[Hiring] User Experience (UX) Designer @1000 European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Role Description

We are seeking a proactive and creative User Experience (UX) Designer to join our dynamic team. This role is ideal for a designer with experience in data-heavy environments who can craft intuitive, user-centric interfaces and workflows for complex scientific applications. If you are passionate about bridging the gap between scientific innovation and user needs, we invite you to be part of shaping the future of scientific discovery.

• Understand users deeply
  • Conduct user interviews, usability tests, and feedback sessions to understand user needs, priorities, and pain points
  • Develop user personas, journey maps, and research-backed insights that guide strategic design decisions
  • Analyse usage data and user behaviour to identify opportunities for improvement
• Design exceptional experiences
  • Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity user interfaces for data-intensive life science tools and platforms
  • Design accessible, WCAG-compliant solutions that serve diverse user needs and abilities
  • Iterate rapidly based on user feedback, analytics, and testing to continuously enhance usability
• Collaborate and influence
  • Partner with software developers, project managers, scientists, and other stakeholders throughout the design lifecycle to align goals and incorporate feedback
  • Contribute to the maintenance and evolution of design systems to ensure cohesion across diverse interfaces
  • Use visual communication tools to effectively present design concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Champion user-centered design thinking across the organisation

Qualifications

• Proven UX design experience, ideally in data-intensive, scientific or technical domains
• Proficiency in using modern design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, Axure, or similar
• Strong ability to conduct and synthesise user research and usability testing into actionable insights
• Accessibility championship with practical experience designing to WCAG standards
• Design systems knowledge and experience with component libraries and maintaining interface consistency at scale
• Complex problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify intricate workflows and data-rich interfaces
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate design rationales and collaborate effectively
• Self-starter mindset and ability to quickly grasp scientific and technical concepts, adapting designs to suit the needs of diverse stakeholders
• Evidence of staying ahead of UX trends by actively exploring emerging tools and methodologies

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Psychology, Computer Science, or relevant fields
• Familiarity with life sciences, genomics, or bioinformatics tools and their user bases
• Basic understanding of front-end development (HTML, CSS) to bridge design and development
• Demonstrable experience in using AI-driven solutions and designing data-rich interfaces
• Understanding of Agile or Lean UX processes within interdisciplinary teams

Benefits

• Financial incentives: Monthly family, child and non-resident allowances, annual salary review, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances
• Flexible working arrangements - including hybrid working patterns
• Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)
• Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition public holidays
• Relocation package including installation grant (if required)
• Campus life: Free shuttle bus to and from work, on-site library, subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria, casual dress code, extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)
• Family benefits: On-site nursery, 10 days of child sick leave, generous parental leave, holiday clubs on campus and monthly family and child allowances
• Benefits for non-UK residents: Visa exemption, education grant for private schooling, financial support to travel back to your home country every second year and a monthly non-resident allowance