UX/UI Designer

Job Description

The Opportunity:We have an excellent opportunity for an UX/UI Designer to join the Parasite and Microbes Surveillance Operations team at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in support of the COVID-19 and MalariaGen surveillance programmes. This role will report into the Product Management Lead ensuring the design of our related software products creatively and appropriately engage the end users of our application systems. If you are interested in being part of a team that are actively contributing towards solving real global challenges, and you can adapt quickly to fast-paced environments, then this may be one of those once in a lifetime opportunities - and we are looking for someone like you!About Us:The Surveillance Operations team is part of a scientific network that connects researchers, clinicians, and global health leaders across the globe with cutting-edge DNA sequencing technologies and genomic research. Through a number of multi-centre projects, we provide a framework for generating, integrating and sharing genetic and genomic data, and for investigating key questions about COVID-19, malaria biology and epidemiology. These frameworks and proof of concept software developments are also the base for supporting genomic surveillance operations across various contexts going into the future.As part of the MalariaGEN initiative delivering its current commitment under a grant provided by the Gates Foundation, the Business Systems Team within Surveillance Operations have built a solution to support the tracking and management of malaria studies and their associated samples. This solution allows global partners to register studies, send Sanger samples for DNA sequencing, along with their associated metadata, and one which enables the tracking and management of these samples through a complex process at the institute with the results being data released to partners and the public. In addition to this, the Business Systems team have also delivered a similar solution for the tracking of COVID-19 samples, which are currently being sent to the institute for DNA sequencing. The Business Systems team within Surveillance Operations continues to focus on the continuous improvement and development of these software applications going forward as well as producing other proof of concept software products in line with the Surveillance Operations strategy.About the Role:As a UX/UI Designer, you will take ownership of all aspects of design and generation of robust, maintainable, and performant front end deliverables. These should be designed to meet the current and future user access and user experience needs of Surveillance Operations activities to facilitate the building of our communities. This will include creating personas, user journeys, page flows, wireframes, site structures, navigation models and supporting artefacts while adhering to the various community brand strategies. You will be working with key internal and external partners to identify and shape the product according to user needs in order to achieve project objectives.About You:You will have good knowledge and experience of front-end user experience, web site design and build using multichannel software design tools, techniques and technologies. You will also have the ability to work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You will have out of the ordinary communication skills. You will be comfortable working independently and prioritizing your workload while meeting objectives effectively and efficiently. You will have strategic awareness and the ability to support a large-scale project in a complex, ever-changing environment. You will have the opportunity in this role to join a team who adopt an Agile approach and work collaboratively to deliver solutions to the MalariaGEN team and their wider global partners. You will have the ability to see the big picture but don’t mind getting your hands dirty in the detail. Essential Skills Technical Skills:

Experience of working and delivering in an Agile environment is a must

Experience working with the following: user experience practices and deliverables: personas, user journeys, page flows, wireframes, site architectures, navigation models

Proficiency in producing design executions that comply with W3C accessibility guidelines

Proficiency at designing intuitive graphical interfaces for desktop as well as an understanding of designing for tablet and mobile devices

Solid understanding of end-to-end website projects and the effect design has upon development

Familiarity with web-based technologies (HTML / CSS / JavaScript) and modern web development techniques (Symantec markup, responsive design, Progressive enhancement)

Ability to create clickable prototypes of your design concepts, either in code or using tools such as OmniGraffle, Axure, Figma and Principle

Strong communicating skills for interaction with internal technical team members and external stakeholders

Experience in participating in user testing sessions

Experience in coding would be an advantage

Competencies and Behaviours:

Ability to quickly understand scientific, technical and process challenges and break down complex problems into actionable steps

Ability to work in a frequently changing environment

Ability to build collaborative working relationships with stakeholders at all levels

Ability to work under direction whilst prioritising, managing your own workload, and delivering agreed activities consistently on time