Hybrid UX Designer

at Diabetes Youth Families

• Job title: UX Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: $118,700 - $156,800 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Android, Azure, Cloud, Invision, iOS, JavaScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Diego, United States

About the role

• UX Designer developing user experiences for the Omnipod Mobile App Suite. Collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced agile environment for mobile applications development.

Responsibilities

• Work on tactical and innovation UX initiatives within an agile environment on mobile applications-Android and iOS.
• This includes working with Marketing, Technical Product Marketing and Systems teams to support requirements definition as it relates to UX to create a cohesive user experience across the apps space.
• Defining safe, effective and delightful user experiences for mobile experiences using industry standard tools such as Creative Cloud, Sketch, Zeplin, Overflow/Invision/Azure, etc.
• Delivery of said UX work with a variety of tools in an agile development environment- wireframes, asset delivery, GUI specifications, etc.
• Work in a fast-paced agile development team, who are located in - Boston, San Diego and Tijuana using Webex, JIRA, Confluence, Aha! And other collaboration tools.
• Contribute to UX discussions with key technical integration partners such as Glooko, Tidepool, etc.
• Understand their requirements, APIs and lead UX requirements including branding discussions.
• Work with User Research and Human Factors team to iteratively test early concepts and apply user centered design best practices to our work.
• Proactively engage with research to drive testing of your concepts.
• Present design concepts and user experience vision in a compelling and positive manner (with whiteboard sketches, storyboards, prototypes, wireframes or interactive presentations) to all levels of the company-from tactical agile software teams and to our customers.
• Collaborate heavily with Clinical and Human Factors to ensure our designs are safe and effective and meet FDA guidelines for a medical device experience but hold a high bar on how we can delight the user as well.
• Drive innovation initiatives related to UX process, tools or our overall design language and experiences.
• Collaborate with the multifunctional teams to help define world class user experiences and a holistic customer experience across touch points, primarily focused on the Omnipod product experience. This may include a variety of customer touchpoints- OOBE, web, mobile, product, integrations, other wearables, and including how it may integrate with the Global Customer Experience.
• Contribute to corporate UX design language development, standards and frameworks as our brand evolves.
• Evangelize the role of UX design across the company.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or Master’s (Psychology, Computer Science, HCI, Industrial Engineering, Interaction Design, Design, Human Factors or equivalent) required
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in UX and product design, ideally with a focus on developing and implementing customer centric products, with multiple touchpoints (Product, mobile, web) globally
• Advanced knowledge in Industry standard UX/Dev tools- Invision/Balsamic/Azure, Zeplin, Creative Cloud, Framer, Sketch, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.
• Fluent in usability standards and design heuristics and responsive design techniques.
• Advanced knowledge of Android and iOS UI guidelines and platforms
• Strong portfolio required with strong storytelling and presentation skills
• 1-3 years of experience working in an agile development environment with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Helix, Aha!
• Ability to collaborate cross functionally, specifically in areas of product development working closely with clinical partners such as Human Factors
• Experience and demonstrated success in execution of mobile applications UX in either consumer or medical devices.
• Preference for experience working on medical devices or consumer wearables
• Working knowledge of User Research tools and methodologies and ability to work with researchers to drive research goals and objectives to drive user centered design approach
• Experience working effectively with cross-functional teams on high-visibility initiatives in a distributed environment-Boston, San Diego and Tijuana
• Intellectual curiosity, including the willingness to dig in and learn more about things.
• Ability to prototype when necessary preferred

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off (PTO)
• And additional employee wellness programs