UI/UX Designer

Job description

·  Job facts

Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of design principles, practices and implementation in complex systems and assignments. General responsibilities include design concept generation, participating in design reviews, development and testing to assess performance against design specification; reliability testing, and assessment of system interactions. Makes independent decisions. Assist in the development of manufacturing processes and troubleshooting issues to determine root cause and possible engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

·  Consistently uses company concepts, policies and procedures, familiar with and follows standard practices.
·  Projects are assigned with defined scope and goals.
·  Direction is provided by more senior engineering staff, management or project leader.
·  Participates in efforts to define new components, products or processes and identify technical challenges.
·  Makes suggestions to improve work processes.
·  Creates potentially patentable components for systems, or processes.
·  Plans and executes assigned projects; utilizes thorough technical and theoretical understanding of numerous techniques.
·  Analyzes data, evaluates results, forms conclusions and provides/implements process or document improvements.
·  Applies advanced engineering knowledge to projects.
·  Executes experiments; participates in experimental design.
·  Utilizes DOE where appropriate.
·  Participates in technical team activities.
·  Shares knowledge and expertise with others.
·  Participates in project planning, process updates and contributes to experimental design.
·  Prepares and delivers presentations of project results to own or other groups.
·  Monitors work to ensure quality, and continuously promote Quality First Time.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:BS degree or equivalent in a directly related discipline

Experience: Minium 4 years of related experience.MS degree in directly related discipline + 2 years of related experience required; OR, PhD degree in a directly related discipline and no experience required.

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

·  Demonstrates potential for technical proficiency, engineering creativity, collaboration with others and independent thought.
·  Strong understanding of engineering principles and concepts.
·  Understands and uses the foundational practices for requirements management, development and analysis.
·  Understands and uses the foundational processes and practices for SW planning.
·  Uses company and industry design practices as applied to assignments.
·  Uses company coding practices as applied to assignments.
·  Uses company practices for SW integration and test.
·  Solid contributor. Deepen their craft; talk about their work.
·  Strong in one and capable in two others. (From the following: Qualitative UX research; Quantitative UX research; Data visualization; Business&Prioritization modelling; Interaction design; Visual design; Special design areas; Engineering frameworks; UX/UE Evaluation; UE process in medical devices; UX/UE frameworks; Workshop facilitation)
·  Keeps up to date with UX trends.
·  Decision making within own project / area of responsibility while understanding impact beyond their project. Drive alignment of their designs across projects
·  Consistently demonstrates Roche values and growing in areas of Roche core competencies.
·  Willing to challenge own ideas based on feedback.
·  Comfortable with change and implementation upon guidance. Brings forward ideas for problem solving in area of responsibility.
·  Embedded in project team. May be engaged in cross-functional or cross-organizational working group. Plan, prepare and conduct Usability Validations / Summative Usability Tests.
·  Manages multiple stakeholder expectations / needs, mainly on peer level. Facilitates decision making. Knows when to escalate.
·  Comfortable to reach out to other organizations / departments in company; mainly peer level.
·  Working with internal and external (i.e. design agencies, 3rd party supplier) stakeholders on project level.
·  Can guide and coach less senior peers; capable to take on UX Lead in small, less complex projects under supervision.
·  Understands UX role within immediate organization.
·  Conduct user research, analyze and synthesize the findings and transform them into user interaction concepts.
·  Evaluate design concepts and transform findings into design enhancements.
·  Drive the analysis of usability related risks and design of mitigations.

·  Who we are

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, innovates and manufactures instruments and reagents that automate tissue processing and slide staining for cancer diagnostics. Our integrated staining, workflow management and digital pathology solutions optimize laboratory efficiency to reduce errors and support diagnosis for pathology professionals. Together with Roche, Ventana is driving personalized healthcare through accelerated drug discovery and companion diagnostics.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.