User Experience Designer

Job Description
Are you passionate about science and solving complex problems that matter? Our client is seeking a talented UX/UI Designer to help shape the user experience of a complex new web application that supports scientific and analytical advancements.
This is a full-time role and offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with product teams to conduct user research, create wireframes and prototypes, and design intuitive interfaces that balance user needs with business objectives. If you have a strong problem-solving mindset and excel at simplifying complex workflows, we want to hear from you!
Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Design (graphic design, interaction design, visual communication design or related field).
• 5+ years of experience in a design role for digital products across multiple platforms (mobile, touchscreen, desktop).
• Experience in complex system design, specifically web-based applications for data analysis (scientific domain experience a plus).
• A portfolio of related work detailing work from prototype to developed product.
• Fluent in design patterns and trends across digital platforms.
• Experience developing and working within a design system.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools (eg Figma).
• Solid communication skills and with the ability to articulate design ideas and gain consensus across a variety of stakeholders (organization management, product management, implementation teams, etc.).
• Ability to scope design activities and workstreams, manage expectations of stakeholders, and work within deadlines.

What You Will Be Doing

• Identify customer unmet needs and improvement opportunities through user and stakeholder engagement and research.
• Collaborate with the UX design team to create user-centered experiences using UX artifacts like user flows, low-fidelity concepts, and high-fidelity prototypes.
• Create and iterate on concepts, wireframes, and prototypes following best practices and incorporating common design assets.
• Plan and execute user testing sessions with internal and external customers to gather generative and evaluative research.
• Produce high-fidelity UI deliverables for engineering handoff and collaborate with engineering (eg., front-end developers and product owners) to ensure design quality in the final product.

Tech Breakdown

• 60% UX Design (User Research, Wireframing, Usability Testing)
• 40% UI Design (Visual Design, Prototyping, Design Systems)

The Offer
You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)