Engineer
Senior User Experience Engineer Full-time
Why Nationwide Children’s Hospital
The moment you walk through our doors, you can feel it. When you meet one of our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it, too. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where Passion Meets Purpose.
Here, Everyone Matters. We’re 12,000 strong. And it takes every single one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids from around the world we’ll never even meet. Kids who are living healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.
Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud
The Institute for Genomic Medicine (IGM) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is creating a future that uses the latest technological advances in genome sequencing to help diagnose and treat kids with cancer and other rare genetic diseases. This role is creative, analytical, and collaborative. The Senior UX Engineer is a passionate problem solver, an excellent verbal and visual communicator, and exceptionally skilled in interaction design and development with extensive experience with responsive UX. This role requires the ability to combine strong design aesthetics with technical expertise. The Senior UX Engineer must be able to develop compelling, intuitive, and thoughtful user centric digital experiences in genomic variant interpretation. This individual is responsible for researching and implementing current design trends and usability best practices across multiple platforms, interfaces, and devices. This individual must also be adept at organizing and managing multiple projects simultaneously while working with an interdisciplinary team of content strategists, designers, developers, and stakeholders. It is expected that the individual in this position will possess strong software design and development abilities, enjoys solving complex problems and has a desire to make an impact in medical research and patient care. The successful candidate will drive development of novel and performant web tools for the analysis and interpretation of genomic variation data. The individual will also participate in related discussions, group meetings and progress reports for stakeholders at IGM.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
Education:
Relevant Digital, UX/UI, Information Systems, Informatics, or Engineering degree
Experience:
At least 5 years of experience in a professional UI/UX design role with a focus on web application development.
Strong working knowledge of UI / UX design with a focus on web application development
Strong working knowledge of prototyping tools such as Omnigraffle
Applied working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite CC
Experience with interaction design and creative development
Up to date knowledge of user-centered design and best practice
Strong team and project management skills
Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JS
Expert knowledge of web components
Ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
Ability to effectively collaborate in a dynamic, cross-functional matrix environment
Must have a high attention to detail, strong communication and interpersonal skills Desirable, Not Required
Interest in molecular biology and genetics, and willingness to learn concepts and terminology from these fields as needed. On the job training in these concepts will be provided as needed.
Familiarity with semantic web technologies a plus (e.g. JSON-LD, rdf)
Relevant Digital, UX/UI, Information Systems, Informatics, or Engineering degree At least 5 years of experience in a professional UI/UX design role with a focus on web application development.
EOE/M/F/Disability/Vet.