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"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
— Steve Jobs
Senior User Experience Designer at The Planet Group of Companies, focusing on medical device UI design, safety, and usability.
Responsibilities
- Concepting product user interface design solutions for Surgical Robot's that align with surgeons’ and surgical staff’s expectations and abilities
- Maintaining and/or improving user experience, reducing usability risks for patients and surgical staff, improving usability workflows, and adhering to brand guidelines
- Defining the Digital User Interface, implementing the Surgical Operating Unit’s Design system for complex medical devices
- Participating in research activities to identify user needs/requirements and translating those findings into design solutions
- Participating in decision making on product features and functionality partnering with Product Management, Engineering, and the Research & Technology teams
- Working with agile teams to collaborate closely with software engineers, copywriters, and UX designers
- Participating in concept definition for new products and platforms using systems thinking and user-centered design methodologies
- Conceptualizing and visualizing product designs and physical interactions using Figma, mocking up digital prototypes using Figma or Principal
- Creating, and improving wireframes, prototypes, style guides, user flows, and effectively communicating interaction ideas using Figma, Miro, and PowerPoint
- Creating detailed final design documentation and support for software engineering handoffs and for design requirements within other shared platforms
- Developing ideas based on design thinking, user research, heuristic principles, and accessibility standards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in UX Design, or related design field with relevant or equivalent experience or known certificate program with related bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a UX Design role
- 2 years’ experience in medical device or related industry preferred
- 2 years demonstrated experience in the capacity as a User Experience lead for new product development
- Experience in all phases of the product development process
- Experience in design user experience interfaces on a device or a large system is preferred
- Experience in managing projects and switching between big picture thinking and product-level details
- Hands-on experience creating wireframes, prototypes, storyboards, user flows, etc.
- Experience working in agile teams or in a scrum development process
- Experience using design tools such as Figma, Principal, and Miro
- Understanding of basic front-end languages: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (a plus)
- Familiarity with relevant quality regulations, human factors/usability engineering standards, risk management, and FDA guidance (a bonus)
Key Skills
- Strong creative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Technical judgement
- Leadership and interpersonal skills
- Effective visual and verbal communication
- Experience with Miro, Figma, and Microsoft Office products
- Understanding of quality regulations, human factors/usability engineering standards, risk management, and FDA guidance
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer
- Celebrates diversity and creates an inclusive environment
About Planet Pharma
The Planet Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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