Job Description
The User Experience (UX) Designer analyze, plan and sequence the interactions that a person has with software or application over time. Working with research insights from the Human-centered design process, the UX Designer listens to the needs of our patients and physicians and responds with design that delivers against our key criteria for good design at Mayo Clinic: easy, clear, useful and pleasing. Analyzes research findings and recommendations to plan and deliver Use Cases, User Journeys, User Flow Diagrams, Navigation Structures and Information Architecture in order to optimize the User Experience of our digital properties. In partnership with Product and Engineering team, shape products that advocate for user needs, delivers on business requirements, and contributes to a best-in-class seamless user experience throughout product discovery and development. Designs for browsers, responsive web, native apps, smart watches, kiosks, web-connected health monitoring devices and other consumer and health interfaces and systems. Creates and delivers Storyboards, Wireframes, Interface Modules and Pages, Prototypes and Design Specifications. Evaluates designs according to project specific and enterprise standard metrics. Understands and designs to meet WCAG 2.0 AA Accessibility Standard. Collaborates with the Experience Design team to maintain, grow, implement and refine Mayo Clinic's Digital Design Language. Facilitate Design Workshops and synthesizes divergent ideas into a cohesive Design Proposals. Provides oversight of vendors that assist with Experience Design scope of work.
Qualifications
High School Diploma/GED required and 7 years of experience.
Understanding of the Human Centered Design (HCD) process. Working knowledge of current User Experience methods. Excellent visual communication skills, and refined ability to clarify complex problems. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including confident presentation skills. Excellent ability to design on behalf of people with serious and complex medical conditions. Self-motivated and excellent organizational skills to lead critical projects. Keeps up with Design industry knowledge and brings to bear on operations. Brings innovation in process or methods to the Experience Design section. Mentors Experience Designers in their work. Demonstrates knowledge of the ethics and professionalism in Design. Good understanding of the security / sensitivity around patient medical data. Experience working with Accessibility concerns for Digital products. End-to-end knowledge of all stages of User Experience Design (Sketching, Prototyping, Iteration, Refinement and Evaluation). Perspective on accessibility and how to infuse accessibility in all facets of the product development process. Understands the working methods of colleagues in Experience Design such as Researchers and Front End Engineers. Can communicate clearly to a project or executive team. Demonstrated use of an iterative design cycle method to refine products. Demonstrated knowledge of design tools and platforms (Adobe CS, Sketch, Figma, Mural, Invision etc.). Experience working in Scrum Agile methodology to define User Stories as part of sprint planning. We practice Human-Centered Design (HCD) and product development at Mayo Clinic, which aligns with our core organizational value that "the needs of the patient come first."
