UX Designer

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an experienced, multi-disciplinary Experience (UX/UI) Designer to join the Global Experience Design Group. Focused on delivering product innovation through compelling user experience and creative designs, this role will be part of an exciting new area responsible for developing and delivering rich experiences across Thermo Fisher Scientific’s industry leading digital platform, to help scientists do their work more efficiently and with precision, enabling them to make our world healthier, cleaner and safer.

The ideal candidate is a brilliant problem solver, quick study, self-starter, and excellent communicator with a passion for great design, able to drive programs to completion and possess that rare blend of visual design talent, interaction expertise, persona mapping, and rapid prototyping skills. The candidate will play a key part in determining the future design direction and user experience framework for Thermo Fisher Scientific. We are looking for a visionary designer who is hungry for the challenge of a lifetime and capable of taking design to the next level. A roll-up your sleeves, hands-on, creative designer; we want a team player who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment that of a start-up style, balanced with the discipline and results driven mindset of a publicly traded company. The candidate must be comfortable working across the entire UX lifecycle including UX research, UX strategy, UX design (UX/UI/visual) and UX optimization.

From brainstorming to implementation, the Experience (UX/UI) Designer will work cross-functionally with software engineers, product management, brand marketing, QA and R&D design teams. He or she must have a passion for creating design strategy that is simple, elegant, consistent and most important easy to use. Applying critical thinking, the ideal candidate must possess a relentless attention to detail, an eye for aesthetics and design sensibilities for making things even better in the quest to improve the user experience.

Qualifications:

5+ years of design experience in interactive, mobile or web apps
Experience in designing for SaaS based software and/or websites
Expert knowledge of Abstract, Sketch, Zeplin and/or design tools) Skilled at rapid prototyping (e.g. Proto.io or comparable tools)
Exceptional digital design skills
Experience and understanding of user-centered design principles
Deep understanding of understanding and applying brand guidelines including color and typography
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skillsCurious, with a strong sense of initiative, follow-through and ability to deliver results on-time Understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript a plus
Ability to manage multiple creative projects
Knowledge in current design trends and technologies
Ability to present and sell creative Product management experience a plus Science or industry experience a plus Experience working within a global agile methodology a plus Working knowledge of HMTL5, CSS & JavaScript frameworks is a plus.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Digital/Graphic Design, Visual Communications or equivalent work experience Portfolio Required

Duties:

Ideation, prototyping, marketing strategy, product design/visioning
Translate user stories into interactive application wireframes, site maps and designs
Develop site navigation systems and content information architecture
Create click-thru prototypes using tools such as Axure and Balsamiq or comparable Leverage customer insights programs to develop user interaction design improvements Collaborate with behavior based research programs to create persona models and use cases Develop high fidelity designs inclusive of screen layout, graphics, color & typography etc. Establish global standards to ensure consistency across the digital platform.

When applying for this position, please attach or send a link to your design portfolio or site. Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.