Principal UX Designer - Acton, Mass. (Hybrid)

A Principal User Experience Designer to develop next-generation digital experiences for diabetes management products, focusing on mobile and tablet interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Define the user experience of our mobile digital products and applications by developing user interface wireframes, page / task flow analysis, concept mapping, site mapping, navigation and information architecture flows, UI designs and proof-of-concepts that engage and delight the end user
• Collaborate with user researchers to validate and test your ideas with end-users
• Collaborate with marketing, product managers and engineers to deliver compelling designs that satisfy user goals and enhance learning and teaching
• Evangelize the role of user experience design across the company
• Make user experience design recommendations based on usability standards and industry best practices
• Contribute to the corporate UX design standards and framework
• Mentor junior staff on interaction design principles and processes
• Successfully present your designs to a cross functional product team to elicit constructive feedback and actively participate in others’ design reviews
• Perform other duties as required

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Visual Design, Graphics Design, HCI, Interaction Design or related discipline required
• At least 10+ years’ experience designing for the Android or iOS mobile space in a technology-centered company; preferably the medical devices industry
• Experience designing for tablets and smartphone
• Expert in common design tools such as Sketch App, Axure for wire framing, prototyping and design, Adobe Creative Suite, Flash, Fireworks, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, MS Office, Visio, etc.
• Ability to prototype mobile and web solutions for management and development teams, including but not limited to HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, C++, etc.
• Solid visual and interaction design skills
• Ability to successfully design for and work in an Agile software development environment; knowledge of tools such as Fogbugz, Kanbanary, etc.
• Fluent in usability standards and design heuristics and responsive design techniques
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with others across the organization
• Familiarity with user-centered research, such as usability testing, contextual inquiry, and field interviews

Key Skills

• Design software (Sketch App, Axure, Adobe Creative Suite, Flash, Fireworks, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, MS Office, Visio)
• HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, C++
• Agile software development environment
• Usability standards and design heuristics
• Responsive design techniques
• Interpersonal skills
• User-centered research