Staff Visual Designer

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Ui Ux Design

Job Summary

Job Description

The Staff Visual Designer will drive the User Experience vision for next-generation genomic solutions. Responsibilities include designing user workflows, creating wireframes and prototypes, collaborating with product management and engineering, and conducting user testing. The role requires a strong understanding of user-centered design processes and the ability to lead cross-functional workshops. The candidate should have 8+ years of UI design experience. The team is deeply passionate about what they do because they know that their work has the power to improve lives.
Must have:
  • 8+ years of UI design experience with focus on desktop, web, and mobile.
  • Excellent knowledge of user-centered design processes and best practices.
  • Ability to define and communicate UX strategy.
  • Experience with design and prototyping tools like Figma and Adobe Suite.
  • Ability to work well with multi-disciplinary/multi-cultural teams.
Good to have:
  • Master's in Human Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, or related field.
  • Background in scientific, healthcare, or enterprise B2B.

Job Details

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible. Do you want to build products that improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome to treat cancer, diagnose rare diseases, and much more? If that inspires you, we’d love to talk. Illumina is looking for a Staff Visual Designer to help drive the User Experience vision and strategy for next generation genomic solutions that will advance human health and create a world without fear of diseases. You will be responsible for driving the user experience across a wide array of projects, and must be passionate about understanding the underlying personas, use cases, goals, and pain points of our customers, and use these insights to deliver quality products and features. You will report into the Director of User Experience Design, part of Illumina’s User Experience Design team. The User Experience Design team is part of a larger Experience Design department, inclusive of User Experience Research, Industrial Design, Human Factors & Ergonomics, and User Experience teams. The department is part of Illumina’s Research and Development organization, which is the area responsible for all scientific research and product development across Illumina. Our award-winning Experience Design department is mature and thriving. We’d love for you to be part of it. We’ve built a culture fueled by design-led innovation, collaboration, and openness, and established ourselves as the design leader in DNA sequencing technologies. We are deeply passionate about what we do because we know that our work has the power to improve lives. Our work is guided by our user-centered design and co-innovation process that drives Illumina’s world class products and services to be as easy to use and delightful as they are powerful. Our mission is to humanize genomic applications through design and elevate the experience of every Illumina product user. Join us to broaden your impact, grow your career, and apply your craft to a noble human endeavor: help build the next generation Illumina solutions that will enable scientists and clinicians around the globe to make life-changing advances. All About You Responsibilities: * Identify, design and optimize end-to-end user workflows that meet user needs * Design creative solutions for desktop, web, & mobile applications using modern design methods in a variety of product development methodologies including Agile frameworks and Phase-Gate approaches * Develop high level and detailed storyboards, wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes to effectively communicate design concepts * Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to understand and incorporate business and technical requirements in design strategies * Collaborate with technical leads to negotiate design requirements and play an active role in design iterations * Partner with User Researchers on user testing activities to understand design and usability issues and propose changes to solve them * Manage assigned design projects, coordinating design activities with other designers and researchers, to ensure delivery of products that meet business objectives and delight customers * Be able to lead cross-functional workshops, aligning diverse perspectives and facilitating problem-solving and ideation sessions * Be a strong advocate of user centered design processes, ensuring that these processes are foundational to all the projects you oversee All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities. Required skills & qualifications * 8+ years of experience in UI Design with emphasis on desktop, web, and mobile product design * Excellent knowledge of all aspects of user centered design process, methodology, and UI design best practices * Ability to define and communicate a cohesive forward-thinking UX strategy that supports broader business objectives * Ability to breakdown design work and to effectively delegate them to other designers and team members * Demonstrated experience with turning customer insights into comprehensive design requirements and interaction designs * Ability to know when to leverage existing design patterns and when an innovative approach to a design problem is called for * Excellent analytical ability, especially with regards to understanding user behavior and design theories * Advanced experience with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, and the Adobe Creative Suite * A proven track record of working well with multi-disciplinary/multi-cultural teams, and an ability to embrace collaboration with all team members, including product, project, and development team members as well as UX colleagues * Knowledge of the software development process and ability to communicate well with software development teams Preferred skills & qualifications: * Masters in Human Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, Human Factors or other design-related field is preferred * Background in scientific, healthcare, or enterprise B2B is a plus At Illumina, we strive to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace by cultivating an environment in which everyone contributes to our mission. Built on a strong foundation, Illumina has always been rooted in openness, collaboration, and seeking alternative views and perspectives to propel innovation in genomics. We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race. We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and demonstrate our collective commitment to diversity and inclusion in the communities we live and work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact accommodations@illumina.com. To learn more, visit: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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About The Company

At Illumina, our goal is to apply innovative technologies and revolutionary assays to the analysis of genetic variation and function, making studies possible that were not even imaginable just a few years ago. These studies will help make the realization of personalized medicine possible. With such rapid advances in technology taking place, it is mission critical to have solutions that are not only innovative, but flexible, scalable, and complete with industry-leading support and service. As a global company that places high value on collaborative interactions, rapid delivery of solutions, and prioritizing the needs of its customers, we strive to meet this challenge. Illumina’s innovative, array-based solutions for DNA, RNA, and protein analysis serve as tools for disease research, drug development, and the development of molecular tests in the clinic.



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