User Interface (UI) & User Experience (UX) Designer

Purpose of the post

Health Data Research UK requires the services of an experienced User Interface (UI) / Experience (UX) Designer to work within its technology team. You will work across a range of HDR UK technical solutions including the Health Data Research Gateway, the Disease Atlas, Researcher Registry, Phenotype Library and Cohort Discovery.

The role will involve defining the user experience that will inform user journeys, designs and user stories for the HDR UK roadmap. You will help drive innovation in line with business strategies and goals. You will manage and co-ordinate the expectations of multiple interested parties with different requirements and timelines.

Main responsibilities

• Build out of user stories and development of UI designs for the Gateway and our wider technical portfolio, working with key internal and external stakeholders
• Document end-to-end user journeys to provide simple and compelling user experiences, ensuring these are objective, succinct and documented
• Co-ordinate internal and external workshops to gather user requirements and build user stories
• Validate designs with key partners
• Collaborate with technical partners providing relevant services which need to be integrated, for example cohort discovery functionality
• Collaborate with the HDR UK technology team that provides the underpinning technology and processes including the Gateway

Experience

• Experience in a UI/UX Design role
• Experience in working on complex projects with competing priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• Experience communicating and managing multiple stakeholders
• Experience planning and running design thinking workshops and useability tests in-person and/or virtually
• Passion for the user journey through infrastructure & services technologies
• Experience of working within Healthcare, UK Public Sector, Academia, Life-Sciences, Clinical Trials or Research
• Experience using Figma, LucidChart, Confluence, JIRA, Trello, and similar Agile project management tools as part of an Agile / SCRUM team environment.