Hybrid UX Designer

at Kneat Solutions

• Job title: UX Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Axure, Azure
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Limerick, Ireland

About the role

• UX Designer designing user-centric, complex web applications at Kneat, enhancing user experiences in regulated environments. Collaboration with teams to create intuitive, elegant interfaces supporting scientific workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that reflect user needs while adhering to industry standards.
• Create user flows and interaction patterns for highly complex workflows, ensuring scalability and ease of use.
• Develop intuitive information architecture for navigating dense, data-heavy applications.
• Partner with product managers, developers, and data scientists to align user experience with business goals and technical constraints.
• Advocate for the user while balancing the nuances of regulatory compliance and scientific accuracy.
• Provide input during Agile development cycles to ensure the implementation aligns with design specifications.
• Maintain and evolve a design system that ensures consistency across the web application.
• Leverage and contribute to the creation of reusable UI components specific to scientific workflows.
• Design interfaces that effectively present complex data visualizations, charts, and analytics in user-friendly formats.
• Ensure designs support high-level decision-making in scientific and regulatory contexts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience as a UX Designer, ideally in life sciences, healthcare, or similarly complex domains.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or Axure.
• Strong portfolio showcasing complex web application designs, including data-rich dashboards and multi-step workflows.
• Deep understanding of usability principles, accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG), and responsive design.
• Experience designing for complex systems with significant data and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to create data visualizations and interactive elements that are intuitive and insightful.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools like Azure DevOps and Jira.
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS principles for effective collaboration with developers (coding skills not required but a plus).
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to advocate for design decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible work arrangements
• Health benefits
• Training & professional development