Sunetra Bane, MPH

Senior researcher and strategist passionate about leveraging human-centered design and design thinking to build useful and delightful products and services

Summary

Sunetra Bane, MPH, is a user researcher and strategist with over six years of experience, specializing in guiding research and design strategy for innovative product and service development.
She has led over 50 mixed-methods user research projects, conducting interviews with over 300 end users and stakeholders to identify unmet needs and develop digital solutions, such as mobile apps and web portals for remote chronic disease monitoring and patient support.
Sunetra has a proven track record of enhancing research efficiency by integrating new resources and co-designing with users to improve project processes, resulting in a 50% reduction in project turnaround time.
Her expertise lies in aligning business goals with internal and external partners through design thinking and human-centered design to create adaptable research strategies. Currently working as a User Research Manager at PeepalDesign, she leads a team of researchers, mentors, and provides project support while managing UX research projects for international clients with a focus on understanding Indian users' unique needs.
Sunetra's educational background includes a Master of Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health and a BA in Community Health from Tufts University. She has a strong academic foundation in Science, English, French, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
Throughout her career, Sunetra has held roles at renowned organizations such as Google, Partners Connected Health Innovation, and Turian Labs, gaining hands-on experience in UX research, user experience strategy, and human-centered design research.
Her goal is to integrate insights from diverse domains back into healthcare in the future to drive innovation and improve user experiences.