Konrad
Staff UX Researcher at Meta (10+ years) | Health, Wearables & Behavior Change
- Role
- Ux Researcher, Wearables at Meta
- Location
- San Rafael, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Artie Konrad
Staff UX Research Leader with 10 years at Meta, leading complex research that builds cross-functional alignment and drives product and organizational strategy.I specialize in health tech, behavior change, digital memory, and AI-enabled experiences. My work is grounded in high-velocity product execution, helping teams turn ambiguous problems into actionable roadmaps that improve decision-making and experience quality at scale.Over my tenure, I’ve led mixed-methods research across 0→1 and 1→N efforts, operating as a trusted partner to executives and helping ship products used by billions.I hold a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from UC Santa Cruz and am a CHI Best Paper award winner. I’m especially drawn to high-ambiguity environments where rigor and systems thinking lead to meaningful real-world impact.
Experience
Ux Researcher, Wearables
Jan 2020 — Present · Burlingame, CA, US
Leveraging deep domain expertise in health tech, steered end-to-end research for more than a dozen health products, from discovery through iterative UX. Synthesized decades of psychological literature and coached teams to support meaningful health outcomes. Led foundational health research and Jobs-to-Be-Done for a forthcoming wearable, defining differentiated health-driven “reasons to buy/wear” and directly shaping the prioritized feature set.Developed a quantitative framework for evaluating and improving AI insight quality, now standardized across multiple teams and LLMs.Helped bring multiple AI-powered devices to market, including Ray-Ban Meta Displays; led launch-readiness efforts driving 100+ mitigations and regular VP-level reviews, measurably improving experience quality. Spearheaded a horizontal KPI Council, aligning six device programs on shared standards for best-in-class measurement across the Wearables portfolio.
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz
Master's Degree, Cognitive Psychology (HCI Lab)
2011 — 2013
University of California, Berkeley
B.A., Cognitive Science
2001 — 2005
University of California, Santa Cruz
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cognitive Psychology (HCI Lab)
2011 — 2016
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