Product Design Manager (Remote)
Paid time off
Flexible work schedule
Home office stipend
Professional development opportunities
Remote work options
Employee discount programs
Parental leave
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BenchSci’s vision is to bring novel medicine to patients 50% faster by 2025. We’re achieving it by empowering scientists with the world’s most advanced biomedical artificial intelligence. Backed by F-Prime, Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI fund), and Inovia Capital, our platform accelerates science at 15 top-20 pharmaceutical companies and over 4,300 leading research centers worldwide. We’re a remote-first company recognized for our impact and culture as a Deloitte Tech Fast 50TM, CIX Top 10 Growth, Great Place to Work®, and top-ranked organization on Glassdoor. Learn more at www.benchsci.com.
We're looking for a UX Manager to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with and report to the Director of Product Design and manage an existing team of high-performing UX designers to create new experiences that help scientists accelerate their research.
As a UX Manager you will Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship for a team of UX Designers, driving high-quality UX design throughout BenchSci's ecosystem, aligning with customer and business needs.
You Will:
- Provide leadership to drive the creation of world-class user experiences, build healthy teams, align UX to business outcomes, and improve design operations for high impact results
- You proactively identify and drive opportunities to improve UX processes, people, and outcomes across large portions of the platform and team
- Build a strong, sustainable organization with high levels of employee engagement by attracting and developing superior talent, providing mentorship and coaching to enhance overall skills and performance, critiquing work, and supporting career growth
- Proactively identify and drive cross-team strategies that operationalize best practices and improve team health, processes, and standards
- Champion UX best practices across teams, raising the visibility of work and ensuring partnership with key stakeholders
- Model BenchSci's values and leadership principles, developing an atmosphere of respect, mutual support, flexibility, continuous learning, good humor, and commitment to business goals and customer needs to fulfill our vision
- Be a passionate advocate for the user, grounding ideas in data-driven solutions by partnering with our User Experience Research team to incorporate customer insights and principles throughout the creative process.
You Have:
- Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field
- Related fields include Design, Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Software Engineering, Psychology, and Technical Communication
- Strong management and leadership skills
- Superior design skills with proven skills in interaction and product design
- Solid understanding of user experience principles and research methodologies
- A proven record of providing thought leadership, bringing industry trends and positively leading change to mature the design practice.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple processes, programs, procedures, and deadlines simultaneously
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, communication, and change management skills
- Ability to effectively recruit team members
- 7+ years of experience delivering high-quality user experiences
- 3+ years experience in building and coaching teams for high impact results
- A background in life sciences (strong asset)
- Experience in visualizing complex data (strong asset)
Benefits and Perks:
An engaging remote-first culture that hires the best talent from around the world
A competitive compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
Comprehensive health and dental benefits with an emphasis on mental health
An annual Executive Health Assessment at Medcan for proactive health awareness
Three weeks of vacation plus an additional day for every completed year
A $2000 Annual Learning & Development budget
Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options
Additional time-off: 2 weeks for Winter Holiday, every other Friday in July and August, your birthday, and more!
A $1000 work from home allowance to make your home setup perfect for you
An Oculus Quest 2 to connect with your team members in Virtual Reality
An executive coach for managers to assist in leading high-performing teams
Complimentary Headspace account to support mental wellness and focus
Complimentary genome sequencing from 23andMe to better understand your health through your DNA
Our Culture:
We believe culture is critical to success and invest accordingly. We live and promote our FASTT values of focus, advancement with speed, tenacity, and transparency. We work hard to maintain an engaging, supportive environment where everyone can do their best work. To learn more, read our culture deck.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We believe that improving diversity, equity and inclusion is our collective responsibility, and this belief guides our DEI journey. To learn more, read about our DEI initiatives.
Accessibility Accommodations:
BenchSci provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
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Questions & answers for this position
- What is the type of contract for this position?The contract for this position is a Full-time contract
- What's the salary range for the Product Design Manager (Remote) position?The suggested salary for this position is $152,100 - $185,900*
- Is telecommuting possible for this position?Yes, telecommuting is possible for this position
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