Job description
About Karius
Karius is a life science, venture-backed clinical metagenomics company, focused on elevating patient care through microbial insights. We are committed to advancing diagnostic science and technology to optimize the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Through the use of genomics and AI, we are driven to improve the diagnostic landscape for infectious diseases. Karius delivers unprecedented diagnostic insight detecting microbial cell-free DNA circulating in the body to assist physicians to make rapid treatment decisions.
Position Summary
As a Staff User Experience Designer at Karius, you will be at the forefront of creating a friendly and engaging experience for clinicians and internal teams across multiple platforms. This role requires a deep understanding of user experience design principles and the ability to translate complex user needs into elegant and functional designs. You will be collaborating with Product Management, Marketing, Engineering and many other teams at Karius as part of developing and maintaining a strong design language that ensures consistency across many service and product touchpoints. You will also be a key member of the Karius Experience Design Team and responsible for helping build an awesome culture of design at Karius.
Why Should You Join Us?
Karius aims to conquer infectious diseases through innovations around genomic sequencing and machine learning. The company’s platform is already delivering unprecedented insights into the microbial landscape, providing clinicians with a comprehensive test capable of identifying more than a thousand pathogens directly from blood, and helping industry accelerate the development of therapeutic solutions. The products Karius offers today are some of the most advanced solutions available to physicians who aim to deliver better care to many otherwise ineffectively treated patients. Our tests are the result of some incredible work done by our scientists, statisticians, engineers, and physicians, all driven by the same mission. You, as part of the Karius team, will be able to see how directly your work has a life-changing impact on people, and at scale.
Reports to: VP of Software Product Management and User Experience
Location: Redwood City, CA (Hybrid) or Remote (USA)
Primary Responsibilities
• Own all aspects of UX design at Karius as the most senior individual contributor on the team.
Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and other teams at Karius to develop and deepen knowledge of customer journeys and key customer segments.
• Design the experience for ordering, reporting, customer engagement, hospital integrations, internal software, and additional emerging opportunities.
• Utilizing tools such as Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Suite for creating mocks, specs, & click through prototypes for web, mobile devices, and print.
• Owning the user research process from end to end in partnership with various stakeholders and internal teams.
• Produce designs at varying levels of fidelity for internal stakeholders and for testing with customers, owning the feedback and iterative process for designs.
• Ensure that Karius’s digital experiences meet business and usability goals.
• Represent and advocate for clinician customers and patients throughout your work.
• Align design work with regulatory requirements.
What’s Fun About the Job?
Karius is operating at the edge of what is now known to be possible in infectious disease diagnostics. With that, comes a wave of new and incredible challenges and opportunities. To deliver on that value, you will be tapping into some of the most advanced technologies, architecting and innovating where the current solutions simply don’t suffice. You will get to see how much your work really matters.
Travel Requirements
• Up to 10% with an expectation that a remote hire will come to the office once per quarter.
Physical Requirements
Subject to extended periods of sitting and/or standing, vision to monitor and moderate noise levels. Work is generally performed in an office environment.
Position Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Human Factors, Fine Arts, Design, Behavioral Science or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience across UX / UI design, interaction design, and visual design for digital products.
• Experience working with product management, user research, and engineering and other departments on digital products.
• Experience with iterating on designs based on user research.
• Experience with participating in the user research process & evaluating designs.
• Fluent across design methods such as: journey mapping, sprints/workshops, personas, wireframing, high fidelity design, prototyping, sketching.
• Project management skills: ability to organize multiple projects, proactively plan, adhere to timelines. Demonstrate a creative approach to problem-solving.
• Familiarity with AI & machine learning and healthcare is desired but not required.
Personal Qualifications
• Excellent presentation skills, especially in presenting recommendations and design decisions to stakeholders. Comfortable educating stakeholders on design best practices.
• Curiosity & passion for having an impact on patients’ lives.
• Experience with service design, motion design, visual design, or other adjacent areas of design.
• Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and prioritize effectively.
Disclaimer
The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Responsibilities and duties may change or be adjusted to meet the needs of the company, and additional duties may be assigned as necessary. The job description is subject to change at any time at the discretion of Karius.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Karius, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees and are committed to honor and invest in the full diversity of people, in our hiring, recruiting and development of employees across the Company. All qualified applicants for employment are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity and gender expression, including transgender individuals who are transitioning, have transitioned, or are perceived to be transitioning to the gender with which they identify, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected] and we will accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.
