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Arthrex is a global medical device company and leader in research, new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Arthrex has pioneered the field of arthroscopy and develops more than 1,000 innovative products and procedures each year that support all aspects of orthopedics. Arthrex is actively searching for a UX Designer in our Arthrex Digital Innovation group. Come join our growing and talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better.

Main Objective: Responsible for User Interface test and development of medical devices, during product initiation, design, development, execution, and product maintenance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designs user interfaces for medical device consoles, touch screen panels, desktop, web and mobile applications.
• Works with Product Owner to satisfy user needs for products, costs, and timeline.
• Works with Tech Leads to ensure that handoff of designs is "developer friendly" which improves implementation time and meets developer requirements.
• Ensures front-end performance of UX Designs are optimized.
• Understands customer needs and key business drivers and develop solutions that effectively address both.
• Helps define project requirements and develop user-centered designs to build best-in-class products and user experiences.
• Designs and creates user experience architecture diagrams (site maps, task flows) and wireframes.
• The ability to consolidate and translate research findings, team input, client needs/strategy and brand characteristics into authentic and usable interface solutions.
• Helps maintain and evolve the Global Arthrex Design System to scale reusable UX Design components and live code repositories.
• Works with UX Principal and product team to verify business, technical and user requirements are met.
• Participates in research and design sessions with customers, internal users and key stakeholders.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent visual design skills.
• Experienced in using UX Principles and Laws to guide design decisions.
• Executes and educates on design thinking activities, and human-centered design approaches. Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Designs and conduct usability testing and has a deep understanding of what constitutes clean and innovative design.
• Proficient in Sketch and Figma and knowledge of Principle for Mac, Axure, Figjam, Lucidchart, Google Analytics, Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Customer Experience concepts (VoC, Story Mapping, Journey Map, Metrics, etc).
• Experience working on multiple products in Agile environments, advocates for best practices for UX in Agile, and documents process.
• Experience creating complex interactive graphical prototypes (wireframes, detailed designs) and system workflows/diagrams.
• Experience facilitating co-collaboration activities with Product Managers and Engineers.
• Demonstrated contribution to documentation in design systems.
• Knowledge of FDA and ISO Human Factors guidelines for the development of medical devices strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of anatomy from an orthopedic standpoint required.
• Technical knowledge in development methodologies, design, and project implementation.
• Experience designing and validating Software User Interfaces.
• Experience with React, Angular, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 a plus.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Centered Design, or similar required.
• UX Designer I requires a Bachelor's degree and experience is preferred.
• UX Designer II requires at least 2 years of experience with design sketches, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups, and prototypes required.
• UX Designer Sr I requires at least 6 years of experience with design sketches, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups, and prototypes required.
• Experience in software development and working in an Agile environment.
• User-centered research and reporting.
• Understanding and designing the relationship between the GUI, physical controls, and industrial design to enhance the overall user experience with an application.
• Creating interactive animated prototypes.
• Working on interfaces in the medical industry. 

Arthrex Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-Provided Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans (Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Critical Illness)
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Annual Bonus
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Free Onsite Medical Clinics
• Free Onsite Lunch
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Trip of a Lifetime
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Volunteer PTO
• Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.