Position Overview
The purpose of the Product Designer role is to provide the Product Team with design ideas for the Vantage SaaS platform for any given project. There is also a requirement to provide design services to the Research Team for client reports.
Reporting to the Head of IT, the post holder will primarily be responsible for the design of new initiatives that have been contracted with the business. This will include producing and presenting new design mock-ups that meet the business or client requirements and providing design enhancements to the existing modules within the Vantage platform. The role will also require you to produce new design initiatives for ideas that are in the early stages of product refinement.
The post holder will lead on all aspect of the design phase with the Product and Vantage Development Teams. They will be responsible for the transition from ideation, refinement, design and implementation support with the developers.
The Research Team provide reports to clients on a regular basis, these reports will need to be transformed from their raw state into a client presentable product. The post holder will be required to deliver a high level of design accuracy and consistency before it is presented to the customer.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned)
Design of new Vantage SaaS applications as required by the Product Team, this will include working closely with developers and possibly the client to establish an agreed and signed off design document.
Provide design enhancements for the existing products within the Vantage platform, this includes simulations, Query Builder, Query Analyser, Cohort Builder and any newly implemented products.
Proactively identify opportunities for design enhancements across existing and new products and collaborate with stakeholders to implement innovative UX solutions.
Develop user journey maps to deeply understand user needs, pain points, and apply this insight to improve user flows and interactions across the Vantage platform.
Produce mockups based on the ideas developed through planning and discovery sessions.
Provide design services to the Research Team for client reports and image amendments
Supply the required marketing material for conferences and exhibitions, this could include posters leaflets and banners.
Monitoring and updating allocated tasks using the Jira application.
Updating the team on work progress in the daily stand-up meetings, highlighting any potential delivery delays.
Ensure assigned training is completed within the given timeframe.
Keep all design work documented and accessible to other team members in SharePoint.
Education, Professional Skills & Experience
Degree level education, ideally in design or marketing, but not essential.
Relevant experience in a similar role (2-3 years minimum).
A high level of experience in using the Adobe Suite of tools in a business environment.
Personal Skills & Competencies
Experience or interest in the healthcare and/or pharmaceutical sector.
Great listening skills, inquisitive with a desire to learn.
Excellent communication and exceptional interpersonal skills.
Willing to travel to the Hammersmith office when required.
Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Ability to perform under stress.
Ability to multitask.
Regular and consistent attendance.