Staff Product Designer

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

📋 Description

• Understand the workflows, challenges, and unmet needs of biotech users.

• Identify and clarify target users, their objectives, and the deficiencies in current tools.

• Conduct interviews, develop prototypes, and facilitate working sessions to validate product opportunities.

• Convert discovery insights into a clear product vision.

• Advocate for user needs and question incorrect specifications.

• Manage product flows, interactions, and visual design aspects.

• Deliver functional designs, including states for empty and error conditions.

• Create a streamlined design system that allows the team to operate efficiently.

• Collaborate closely with engineering and prototype using code or near-code when beneficial.

• Guide and mentor designers and those in related roles.

• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager and product team in the hiring process.

• Set up research, critique, and delivery practices.

• Navigate the complexities of enterprise infrastructure, security, and compliance demands.

• Utilize Lilly’s internal resources and external partnerships effectively.

• Represent design perspectives in conversations with external biotech partners.

• Report directly to the Head of AI Platform and Products at Catalyze360.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or a related discipline.

• Over 8 years of experience as a product designer.

• Proven history of delivering software that is utilized and depended upon by actual external customers.

• Experience functioning as a senior or staff designer within a small team environment.

• Portfolio showcasing work from problem framing to final delivery.

• Strong foundations in product design covering interaction, information design, and visual craftsmanship.

• Capability to transform ambiguous problems from research into a structured flow and deliver a high-quality interface.

• Ability to develop lightweight yet efficient design systems.

• Skill in engaging in technical discussions with engineers regarding feasibility, trade-offs, and priorities.

• Experience in customer interviews and product discovery processes.

• Proficiency in synthesizing research into actionable product strategies.

• Experience working in small, dynamic environments with unclear roadmaps.

• A mindset focused on broad ownership and problem-solving.

• Practical experience with AI tools, prompting, code or AI-assisted prototyping, and LLMs for research synthesis.

• A strong curiosity regarding AI/ML capabilities.

• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Preferred: background in life sciences, pharma, biotech, or health technology.

• Preferred: experience in designing for scientists, researchers, or clinicians.

• Preferred: background in B2B SaaS or developer tools.

• Preferred: experience in startups or internal startup initiatives.

• Preferred: experience as a founding designer or early product designer.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company bonus based partly on individual and company performance.

• Company-sponsored 401(k) plan.

• Pension plan.

• Vacation benefits.

• Medical benefits.

• Dental benefits.

• Vision benefits.

• Prescription drug coverage.

• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent day care.

• Life insurance and death benefits.

• Certain time off and leave of absence benefits.

• Employee assistance program.

• Benefits for fitness activities.

• Opportunities for employee clubs and activities.