Senior UX Designer - Design Systems

About the Role

Techcyte is looking for a driven senior-level UX Designer, expert in interaction design, to become a founding member of our Design Systems team.  At Techcyte, we build solutions for our Healthcare Heroes to help them be the best and most efficient at what they do.  If you want to grow your skills with a leading-edge technology company while impacting the health and well-being of society, this is where you want to be. Do you have what it takes?

Responsibilities

• Deliver on the promises of design systems to increase speed, consistency, and quality of product,


• Lead the design and implementation of Techcyte’s visual and interaction language including typography, color, iconography and UI components and the tools, resources, and documentation to support the system,


• Systematize and champion accessibility standards,


• Work with partners to define user-facing information architecture and taxonomy,


• Apply user-centered methodologies to discover solutions and validate concepts,


• Exemplify a strong collaborative relationship with internal partners, specifically product designers, brand designers, marketers, front-end engineers, and test engineers.

The stuff that makes you the ideal candidate

• Minimum of 5 years of experience maintaining, contributing to, and managing design systems and the designer-developer handoff; bonus for experience establishing a new design system and socializing with a broad team of designers and partners,


• Expert in Figma, including advanced features such as variable collections, component properties, branching, prototyping, and auto layout,


• Experience managing design token sets across multiple brands,


• Demonstrates excellence in visual design and brand craft,


• Proficiency in asset management and version control through Git,


• Experience designing with Google Material Design,


• Familiarity with front-end development such as HTML, CSS, React, and JavaScript,


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and work effectively with cross-functional teams.

You’ll fit in great if you:

• Are obsessively organized,


• Never let a detail go unnoticed,


• Embrace constructive criticism as a method for growth,


• Recognize gaps and take initiative,


• Thrive in a self-disciplined, remote working environment,


• Love working with cross-functional partners.

So there you have it. If you've gotten this far, you're probably a good candidate. So apply now, let's see what we can do together!

About the Company

Techcyte is special. Not just because our tech is amazing and doing real good in the world, and not just because our company is growing very quickly with nothing but exciting prospects ahead, but because of our people and our culture, which are simply fantastic!

Improve the World

Our mission is to improve healthcare and laboratory testing throughout the world. We improve the work environment for our users, improve the accuracy of tests, and lower costs and turnaround times for the healthcare system. We push new innovation in technology, workflow, and regulations to make the healthcare system the best it can be. We have already improved accuracy in laboratory testing that has prevented misdiagnoses, and we are striving to do more.

Work from Home

While we do have offices available for use, the majority of our workforce spends most, if not all, of their time working from the comfort of their home. Every team member has a daily standup meeting to touch base with their team and a monthly all hands meeting for the whole company to get updates. Additional meetings are created as needed, and the majority are impromptu.

Benefits

We offer perks to help our employees thrive!

Competitive salaries

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k plan

15 paid time off days a year

15 paid holidays, including end of year shutdown

Unlimited sick time

Target bonus plan

Equity

Company provided laptop

Initial work from home equipment allowance

Techcyte provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Techcyte complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US, as we are unable to sponsor or transfer Visas at this time. Criminal background checks will be conducted after an employment offer.

Techcyte participates in E-Verify, the government program that certifies an employee's right to work for us in the U.S. For more information go to www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Techcyte welcomes all applicants for this position. Should you be individually selected to participate in an assessment or selection process, accommodations are available upon request in relation to the materials or processes to be used.

Please note that for this position, we accept applications on an ongoing basis. There is no set deadline for submitting your application.