Principal UX Strategist

InterSystems•Boston, MA

1d•$136,000 - $193,000

About The Position

At InterSystems, we’re building the next generation of powerful, intuitive software for critical systems across healthcare, finance, data management, and beyond. As a-senior level UX Designer on our UX team, you’ll help shape how users interact with complex, high-impact applications—from data platforms and analytics engines to cloud-based healthcare tools, electronic health records, and solutions used by governments and global enterprises. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of how people interact with complex, data-rich systems by designing, prototyping, and testing elegant, intuitive, and empowering experiences. You’ll work as part of a team whose work includes reimagining how users explore and act on data—guiding the design of next-generation AI-powered data platforms that unlock insights from massive, mission-critical datasets in healthcare, finance, and beyond. You may also collaborate with cross-functional teams to create the UX for industry-leading healthcare applications, designing workflows that help clinicians and care teams make better decisions faster. We are actively exploring new paradigms for User Experience in the AI age, infusing AI into every aspect of our enterprise applications, and your work will transform how our users query, visualize, manage, and understand data—whether through conversational interfaces, intelligent recommendations, or entirely new paradigms for interacting with complex systems. In this role, you will: Drive innovation by questioning assumptions, exploring emerging technologies, and pushing for better ways to solve tough UX challenges. Design with impact, creating human-centered experiences that simplify complexity without sacrificing power or precision. Collaborate deeply with engineers, product managers, domain experts, and fellow UX designers to bring bold ideas to life. Prototype and iterate to discover what works—leveraging research, testing, and storytelling to shape products from concept to launch. Help evolve the UX strategy and design language for a broad ecosystem of applications and services. If you’re excited by the idea of designing tools that help people solve meaningful problems—tools that are smart, scalable, and genuinely useful—you’ll fit in well!

Requirements

10+ years of experience as a user experience designer (UXD), user researcher, or similar
Experience designing enterprise software like IDEs, data pipelines, big data analytics tools, machine learning workflows, data catalogs and data management tools, low-code tools, or other tools that focus on data-hungry users.
Proficiency with industry-standard software for designing and prototyping (We often use Figma).
Ability to think both creatively and analytically.
Strong storytelling, verbal, and written communication skills.
Team oriented and self-motivated.
A continuous learning mindset.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with LLMs and designing human in the loop workflows.
Familiarity with terminology from data science/data engineering OR healthcare-related domains.
Familiarity with basic programming concepts and terminology related to front-end web development.
Degree in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, Psychology, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, or a related field.
A portfolio or samples of your work that illustrate your approach and results.
Understanding of W3C and 508 accessibility guidelines.

Responsibilities

Drive innovation by questioning assumptions, exploring emerging technologies, and pushing for better ways to solve tough UX challenges.
Design with impact, creating human-centered experiences that simplify complexity without sacrificing power or precision.
Collaborate deeply with engineers, product managers, domain experts, and fellow UX designers to bring bold ideas to life.
Prototype and iterate to discover what works—leveraging research, testing, and storytelling to shape products from concept to launch.
Help evolve the UX strategy and design language for a broad ecosystem of applications and services.