Principal UX Designer

Boston Scientific•Georgetown, MA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Workforce Planning & Analytics team at Boston Scientific is seeking a Principal UX Designer to lead the design of enterprise workforce planning platforms and talent analytics experiences. This role is pivotal to the adoption and utilization of our products, enabling leaders and HR Business Partners to learn from data, explore scenarios, and make informed talent decisions. This role is responsible for shaping the end-to-end user experience for both operational and strategic workforce planning solutions, as well as analytics and dashboards that support workforce insights and decision-making at scale. Operating with significant autonomy, the Principal UX Designer will define UX vision, translate complex workforce concepts into intuitive experiences, and elevate human-centered design practices across the People Analytics and broader HR ecosystem. As a senior individual contributor, this role influences strategy, product direction, and execution while partnering closely with product, engineering, analytics, HR, and business leaders. At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in the local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in disciplines related to User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Design, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 5+ years of progressive UX design experience, including ownership of complex, enterprise-scale platforms or products.
Demonstrated experience designing complex workflows, decision-support tools, or analytics-driven experiences.
Proven ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels, from setting vision to delivering detailed design solutions.
Strong portfolio that demonstrates end-to-end UX ownership, systems thinking, and measurable business impact.
Proficiency with modern UX design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma).
Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across disciplines and levels of seniority.
Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design rationale and trade-offs.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing solutions in HR, workforce planning, talent management, or people analytics domains.
Experience working in large, global, or highly regulated enterprise environments.
Strong background in designing data visualization and dashboard experiences.
Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
Experience contributing to, or leading design systems and shared UX frameworks.
Comfort navigating ambiguity and shaping problems before solutions are fully defined.

Responsibilities

Set the UX vision and experience strategy for workforce planning and talent analytics platforms, aligning to business priorities and long-term workforce strategy. Build a framework to teach others about UX design and how it’s used to support our work.
Own the end-to-end user experience across discovery, design, delivery, and iteration for: Operational workforce planning
Strategic workforce planning and scenario modeling
Talent analytics platforms, including AI applications and dashboards for HRBPs and leaders
Translate complex, ambiguous workforce and talent challenges into clear, intuitive workflows, journeys, and design systems.
Design human-centered, data-rich experiences that support learning, sense-making, and decision-making.
Create high-quality UX deliverables including user journeys, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
Partner closely with product managers, engineers, analytics teams, and HR stakeholders to ensure solutions are feasible, scalable, and impactful.
Facilitate design workshops, working sessions, and reviews with cross-functional partners and senior leaders.
Advocate for human-centered design principles and elevate UX maturity across the workforce planning and analytics ecosystem.
Collaborate with research and analytics partners to incorporate qualitative and quantitative insights into design decisions.
Contribute to the development and adoption of shared UX standards, patterns, and best practices.
Mentor and coach designers and non-design partners, raising the overall design capability and quality of work.
Operate effectively in a highly collaborative, global, and matrixed environment, influencing without direct authority.