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UI/UX Designer

Life Science Connect
Full-time
Remote
$100,000 - $125,000 USD yearly

LOCALCANDIDATESONLY - must be willing/able to commute to our Horsham, PA location at least twice per month.

Challenge your skills with an established, growing Web-based Company

It’s a small team environment, where you can learn and grow and make a difference. The ideal candidate would be someone who can chart the course for the end-to-end design process – from concept to final handoff to developers, is comfortable advocating for the best solution, enjoys keeping up with changes in UX/UI related trends, technologies and design ideologies.

As a UX Designer, you will be responsible for end-to-end workflow and design experience for our existing and new applications:
  • Serve as an expert consultant during the detailed design phase by understanding business requirements, assisting in developing use case scenarios and bringing simplicity and user friendliness to complex workflows.
  • Work with the executive team, clients, developers, analysts to create clean page layouts and intuitive interfaces that lead to extraordinary user experiences.
  • Represent the voice of the user(s) in business and product conversations and decisions
  • Collaborate with developers in building mockups, prototypes and interactive web applications built for usability using web design best practices.
  • Knowledgeable on the latest industry trends in Web Design(SPA, CSS, HTML 5, mobile apps etc.) and the ability to design and implement interface evaluation methods.
  • Carry out interface design and evaluation, usability testing, and user engagement.
  • Plan and execute iterative user research and analysis defining clients’ needs, objectives, and audiences through focus groups, interviews, surveys, and other discovery methods
  • Create client-facing deliverables including user personas, sitemaps, wireframes, usability audits, heuristic evaluations, usability testing reports, user scenarios, and prototypes
  • Create compelling interactions and experiences that support desired user behaviors – Document interviews, focus groups, workshops, and other discovery activities
  • Track usability goals and prepare reports for senior management
  • Conduct competitive analyses of other websites
Required Skills/Experience
  • A Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Computer Design or Human Computer Interaction, Graphic Design, Digital Media Arts, or Information Systems.
  • Minimum of 8 years of related work experience
  • Firm understanding of the overarching process of website development (discovery, planning, design, requirements, coding, testing, and evaluation)
  • Understanding of design principals and design system strategy and how it relates to the entire project lifecycle
  • Understanding of information architecture as applied to web and application design
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in an agile, deadline-driven environment
  • Comfortable serving as a UI/UX generalist spanning multiple workstreams
  • Proficiency in design tools, including Figma or Adobe Creative Suite, and prototyping software (Axure, Balsamiq)
  • Willing to learn and assist with other team activities including support to visual design, information architecture, content management, and/or design management
  • Excellent written, verbal, client service and presentation skills
  • Excellent analytical and process-oriented skills
  • Strong work ethic and ability to self-manage tasks
  • Detail-oriented, problem-solving skills, self-motivated

Preferred but not required Experience:
  • Experience designing professional mobile applications and web sites based on modern standards 
  • Experience working in a healthcare setting, specifically hospitals or health systems
  • Ability to read but not necessarily code HTML, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, and React Native
  • Familiarity with software source code management (Git)
  • Experience working in an agile environment

 In addition to a competitive salary, you'll enjoy:

  • Medical/vision/prescription/dental coverage for you and your family
  • 100% company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
  • 100% company-paid life insurance
  • 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%
  • 15 vacation days and 6 personal days on day 1
  • 13 company-paid holidays