UX Designer

Job title:

UX Designer

Company

Instem

Job description

UX Designer
Location: UK (Remote working available)
Status: Permanent, Full Time
Package: Competitive Salary, Remote/Home Working (with one-off allowance), Flexible Working, Development & Opportunity (Personal & Technical), Private Medical (Optical & Dental options), Matching Contributory Pension, 25 Days Leave + Public Holidays + Buy and Sell Scheme, Life Insurance, Referral Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Benefits Hub.Why are we hiring a UX Designer?We’re on the hunt for a UX Designer as part of our company’s growth.
You will be responsible for connecting with Product Trios to ideate and workshop product opportunities. Then help shape the future of medical science by scheduling and conducting user research, prototyping solutions, and presenting clear and compelling conclusions to drive consensus with stakeholders. This is a challenging role, involving the design of new and complex applications for scientists.Who’s Instem?Well, we’re a global provider of bespoke industry-leading software solutions and services, which facilitate the pre-clinical, and clinical phases of the drug discovery process. We have over fifteen products in our portfolio, used by over 700 pharmaceutical clients (including all the top 20!)Instem is a unique, solutions-based organisation. We’ve doubled in size over the last 3 years through new business and product enhancement, but also via acquisition. Our 5-year growth plan is progressive, and we need you to help us reach that next level!What’s the culture/environment like?For a global business of over 500 staff, we very much have a family feel. You’ll be part of a friendly, communal, solution based, flexible environment, where you’ll feel empowered, valued and accountable. We’ll invest in you as a person and encourage you to take part in companywide workshops for wellbeing, mental health, critical conversations, and strengths.What are you responsible for?

• Form strong working relationships with Product Managers and development teams across products.
• Proactively initiate collaboration and evangelise good UX practice.
• Take early-stage product goals and help product trios solidify them into measurable opportunities.
• Identify gaps in understanding, then organise and carry out research to fill those gaps.
• Produce clear, concise, and visual handover materials where required. Including sketches, user journeys, research maps, and high-fidelity prototypes.
• Engage with development teams through story review and iteration.
• Create designs which harmonise with our existing UI framework.
• Encourage and participate in constructive criticism and design review cycles
• Adherence to the Company’s Quality Management System to ensure that all work is handled Securely, Professionally and Diligently.

To be successful in this role, you will need:Behavioural Competencies

• Strong reasoning and logical deduction skills – deconstruct user behaviour and understand what can and cannot be concluded from usability research data.
• Charismatic, diplomatic, and good at networking – independently connect with colleagues and customers.
• Highly organised, proactive, and passionate – self motivated and able to identify opportunities to provide UX guidance.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Experience working in or alongside a scientific, medical, or engineering industry.
• At least 3 years of UX experience working within a team of designers.
• Strong understanding of UX principles, methodology, and terminology.
• Strong understanding of core visual design principles.
• Experience with continuous-discovery methodology, and opportunity-solution principles.
• Proficiency with design tools like Miro, Adobe Creative Suite, and Figma.
• Coding experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Daily, millions of lives are improved by the Instem technologies and services that have been deployed by our clients. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to help save and prolong people’s lives, by doing what you do best!Instem stores and processes data using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS). For more information regarding our privacy policy use the following link: http://www.instem.com/about/data-protection.php#LI-PD

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 06:40:35 GMT

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