Lead Design Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the creation and upkeep of the enterprise design language system.

• Ensure the design system is scalable, accessible, and adheres to industry best practices.

• Create and establish the design system infrastructure, which includes token systems and transformation tools or pipelines.

• Develop, maintain, and manage design system documentation and infrastructure for publishing purposes.

• Design, develop, and sustain design tool plugins and custom tools utilized by designers.

• Construct design system implementations, including component libraries.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement design patterns, components, and guidelines.

• Stay updated on emerging technologies and design trends, integrating relevant advancements.

• Promote user-centered design principles across the organization.

• Contribute to design and technology strategies through idea validation, rapid prototyping, UI code quality, and systems thinking.

• Co-define success measures, test assumptions and outcomes, and incorporate feedback effectively.

• Coordinate with design team members to ensure consistent and accurate communication.

• Mentor fellow team members.

• Perform additional job duties as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Design, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent number of years of relevant work experience is required.

• A minimum of five (5) years of professional design engineering experience is required.

• Experience in developing complex or enterprise-level design language systems.

• Familiarity with various technology solutions within the healthcare sector.

• Capability to learn new technologies to support business direction and customer needs.

• Proficiency in design thinking principles and design engineering.

• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.

• Ability to influence cross-functional teams, establish priorities, manage projects, and deliver results based on requirements and objectives.

• Comfortable and confident in interactions with business partners and senior/executive leadership.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and a high level of professionalism.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

• Design, User Experience Design, or development certification is highly desirable.

• Knowledge of the healthcare and/or managed care ecosystem is an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• A bonus linked to company and individual performance may be available.

• A substantial and comprehensive total rewards package.

• Support for employee total well-being.