Senior Product Designer - 1 Year FTC (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds and London)

Genomics England is a global leader in enabling genomic medicine and research, focused on creating a world where everyone benefits from genomic healthcare. Building on the 100,000 Genomes Project, we support the NHS’s world-first national whole genome sequencing service and run the growing National Genomic Research Library, alongside delivering numerous major genomics initiatives. By connecting research and clinical care at national scale, we enable immediate healthcare benefits and advances for the future.

Our mission is to provide the evidence and digital systems so that by 2035 genomics could play a role in up to half of all healthcare interactions, whilst securing the UK’s position as the best place to discover, prove and benefit from genomic innovations. We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.

Behind the Healthcare and Research outcomes, Genomics England delivers through designing, developing and operating complex healthcare software systems. We're on the cusp of big changes with the real prospect of genomics becoming the fabric of everyday healthcare through the lifetime - from birth to old age.

A Senior Product Designer at Genomics England, you will bring cutting-edge new genomics products to life. You will confidently take the lead on our products from end-to-end and help establish first class design standards.

• Get to know the service: what it is, how it works, our users and their needs. We have lots of qualitative research to get you started.
• Design the User Experience: work as part of a cross-functional squad including engineering, research, product management and clinical staff to iterate designs, ensuring usability, feasibility and viability to deliver quality outcomes.
• Input into the product vision: work closely with the Product Manager to translate qualitative and quantitative insights into a product roadmap to deliver user value.
• Champion accessibility: design accessible experiences with a content designer so that everyone can access and use the product.
• Apply frameworks: have knowledge and experience of applying NHS design systems and frameworks and utilise these in your design.
• Design to legal and regulatory requirements: our user experience is evaluated by an external Research Ethics Committee (REC). Work with a range of healthcare professionals to make sure our designs are compliant.
• Contribute to the wider design community: collaborate with other designers to build a shared component library and collectively improve design quality.
• Facilitate decision making and co-creation: bring together diverse perspectives, including the product squad, internal and external stakeholders and users, through appropriate methods to solve problems together.

• Substantial experience as a Senior Product Designer with examples of live delivery.
• Experience working as part of a cross functional product squad.
• Demonstrable knowledge of product design processes and methodologies.
• Able to work end-to-end, from discovery to launch, and beyond.

• Understanding of how to evaluate and interpret user research findings to wireframe and prototype solutions.
• Knowledge of the WCAG 2.2 accessibility guidelines and general practice.
• Proactive collaborator who embraces working with a diverse range of people such as designers, engineers, product managers, and researchers.
• Strong organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Desire to continually improve work through giving and receiving feedback.
• Advanced proficiency with design and prototyping tools.
• Experience using NHS design systems and applying regulatory best practice desirable.

If you’re a Senior Product Designer with a demonstrable track record of leading end-to-end product design, shaping intuitive digital experiences, and turning user insight into real world impact, this is a rare chance to do it at Genomics England, helping build products that can genuinely transform lives through genomics.

Salary From: £63,300. This is a 1 Year FTC (Fixed term contract).

Closing Date: Sunday 17th May at 23:00 (UK time)

Generous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus