About the role
The UX/UI Designer is responsible for creating intuitive, user-centered designs for healthcare SaaS applications. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams—including product managers, engineers, and clinicians—to deliver innovative solutions that enhance user experience and align with strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities:
User-Centered Design & Research
Conduct user interviews, usability testing, and persona development
Apply empathy-driven design thinking to healthcare workflows
Translate research insights into actionable design improvements
Prototyping & Interaction Design
Create wireframes, mockups, and high-fidelity prototypes using tools like Figma and Adobe XD
Design user flows and interaction models that support clinical and administrative tasks
Iterate designs based on feedback from users and stakeholders
Design Systems & Consistency
Build and maintain design systems and component libraries
Ensure consistency across products through reusable components and style guides
Collaborate with engineering to align design libraries with code libraries
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to align design with business strategy
Facilitate workshops and iterative design sessions to co-create solutions
Communicate design rationale and user needs effectively across teams
Accessibility & Compliance Awareness
Design for accessibility following WCAG standards
Ensure UI components meet usability and legal standards for diverse user populations
Incorporate healthcare compliance requirements such as HIPAA into design decisions
Required Qualifications:
Education & Experience Guidelines
Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
1-3 years of relevant work experience
Proficiency in design tools: Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD
Strong understanding of UX principles, accessibility, and responsive design
Experience in agile development environments
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Ability to translate complex requirements into user-friendly designs
Occasional travel may be required.
Other Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Certifications:
Familiarity with healthcare compliance standards (e.g., HIPAA)
Experience with design systems and component libraries
Knowledge of HTML/CSS and front-end development practices
Certification in UX design or related field
Experience with data visualization and dashboard design
Fortive 9 Behaviors by Level:
Executing and Contributing
Customer Obsessed: Understands the customer’s needs through observation, questioning and going to Gemba.
Strategic: Uses data to make informed decisions while anticipating future trends and aligning actions with organizational goals.
Innovation for Impact: Proactively explores new perspectives and experiments to solve day-to-day problems.
Inspiring: Understands how their work contributes to the organization’s purpose.
Builds Extraordinary Teams: Actively fosters collaboration by contributing positively, supporting shared goals, helping others succeed, and celebrating team achievements together.
Courageous: Shows strength through action—moves quickly toward goals, embraces uncertainty, speaks up, and perseveres through challenges with confidence and integrity.
Delivers Results: Sets high standards and consistently delivers by focusing priorities and overcoming obstacles, and upholding organizational values.
Adaptable: Applies rigor by working thoroughly and following processes without cutting corners while remaining adaptable.
Lead with FBS: Goes to Gemba—observes real-world processes, not just meetings. Embraces FBS by applying its fundamentals to improve work, engage in kaizen, and continuously grow knowledge and usage.
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