At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
Medtronic is a leader in the field of neuromodulation, continuously innovating groundbreaking therapies and technologies. We are committed to improving patient outcomes and enhancing the quality of life through our advanced medical devices and solutions.
As Principal User Experience Designer in the Neuromodulation System Solutions team, you are passionate about human-centered design and have a deep understanding of the process and craft, but also have a nimble, creative and pragmatic approach. You will be part of a multidisciplinary UX and HF team (Usability Safety, Validation, Research, and Ul Design) and collaborate on new product features and user experience enhancements for patients, their caregivers, and healthcare professionals.
The role reports into the Senior Manager UX/HF Engineering.
A portfolio of work demonstrating experience creating exceptional design solutions is a requirement for application.
A Day in the Life
- Lead the UI design for mobile apps and responsive web platforms that meet patient, caregiver and business needs, align with UX strategy, and are technically feasible
- Lead the UX architecture for all things digital systems
- Continuously learn, grow and improve the craft of UX and UI design
- Encourage a design process that is scalable, delivers consistency, creates efficiencies, and supports cross-team collaboration
- Work closely with product leads, design team, and development programs to plan design efforts and define goals
- Utilize Human-Centered Design, Outcome Driven Innovation (ODI) and similar processes to guide the creation of UI designs
- Participate in initial exploration processes to identify user needs and opportunities to satisfy those needs
- Interact directly with users through human-centered design techniques including participation in observational research, interviews, and concept testing to uncover needs, learn about user behavior and explore design concepts
- Direct the creation of interactive prototypes for responsive web and mobile apps
- Lead project definition activities, such as workshops and requirements sessions
- Participate in usability testing of prototypes, documenting findings and making design recommendations
- Create design specs (user flows, prototypes, user interface design specifications) to communicate concepts and designs to internal partners
- Work with developers to maintain design intent and bring concepts to life
- Support creation and maintenance of a library of design elements to ensure reusable, proven and tested patterns are clearly documented and consistently implemented
- Navigate regulated product development process to deliver design intent that addresses user and business needs
- Prepare clear and effective oral and written reports of current design activities status, progress and plan, as required by project or department management
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technically related field.
- required with 7+ years of relevant experience or Advanced degree with 5+ years of experience
Nice to Have
- A strong candidate will present their work via portfolio, case studies, or other examples
- Desire to make a big impact on how people experience healthcare through elegantly designed interactions
- Strong creative problem solving and pattern recognition skills
- Curious, empathetic, creative and a continual learner
- Is self-motivated and proactive, always thinking ahead for the team
- Able to manage ambiguity, work autonomously, keep organized, and multitask
- Enjoys working with a diverse and highly skilled team
- Demonstrated experience designing consumer-level mobile and web applications
- Have a clear understanding of all aspects of User Experience and User Interface Design
- Experience with UX design of enterprise B2B software including responsive sites and enterprise software
- Possess an awareness of design patterns for responsive web and mobile, why they are important, and how and when to use them
- Experience using Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Axure or other visual design and prototyping tools
- Experience conducting user testing / user research
- Experience creating experience frameworks to structure user research insights – e.g., user journeys, service blueprints, affinity diagrams, value proposition canvas
- Experience designing to Section 508 / WCAG 2.0 accessibility guidelines
- Experience designing for internationalization and supporting localization
- Working knowledge of HTML / CSS / JavaScript / XML
- Familiar with applying scalable UI design systems
- Work effectively with all levels of the organization
- Communicate clearly, in written, verbal and visual forms, being equally facile with technical and non-technical team members
- Ability to quickly understand and become proficient in domain knowledge
- Working knowledge of neuromodulation therapy, clinical data, business plans and competitive products
- Medical device and/or previous Medtronic experience
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$142,400.00 - $213,600.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
About Medtronic
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