Senior Digital UX Product Designer

Onward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands. We’re looking to hire a Senior Digital UX Product Designer for a renowned medical company. This is a full-time, 12-month W2 contract opportunity that is fully remote.

In this role, you’ll join the Cardiovascular Research App team—a nimble, innovative group within a cutting-edge digital healthcare ecosystem—where you’ll lead design efforts for a native mobile app that supports cardiovascular research and innovation. You’ll have the opportunity to work autonomously, bringing thoughtful, user-centric features to life in a fast-paced, incubator-style environment. As the sole designer, you’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders and help shape the app’s evolving experience from end to end.

The application deadline for this role is 06/09/2025.

Senior Digital UX Product Designer Responsibilities:

• Serve as the sole Product Designer for a native mobile application focused on cardiovascular research participation.

• Partner closely with the Technical Product Owner to deliver innovative, user-centric features that align with both research and clinical goals.

• Lead the end-to-end design process including research, user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and design QA.

• Translate complex healthcare and research needs into engaging, intuitive UX/UI solutions that drive user engagement and accessibility.

• Rapidly iterate on features and capabilities in an incubator-style environment, using design best practices to test usability and scalability.

• Design for a composable architecture, ensuring modular features are scalable and integrate seamlessly into broader healthcare and research systems.

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and provide clear, actionable design specifications to engineering teams.

• Work independently with limited oversight while engaging a Lead Digital Product Designer for occasional historical guidance and onboarding support.

• Advocate for design excellence and help shape the app’s evolving user experience with a strategic and empathetic approach.
  

Senior Digital UX Product Designer Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in product design, with a focus on native mobile applications.

• Proven ability to operate as a solo designer, owning all stages of the product design lifecycle in an agile environment.

• Expertise in Figma (or equivalent tools) for UX/UI design, prototyping, and collaboration.

• Experience designing for healthcare, medical, or research-oriented applications is strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of mobile design systems, accessibility standards, and human-centered design principles.

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, iterative, and experimental environments.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Detail-oriented with a passion for crafting thoughtful, scalable, and user-first solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, or related field preferred (or equivalent experience).
  

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

• Life Insurance.

• 401(k) Program.

• Commuter Benefit.

• eLearning & Ongoing Training.

• Education Reimbursement.

• Eligibility requires working over 30 hours per week on an assignment lasting at least 10 weeks.

If you meet the qualifications and are excited about this opportunity, apply today! Our team will connect with you to discuss next steps, support you through the interview process, and advocate for your success.

About Onward Search

Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing, and technology professionals. We work with our nationwide clients to continuously pipeline and fill specialized roles. As such, not all jobs contain an application deadline.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected category. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment.
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Employment Eligibility

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp / Independent Contractor arrangements. All freelancers will be hired as W2 employees.

Benefits

We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan to all eligible full-time temporary employees. Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.

Virtual Interview Process

To help streamline the hiring process and ensure a more flexible and accessible experience for all candidates, we’ve partnered with Apriora, a virtual interviewing platform. For select job openings, you may receive an invitation to interview with Alex, our virtual interviewer, via email at alex@onwardsearch.com.

Alex will guide you through a brief set of questions to help us better understand your background and interests. The virtual interview can be completed on your own time, and your responses will be reviewed by our recruiting team as part of the screening process.

To learn more about the platform, visit Apriora’s website.

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