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Principal UX Designer

Athenahealth 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Hybrid $153,000 - $259,000 Full-time Senior

The Principal UX Designer will lead the end-to-end user experience for front office workflows in electronic health records, shaping solutions for patient access, scheduling, and registration. Responsibilities include building deep user understanding, owning information architecture, setting UX strategy, and defining high-level workflows to guide Agile teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design Strategy & Planning: Build deep understanding of user workflows and domain needs
  • Leadership & Influence: Elevate UX as a strategic discipline within product teams
  • Design Execution: Frame complex, user-centered problems and facilitate alignment

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in design, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Science, or related discipline
  • Minimum of 8 years of professional UX design experience
  • Demonstrated experience owning information architecture and end-to-end experiences for large functional areas or platforms

Key Skills

  • UX Design
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Information Architecture
  • Design Strategy
  • Leadership
  • Influence
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Problem-Solving
  • User Research
  • Prototyping
  • Design Thinking

Benefits

  • Competitive salary range
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunities for growth and development

About Athenahealth

athenahealth strives to cure complexity and simplify the practice of healthcare. Our innovative technology includes electronic health records, revenue cycle management, and patient engagement solutions that help healthcare providers, administrators, and practices eliminate friction for patients while getting paid efficiently. athenahealth partners with practices with purpose-built software backed by expertise to produce the insights needed to drive better clinical and financial outcomes. We’re inspired by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Our vibrant and talented employees spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our goals. We continue to expand our workforce with amazing people who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives at every level, and foster an environment where we each feel comfortable bringing their best selves to work. Our dedication to creating an exceptiona

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