Product Designer

About the Role

We are seeking a mid-level Product Designer to contribute significantly to the next phase of development for Isla's product experience. This position involves hands-on work solving complex design challenges and collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams including Product, Engineering, and clinical safety experts.

Key Responsibilities

• Create intuitive and user-friendly product designs, managing clinical and patient-facing experiences from initial wireframes to final, implementation-ready UI.
• Act as the primary advocate for user needs, ensuring these are incorporated into all stages of product development.
• Identify workflow inefficiencies and inconsistencies to enhance user experience throughout the platform.
• Support and develop structured, impactful user research processes, including repeatable usability testing essential for medical device compliance and safety.
• Integrate both qualitative and quantitative data into design decisions promoting evidence-based outcomes.
• Promote the adoption of accessible and inclusive design practices following WCAG standards to accommodate diverse user abilities and needs.
• Contribute to maintaining and evolving the design system for consistency and scalability, including AI readiness, fostering collaboration between design and engineering.
• Experiment with AI tools to optimize design workflows, improving speed and quality of output.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven skills in end-to-end product design encompassing discovery, journey mapping, wireframing, and polished UI creation.
• Ability to apply systems thinking considering the broader ecosystem impact of design decisions.
• Strong instincts for product and UX, simplifying complex workflows into intuitive, user-centered solutions grounded in research.
• Collaborative approach with cross-functional teams for co-creating solutions rather than solely fulfilling requirements.
• Experience working with design systems emphasizing scalability, uniformity, and engineering collaboration.
• Confident in using both qualitative and quantitative data to support design choices and assess results.
• Curious and proactive in exploring AI and emerging design technologies to enhance workflows and product experiences.
• Commitment to refining team practices in discovery, critique, prioritization, and collaboration within agile product development.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments with a proactive stance on UX improvement opportunities.
• Expertise in accessibility and inclusive design, applying WCAG guidelines thoroughly to create safe and usable clinical products.
• Experience designing digital products in regulated or clinical sectors is advantageous, though designers from other industries with innovative perspectives are encouraged to apply.

Benefits and Working Conditions

• Remote-first working environment enabling flexible location choices.
• Equity participation options and pension contributions as part of compensation.
• Flexible working hours supporting work-life balance.
• Annual leave allowance of 25 days excluding public holidays.
• Additional leave day for your birthday and one extra for a personal significant event.
• Comprehensive wellbeing benefits to support mental and physical health.
• Annual budget allocated for personal learning and development.
• Opportunity to contribute to social impact by improving patient healthcare globally.
• Engagement with a well-funded, rapidly scaling startup tackling global health challenges.