Senior UX Designer

Salary: $210,000 - 250,000 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors or masters degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4–5+ years of professional experience in digital product design.
• Experience producing high-quality design deliverables, including visual design, prototypes, copywriting, and specifications.
• Experience planning, facilitating, analyzing, and reporting on qualitative and quantitative user research.
• Experience working in an agile product development environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain design decisions clearly.
• Experience using Figma and AI tools such as Claude, Codex, Figma Make, or similar tools in a regular design workflow.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with peers, clients, and cross-functional partners throughout the design process.
• Flexibility to work in a changing environment and adapt to evolving priorities.
• Interest in experimentation and continuous learning, with the critical thinking to recognize when human judgment should guide final outcomes.

• Frame user problems and lead solutioning sessions to establish design direction.
• Create sketches, wireframes, prototypes, and other artifacts to communicate concepts.
• Conduct user research and heuristic reviews to assess usefulness, usability, and workflow fit.
• Partner with product and engineering teams throughout planning, design, and development to support high-quality implementation.
• Use systems thinking to simplify complex user, workflow, and data relationships.
• Contribute journey maps, vision documents, and other planning materials that inform prioritization.
• Present and explain design decisions to product, clinical, and engineering stakeholders.
• Use AI tools to support ideation, prototyping, and exploration of design options, applying judgment about when human review and refinement are needed.
• Support client engagements, including onsite sessions when needed, to gather feedback and validate design decisions.
• Support junior designers through feedback, reviews, and informal coaching.
• Contribute to team process improvements, design standards, and discussions that strengthen product direction and design quality.
• Identify opportunities to improve consistency across product experiences and help document design decisions and implementation guidance.
• Keep current with design methods, healthcare workflows, and relevant emerging tools.

• AI
• Figma
• Support
• UX UI Design
• Spark

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We are collaborating with hackajob to connect exceptional professionals with athenahealth. We design experiences that help healthcare teams work effectively with our EHR and practice management products, supporting accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare. You will join a team that works closely with product, engineering, clinical, and other stakeholders to understand user needs and deliver practical, clear, consistent experiences. This role is based in Boston, Massachusetts, follows a hybrid work model, and reports to the UI & UX Design Director. Our vision is to simplify healthcare through IT solutions and expert services that help providers focus on patients. Our diverse, mission-driven culture emphasizes inclusiveness, accountability, and support, with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We offer health and financial benefits, location-specific perks such as commuter support and tuition assistance, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities for learning and collaboration.

last updated 41 week of 2026