User Experience Designer - Pharma Development Informatics

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As a User Experience Designer (UXD) you will focus on solving complex problems and transform them into simple and elegant solutions for internal and external customers. The UXD will need to partner and maintain a close collaboration with Business Analysts, UX Researchers, other UX Designers, Product Owners, Product Managers and IT Business Partners and development teams to ensure a consistent and engaging user experience of a product from conception to launch.

What you'll do

·  Strategize and brainstorm on new concepts and improve existing workflows across various domains ranging from clinical science, biometrics, regulatory, safety and quality areas.
·  Translate ideas and requirements into design concepts and solutions with wireframes, prototypes, journey maps, storyboards and design specifications.
·  Closely partner with user researchers and uncover insights from research and evaluation studies to guide design decisions.
·  Draw insights from behavioral analytics and metrics to influence design decisions.
·  Contribute, refine and maintain a design system framework.
·  Conduct heuristic evaluations across various products.
·  Create design guidelines, templates and document best practices; stay abreast of industry trends and methodologies.
·  Advocate a human-centered design approach for internal, external and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products.
·  Actively participate and contribute to research and design reviews.

Who we are

Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions. Roche offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment.The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Desired profile

Who you are

·  Advanced degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Centered Design, Cognitive Psychology or other related fields.
·  Early-mid career experience driving user experience design preferably in healthcare areas - biotechnology, pharmaceuticals or medical devices.
·  Ability to create wireframes, flows and interactive prototypes in Adobe XD, Figma, Sketch, Keynote, Omnigraffle, Balsamiq or similar tools.
·  Proficient in communicating design decisions based on research and rationale across diverse audiences and various levels of the organization.
·  Experience with HCD in agile environments.
·  Problem solver with a collaborative mindset and a desire to learn.
·  Bonus points if you're able to participate and contribute to research activities ranging from and not limited to user research, usability evaluation, personas, journey mapping and usage scenarios; understanding of front-end development including angular, react, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
·  A portfolio showcasing your work is required for consideration.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer.
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