Principal UX Engineer

Baxter•Raleigh, NC

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your role at Baxter The Baxter User Experience (UX) design team supports the global development and advanced technology teams with interaction, visual and industrial design as well as ethnographic research and Human Factors and Usability testing. Our designers work collaboratively with stakeholders and customers to research, design and implement competitively differentiated user experience solutions for clinicians and patients. We are looking for someone who is comfortable working closely with our UX team as well as our cross functional/cross location project teams and be able to function with limited supervision in an Agile software development environment. A designer in this role will lead, consult and assist development teams in several or all the following areas: visual design, interaction design, usability testing, human factors, user research, information architecture, front end development and design documentation. They must demonstrate a passion for design, strong collaboration skills and a proficiency in concept development and communication skills. We are looking for a creative problem solver who is competent in evaluating, selecting, and applying standard user experience principles and processes to recognize, understand and solve user needs. Baxter’s goal is to empower clinicians and health systems with the tools to make a difference in patients and clinician’s lives. We are looking for someone who is passionate about this work, who empathizes with the functional and psychological needs of the people who experience our products first hand. Someone who approaches problems with an open mind and willingness to test and refine their ideas.

Requirements

Proficiency with design software such as Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Axure, Qt Design Studio
Bachelors in Human Factors or related field, or equivalent. ( User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Human Factors and Usability testing, Design Research) and 5+ years of related work experience.
Ability to travel to Baxter and/or customer sites and meet hospital credentialing requirements.
A solid understanding of UX design principles.
Experience using UI design and prototyping tools, especially advanced figma skills, including creating and using components, variables, auto-layout, and themes.
Passion for improving user experiences and willing and able to advocate on behalf of the user and UX standard processes.
Ability to explain and document UI designs and decisions, both verbally and in written form.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

Experience with medical device or other regulated fields preferred.

Responsibilities

Create user friendly interface designs, adhering to established UI design standards and practices, including Baxter design patterns and guidelines, W3C guidelines, Google Material Design guidelines, Apple Human Interface Guidelines, and Android Design Guidelines.
Participate in customer interviews, interactions, and other user research to identify customer needs and wants.
Create UI prototypes, which may be used for testing or marketing purposes.
Participate in usability research, including creating test plans and scripts, moderating usability test sessions, and writing final reports.
Document user experience designs and specifications.
Provide UX and design input to cross functional teams, including recommendations for product and process improvements based on UX expertise and knowledge.
Act independently with minimal supervision.
Apply project team engineering methodologies and tools to manage work and communicate across teams and specialties.
Must be able to communicate design intent through storyboards, user-stories, workflows, wireframes and visual designs from low fidelity prototypes through final design assets.

Benefits

medical and dental coverage that start on day one
insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
Flexible Spending Accounts
educational assistance programs
paid holidays
paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
family and medical leaves of absence
paid parental leave
commuting benefits
Employee Discount Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
childcare benefits