Senior Forward Deployed UX Designer (Nashville, TN)

Job TitleSenior Forward Deployed UX Designer (Nashville, TN)Job DescriptionAs a Senior Forward Deployed UX Designer within the Azurion Eye program, you will work shoulder-to-shoulder with clinicians and engineers inside a partner hospital, leading the experience design of next-generation AI-enabled solutions for the Image Guided Therapy Systems (IGT-S) business unit. Embedded on-site in a small forward-deployed pod, you will translate real clinical workflows into adaptive, user intent-based experiences which can scale into Azurion Eye software solutions. At IGT, we are dedicated to supporting patients through innovative, minimally invasive procedures, helping them return to the lives they love.What is the Azurion Eye program? It advances Philips’ strategy to embed AI into clinical workflows by combining clinical intelligence, computer vision, predictive analytics, and AI-powered orchestration. The platform helps clinicians make faster, better-informed decisions, improve procedural efficiency through intuitive tableside control, and enhance patient safety with precision imaging and reduced radiation exposure, including in-room 3D CT-like imaging for stroke care.Embedded within a strategic US clinical partner hospital, you will help accelerate Philips’ AI-powered Cath Lab platform. You will be embedded on-site at a strategic partner hospital as the senior UX lead of a forward-deployed pod, with backbone support from the teams in Best (Netherlands) and Bangalore (India). Reporting to the Design Director IGT Systems, you will be part of a group of world-class designers from the Philips Experience Design community responsible for UX, product, and service experience design across IGT Systems’ product lines. Travel will be required for work on-site at the partner hospital for the duration of engagements, with occasional travel to Best/Bangalore.Your role:Lead human-centered design efforts by immersing yourself in clinical environments to understand user needs, workflows, and challenges. Through research, observation, and collaboration, you will identify opportunities and translate insights into meaningful experiences that improve patient care and clinician efficiency.Create and validate user-centered solutions in close partnership with clinicians, hospital IT teams, engineers, and product leaders. Working iteratively from concept through prototype, you will ensure solutions align with business objectives, scale across markets, and reflect Philips’ Design Language System and brand standards.Help shape the future of intelligent healthcare experiences by defining how users interact with AI-powered systems and services. You will contribute to a collaborative design culture, mentor fellow designers, and guide the development of adaptive, clinically safe, and explainable AI experiences.You are the right fit if:You’ve acquired 7+ years of experience with Bachelor's OR Minimum 3 years of experience with Master's in areas such as User Experience (UX) Design, Information Architecture, User Research, Product Design, Usability Testing or equivalent. You will also have relevant professional experience, including leading design within multidisciplinary teams in the field.Your skills include designing complex, AI-enabled solutions in regulated environments, ideally healthcare and the cath lab, with the ability to rapidly translate user insights into functional prototypes. You are comfortable working alongside engineers in Agile, Git-enabled environments and proficient with Figma, Microsoft Office, and AI-assisted design and productivity tools.You have a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in (UX) Design, Design Research, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Computer Science Engineering or equivalent.You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.You’re an excellent communicator who works effectively across matrixed organizations, comfortable partnering closely with key stakeholders, product teams and AI Engineers, while applying and evolving a company’s Design System and Brand guidelines. You also have the willingness to work on-site at the partner hospitals, with occasional travel to Best/Bangalore.How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an office role.About Philips:We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody, everywhere, has access to the quality of healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.Learn more about our business.Discover our rich and exciting history.Learn more about our purpose.Learn more about our culture.Philips Transparency Details The pay range for this position in Nashville, Tennessee is $140,000 to $223,000. The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.     In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives, may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here. At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. Additional information:US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Nashville, Tennessee.This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.Job SummaryJob number: 590807Date posted : 2026-10-01Profession: Experience DesignEmployment type: Full time