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Now more than ever our guiding principles are helping us in our search for exceptional talent - candidates who align with our unique workplace culture and who want to maximizethe abundant opportunities for growth and success.

If this describes you then lets talk!

HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation. Whether you are early in your career or an expert in your field you will find HSS an innovative supportive and inclusive environment.

Working with colleagues who love what they do and are deeply committed to our Mission you too can be part of our transformation across the enterprise.

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What you will be doing

You will be our first full-time product designer responsible for shaping the user experience across our data productsfrom clinical dashboards to research analytics and operational insights. You will be a strategic partner to product managers data developers business analysts and clinical informaticists driving end-to-end design from research to delivery.

As a Staff-level contributor you will:

• Set the standard for design excellence across the analytics portfolio

• Define and evangelize design systems patterns and principles

• Lead user research usability testing and journey mapping in complex regulated environments

• Advocate for clinician researcher and business operations end users

• Work across Clinical Financial Research and Business Operations PODs to ensure consistency and scalability

• This is a high-impact high-visibility role that will shape the future of how data is understood and used across our enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end UX/UI of critical data products from concept to launch

• Conduct user research and usability studies with clinicians analysts and executives

• Translate complex data workflows into intuitive actionable interfaces

• Collaborate with Product Managers Data Engineers and BI Developers in agile cross-functional PODs

• Build and maintain a living design system (Figma) aligned with enterprise standards

• Establish user-centered design practices across analytics teams

• Surface unmet needs and deliver solutions users didnt know they had

• Champion accessibility responsiveness and HIPAA-aligned privacy by design

Qualifications

Required

• 8 years of experience in product design with at least 2 years in data-heavy or analytical products (e.g. dashboards BI tools clinical systems)

• Portfolio demonstrating complex problem-solving not just visual design

• Proficiency in Figma user flows wireframing and prototyping

• Experience conducting user research interviews and usability testing

• Deep understanding of information architecture data visualization and user workflows in regulated environments

• Familiarity with healthcare data (e.g. EHRs claims clinical workflows) or enterprise SaaS analytics

• Ability to work independently and exert influence across a wide range of stakeholders

• Strong communication skillsable to present design rationale to both technical and clinical stakeholders

Preferred

• Experience with Databricks Sigma agentic coding Git

• Exposure to AI/ML-driven interfaces or automated insight delivery

• Background in clinical informatics human factors or behavioral design

• Experience mentoring junior designers or leading design initiatives in matrixed teams

Why Join Us

• Be the design pioneer in a high-impact healthcare data org

• Shape how clinicians and researchers interact with data at scale

• Work with modern tools: Databricks Sigma Epic Power Apps AWS

• Influence a culture where design is a strategic lever not a service function

• Help build a unified human-centered data experience across the enterprise

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