• Job Description

  Req#: R-002034

  Salary: £65,521

  Closing date: Wednesday, 19 June, 2024

  Contract type: Permanent

  The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

  We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

  We are looking for a Senior Product Designer to join our team.

  Where in Wellcome will I be working?

  You will be part of the Experience Design Team within the Digital and Technology department reporting to the Associate Director of Experience Design and joining our supportive community of UX practitioners.

  Wellcome is an inspiring, friendly and creative working environment where you will be designing experiences and using technology in interesting ways to meet our ambition to use ‘science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone ’.

  We work on digital products and services that play a key role in what Wellcome does, from funding, policy and advocacy, Wellcome Collection Museum and Library, internal and data tools. By focusing on the people who use those products, you will help ensure they are solving real problems .

  What will I be doing?

  As part of the Experience Design team in Digital & Technology, the Senior Product Designers work with multidisciplinary agile teams and staff across Wellcome to develop digital products and services that make a difference to users . As senior practitioners, they are responsible for the quality of design outputs and evolving our design practices and techniques to improve user experience. They advocate for a user-centred approach and coach other practitioners in user-centred design.

  You’ll love thinking about the end-to-end user journey and all stages of the product lifecycle. You’re keen to experiment and continue learning how to design, measure and improve user experience. You’ll like working with teams and stakeholders to understand the bigger picture and how to evolve services that address real world challenges and opportunities. You’ll enjoy sharing knowledge and supporting other practitioners to develop their skills and deliver quality work.

  As a Senior Product Designer, you will:

  • Lead design thinking on ways to understand and evaluate end-to-end user journeys in order to identify opportunities to test, iterate and improve user experience

  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating closely with product managers, designers, researchers and developers to create, evaluate and iterate products and services

  • Advocate for user-centred design across products and services, seeking opportunities to share your experiences and secure senior stakeholder buy-in

  • Rapidly craft, test and iterate concepts and prototypes, understanding when a lo-fi sketch will do the job, and knowing when to add more detail

  • Manage and/or mentor designers and other user-centred practitioners to develop their skills and assure and improve design practices

  • Contribute to the creation and development of a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.

  Is this job for me?

  We’re looking for a Senior Product designer to join our evolving and ambitious team at Wellcome . To develop digital products and services that make a difference to users, advocate for a user-centred approach and coach other UX practitioners

  We are looking for someone who has:

  • A strong portfolio showcasing a range of work across multiple projects and products and e xtensive knowledge and understanding of user-centred design methods

  • Experience working on digital products or services that serve a wide range of users

  • Knowledge of inclusive design practices and how to ensure products meet accessibility targets

  • Extensive experience of using prototypes to explore ideas, communicate design options, decisions, and test designs with real users

  • The ability to identify and produce design deliverables, from sketching to prototypes, and integrate design work into agile ways of working

  • Knowledge of evaluating and iterating user experience and the roles content and context can play in the end-to-end journey

  To apply please upload your current CV and complete our short application

  Interview dates: 4, 8 and 11th July

  You can view the full job description on our website

  You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website

  Our Hybrid Way of Working

  We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. We are currently working 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 3 days working either remotely or in the office.

  From 1st September 2024 we will move to 3 days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

  Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.

  Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome . We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at jobs@wellcome.org.

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• About the company

  The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, in the United Kingdom.

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