UI/UX Designer

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Primary duties/responsibilities:

• Identifies UI and UX design needs for the company’s applications, platforms, and digital assets.
• Develops and conceptualizes UI/UX design strategies to ensure consistency and best practices.
• Produces high-quality UI/UX designs using wireframes, flow diagrams, graphic and visual design, sitemaps, prototypes, and storyboards.
• Designs UI elements, such as search boxes, navigation menus, widgets, and tabs, for the company’s applications, platforms, and digital assets using various UI/UX tools.
• Test UI elements, forms, form elements, page designs, page layouts, target links, and page flows.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Communications team and internal and external designers to make sure that tailor-made content is being created and delivered to the digital users.
• Provides advice and guidance on the implementation of UX research methods and tests to ensure proper prediction and analysis of user behavior.
• Functions as an internal UI/UX Subject Matter Expert and recommends best-practice solutions.
• Performs other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Proven work experience as a UI/UX designer or a similar role.
• Portfolio of UI/UX design work for both mobile and web platforms
• Good knowledge of Sketch, InVision, HTML, Visio, iOS, Android, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.
• Proficient with visual design programs such as Adobe Photoshop and others.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment to create top-performing interfaces for end users.
• Experience with coding and ability to troubleshoot using HTML, CSS, and comparable languages.
• Continued education and research into UX trends and current design strategy and technologies.
• Experience creating storyboards and website mapping.

* Minimum level of education and years of relevant work experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (e.g. computer science, web design, graphic design, etc.) and a minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology or related environment OR equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience as the principal resource for UI/UX design OR equivalent experience and/or education