Lead UX Designer

Summary

Join TetraScience, a leader in Scientific Data and AI Cloud, and catalyze the Scientific AI revolution. As a UX Designer, you will design AI-powered scientific workflows, lead end-to-end UX design for AI-driven features, and collaborate with platform and science teams. You will partner with product managers and scientific stakeholders to define UX roadmaps, conduct user research with pharmaceutical clients, and enhance existing design systems. This role requires 10+ years of UX design experience with 3+ years leading AI/ML-powered enterprise platforms in life sciences. You will need a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end ownership of scientific interfaces and proven ability to influence product strategy. The position offers 100% employer-paid benefits, unlimited PTO, 401K, flexible working arrangements, company-paid life insurance, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of UX design experience, with 3+ years leading AI/ML-powered enterprise platforms in life sciences, healthcare, or regulated environments
• Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end ownership of scientific interfaces including complex data visualization, AI interface design, and workflow optimization for non-technical users
• Proven ability to influence product strategy by translating scientific workflows into AI interaction patterns (e.g., multi-model comparisons, iterative retraining interfaces)
• Experience collaborating with scientists or AI teams to design interfaces that expose model inputs/outputs, uncertainty metrics, and feedback mechanisms
• Familiarity with life sciences workflows (e.g., assay development, computational biology) and regulated environments (GxP, FDA)
• Proficiency in Figma, Miro, or similar tools for rapid prototyping
• Strong Communicator. You communicate clearly and persuasively in multiple mediums with product managers, engineers, stakeholders, and customers

Responsibilities

• Design AI-Powered Scientific Workflows (60-80% hands-on)
• Lead end-to-end UX design for AI-driven features, including wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity interfaces that integrate scientific data inputs (e.g., assays, instruments, ELN/LIMS) with AI model outputs
• Collaborate with platofrm and science teams to translate algorithmic decision-making processes into intuitive user interactions
• Strategic Vision & Cross-Functional Leadership
• Partner with product managers and scientific stakeholders to define UX roadmaps that align with platform adoption goals
• Advocate for user-centric design in AI product development, balancing technical feasibility with scientific user needs
• Customer-Facing Research & Validation
• Conduct lightweight user research directly with pharmaceutical clients to identify pain points in lab workflows
• Rapidly prototype solutions and iterate based on stakeholder feedback, prioritizing high-impact improvements
• Evolving Design Systems
• Enhance existing design patterns and components to ensure consistency across AI-driven features, focusing on scalability for enterprise scientific users

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in HCI, Cognitive Science, or related field
• Published research/presentations on AI-human collaboration in scientific contexts

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid benefits for all eligible employees and immediate family members
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• 401K
• Flexible working arrangements - Remote work
• Company paid Life Insurance, LTD/STD
• A culture of continuous improvement where you can grow your career and get coaching