The Pattern group at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard focuses on the design and development of visualization tools to help researchers discover, explore and explain insights.We're looking for a talented full-time UI designer/developer to join our team.
You will participate in meetings with researchers to understand scientific goals, collaborate with designers and software engineers to iteratively explore solutions, create high-fidelity designs, and work closely with development teams to turn those designs into functional tools. This is a great position for a designer who is passionate about creating easy to understand and easy to use software tools that will drive science forward!
Responsibilities
* Collaborate with scientists to identify essential research questions that support a project's strategic goals
* Understand potential users' spectrum of needs and the problems to be solved
* Collaborate with the Pattern team to explore and iteratively refine design solutions, producing sketches, workflow diagrams, and wireframes
* Organize and co-lead design reviews with key project stakeholders
* Prepare low-fidelity mockups and other design artifacts for user testing, capturing and incorporating user feedback
* Produce high-fidelity clickable mockups; ensure design objectives are clearly communicated to the development team
* Provide support during the implementation phase, evolving the design as necessary
* Review prototypes from development team and evaluate solutions against original project goals
Qualifications
* Bachelor or Masters Degree in design or related field
* 2-3 years of work experience designing web-based tools
* Advanced understanding of user interface approaches
* Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite apps (especially Illustrator, Photoshop, and Xd)
* Familiarity with prototyping software (e.g., Sketch, Figma, Balsamiq)
* Proficient in Javascript, HTML, and CSS
* Exceptional visual and interaction design skills
* Detail oriented
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Thrives in a collaborative and iterative research environment