Senior UX Designer

Senior UX Designer

Location: Seattle, WA

Required: US Citizens/GC/GC EAD/1099

Project description

Client advances surgery through a proprietary platform that synthesizes artificial intelligence, computer vision and augmented reality. Client's flagship system is an advanced surgical navigation system that provides critical information unifying pre-operative imaging and planning with intraoperative performance data. This is an opportunity to work on innovative medical products that make a real difference in healthcare. Client has a collaborative and dynamic work environment with a focus on continuous learning and growth.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented and experienced UX Designer to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in driving discovery, design, workflows and usability testing activities for both our surgical navigation product and data products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in user research, UX design, and a good understanding of the software development lifecycle. Experience in the medical product industry and familiarity with hardware/software integration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research through customer interviews, surveys, and usability testing to gather insights and identify user needs, pain points, and behaviors.
• Create and maintain user journey maps, personas, and scenarios to inform design decisions.
• Translate research findings into presentations, design concepts, requirements, wireframes, and prototypes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, product owners, UX designers, engineers, and stakeholders, to ensure user-centered design principles are integrated throughout the development process.
• Develop and iterate on workflow and interaction designs, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience.
• Utilize existing Design System and UI styles to maintain design consistency across products.
• Always learning about new industry trends, competitor medical devices, best practices, and emerging technologies in UX design and research.
• Focus on streamlining workflows and improving the efficiency of user interactions to enhance overall user satisfaction and productivity.
• Identify opportunities to optimize and simplify complex processes, reducing cognitive load and minimizing user errors.
• Measure the impact of design changes on user efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring that the UX improvements directly contribute to better user outcomes and experiences.

Requirements

Skills

Must have

• Bachelor's degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in UX design and user research
• Experience conducting user research, including customer interviews, usability testing, and creating user journey maps.
• Familiarity with hardware/software integration and the challenges associated with designing for both.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools. We use Figma and Miro.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex research findings into actionable design solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present ideas and influence stakeholders effectively.
• Knowledge of software development processes and the ability to work closely with development teams to ensure design implementation.
• Strong proficiency in interaction design, with a solid understanding of user-centered design principles.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a regulated industry
• i.e. medical devices, government, aviation, automotive, aerospace, etc.
• Experience in the medical product industry, including familiarity with IEC 62366-1 (application of usability engineering to medical devices), FDA Human Factors Guidance, and IEC 62304 (software lifecycle processes for medical devices).
• Familiarity with UI kits and/or design systems and maintaining design consistency across products.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices in medical device design.
• Experience with Jira and Agile methodology.
• Experience designing for 3D applications or in 3D modeling

Company Overview:

Node. Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.

Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:

OUR CORE VALUES

Identifying the~RIGHT PEOPLE~and developing them to their full capabilities

Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. Our~MISSION FIRST~approach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner

We believe in~SIMPLIFYING~complex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence

Our mantra is “~Simple*Secure*Speed~” in the delivery of innovative services and solution

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life
• Long-Term Disability
• Health Saving Account
• 401K
• Three weeks of PTO
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Pre-Approved Online Training