Lead Consultant - User Experience (Ux) Designer

JOB TITLE : Lead Consultant - User Experience (UX) Designer

CAREER LEVEL: Leverage technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, information technology? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the IT strategy in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

ABOUT OUR IT TEAM

It’s a dynamic and results-oriented environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The UX team is currently made up of experts in UX Research, UX Design, UI/ Visual Design and Accessibility, across the UK (Cambridge, Macclesfield), US (Wilmington, DE; Gaithersburg, MD), India (Chennai), Mexico (Guadalajara), and China (Shanghai).  We’re an empoweredteam, offering great opportunities and able to make a real difference to people’s lives.

Role Description

The Senior UXDesigner/Researcheris responsible forusing research to understand what users want/need from digital products & services then using these insights to design products that are easy, safe, and delightful to use.  These products and services will include both external(patient- and/or doctor-facing) and internal colleague-/scientist-facing tools, and cover a range of platforms (devices, websites, mobile apps, etc.).We are looking for someone who can own and run a full, end-to-end UCD process. Whilst you should have strong UX Design skills, ideally you should have a good working knowledge of UX research methodologies and be able to carry out user research/usability testing yourself when necessary.

Working by yourself or with a Researcher, you will use qualitative/quantitative user research studies and/or analyse data from existing research. Ideally you will have experience with a range of user research methods including interviewing and observation.  You will use the outputs of the researchto inform the early design process; for example, creating personas or user journey maps. 

Using the available insights, you will then design the product’shigh-level UX(e.g. via flows and wireframes), plus lower-level interaction designs (e.g. via interactive prototypes)which unambiguously communicate the intended product experience.While visual design skills are a plus, our team’s focus is on maximum usability, not aesthetics.

You will iteratively improve your designs based on results from usability testing (carried out by yourself or others).  You will work closely with technical developers during the build process to manage compromises and ensure the best possible UXis launched.

You will find ways to measure and prove the impact and value that your research and design interventions have made to the end user and/or the business

In order to make efficient use of our resources and ensure a consistent and learnable experience across products (when applicable), you will help to create design libraries where proven design patterns and interactions are documented for future reuse.

You will act as an advocate for users by ensuring that UX is kept top of mind throughout the design process. You will champion UX across the organization by helping senior Global stakeholders and project team members understand the value of UX, the User-Centred Design process and when/how to engage our team.

You will coach/mentor junior UX staff in core UX skills as well as stakeholder and project management.

Requirements (Technical)

• A thorough understanding of UXprinciplesfrom on-the-job experience

• Experience (typically 5+ years) as a UXDesigner – ideally working either in or for large, client-side companies. Experience working in a global distributed organization preferred

• Experience across UX Research methodologies– e.g. interviews, surveys, usability testing, field trials – and how they fit into a full UCD process.  (Direct experience moderating such research is preferred).

• Experience using research insights to make design decisions, and in creating strategic design documents such as Personas, User Journey Maps and Storyboards.

• Experience creating high-level information architectures, low-level flows and wireframes, interaction designs, interactive prototypes, etc.

• Experience with using Figma or similar tools for UX design andinteractive prototyping

• A portfolio of case studies where good UCDhas made a difference to the quality of digital products and services

• Experience designing products for multiple platforms and user groups

• Working knowledge of Accessibility/ Inclusive Design principals and guidelines – i.e. ensuring the best experience for all users, independent of their (dis)ability

Requirements (Soft Skills)

• A self-starter, not requiring hand-holding.

• An excellent listener, with the ability to quickly filter the relevant user insights for design

• An excellent presenter, succinctly imparting UXdesigns, with appropriate rationale, in both written and spoken formats, and in plain, non-technicallanguage

• Great influencing skills, including the ability to evangelize UCD to stakeholders

• A great team player, able to work well as part of a small UX team and alsocollaborate closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Technical Developers, etc.

• Motivated to both give and receive constructive criticism on UX designs

• Able to successfully juggle the competing demands of multiple concurrent projects within a global corporate environment

• Must have excellent fluency in English- both verbal and written

WHY JOIN US?

We’re a network of high-reaching self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering premier technology and data solutions.

We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it’s because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters.

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Date Posted

01-Mar-2024

Closing Date

15-Mar-2024

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.