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Product Designers at Modea create exceptional digital experiences for the healthcare industry. You'll consult with clients and internal teams to translate complex business and user needs into clear, compelling, and efficient UI layouts, interactions, and flows. Working within an agile team, you will collaborate closely with Project Managers and Engineers to rapidly design, build, and validate solutions that drive measurable outcomes and make a real impact on users.
What You'll Do:

• Translate complex user and business requirements into intuitive wireframes, user flows, and pixel-perfect prototypes using tools like Figma.
• Present and advocate for design solutions to client stakeholders, clearly articulating the "why" behind your recommendations based on research and business objectives.
• Conduct user research (e.g., interviews, usability testing) to understand user needs, validate designs, and uncover new opportunities, with a keen focus on the healthcare context.
• Collaborate and consult daily with agile teams (Project Managers, Engineers) to ensure designs are technically feasible, implemented to specification, and strategically aligned with client goals.
• Iterate rapidly on designs based on user feedback, technical constraints, and stakeholder input.
• Contribute to and maintain our design systems, ensuring consistency and quality across all products.
• Analyze market trends and competitor products to inform design decisions and strategy.

What We're Looking for:

• A strong portfolio showcasing your expertise in user-centered design, interaction/visual design, and design thinking.
• 2+ years of professional design experience, which must include:
  • Designing and prototyping cross-platform interfaces using tools like Figma.
  • Working directly within agile delivery teams and advising client stakeholders on design decisions.
• Proven experience with the full design lifecycle, from user research and wireframing to hi-fidelity mockups and usability testing.
• Bachelor's degree in HCI, Interaction Design, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Preferred: Experience in healthcare, or another complex, regulated industry; previous experience in a design consulting or agency environment is also highly valued.

If you believe you can be successful in this role but don't meet all the qualifications, please apply! Share with us the unique value you can add to this role.
Who is Modea?
We are a technology consultancy with a mission to infuse greater control, transparency, and choice into the consumer healthcare experience. To do this, we work with large healthcare providers to help them build out a digital roadmap, then design and build mobile, web, and other digital experiences. We fundamentally believe that this work helps consumers have better information and access to care, and our clients to build stronger customer relationships.
Here are a few ways to get to know our work in healthcare:

• Learn about our award-winning EHR-integrated mobile app development for Children's Wisconsin. This app delivers a fully integrated MyChart to allow parents to manage their children's health in one place.
• Discover Luminis Health's website development that was built with a firm accessibility standard and patient-centric solutions.
• If you're interested in learning more, we encourage you to dive into some of our other work.

Here are a few other reasons why you should apply:
First, you'll love the work we do and the people you'll get to do it with. We've assembled an exceptionally smart and hardworking team and you'll enjoy the work associations and general camaraderie with other "Modeans." We also work with great clients who value our contributions and work side-by-side with us.
Second, Modea offers a great benefits package that provides both a fun and enjoyable workplace and great perks that will improve your quality of life:

• Generous paid time off
• Generous health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k with fully vested company matching
• Long-term & short-term disability

Some of these benefits, like parties and snacks, have had to adapt to the remote work environment we are currently in, but our operations team has found innovative ways to support our employees. We take care of our team.
Estimated Salary Range: $74,639 - $109,943. The posted range represents the employer's good-faith estimate of the breadth of the compensation for this position at the time of posting, based on applicable factors. Actual starting compensation may vary based on factors including experience, qualifications, specific skills, internal equity considerations, and business needs.
Work environment:
Modeans are able to work at any location in Virginia, Tennessee, or North Carolina, unless otherwise required by job responsibilities. We offer a modern office located in Blacksburg, VA. Our office provides an indoor space with moderate temperatures and noise levels. This allows employees to choose a fully-office, fully-remote, or hybrid work experience. Employees may occasionally need to travel to our offices or other locations for items such as training or client visits. We will also provide employees with tools to do their job at home as well as in the office.
Physical Demands:
Must be able to remain in a stationary position during the duration of the workday. Individuals must have the ability to constantly operate a computer. Must have the ability to converse with and exchange information with clients and coworkers both in person and through a computer. Capable of occasionally transporting items of 10 lbs or less to and from the office.
We aspire to be a highly inclusive employer - providing fair and appropriate opportunities to as many people from different backgrounds as possible, being welcoming, and meeting their needs as best as we can. We are committed to keeping great people representative of a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because we believe it makes Modea stronger.
This is not a requirement, but if you need accommodations or assistance to perform as best as possible to apply for this role or have any questions, feel free to reach out to [email protected].
You must be legally authorized to work in the United States for this position.
Modea participates in the E-Verify program.
Modea is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Modea is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.