Senior Product Designer

This is Cradle

Proteins are the molecular machines of life, used for many therapeutic, diagnostic, chemical, agricultural and food applications. Designing and optimizing proteins takes a lot of expert knowledge and manual effort, through the use of custom computational and biological tools.

Machine learning is revolutionising this space, by enabling high-fidelity protein models. At Cradle, we offer a software platform for AI-guided discovery and optimization of proteins, so that biologists can design proteins faster and at scale. We are already used by clients across pharma, biotech, agritech, foodtech, and academia.

We're an experienced team of over 40 people. We've built many successful products before and have enough funding for multiple years of runway. We are distributed across two main locations, Zurich and Amsterdam, and are focused on building the best possible team culture.

We offer our employees a very competitive salary, a generous equity stake (for full time employees) in the company and a wide range of benefits and career progression opportunities.

At Cradle, you'll craft interfaces that help scientists to design better proteins – the tiny machines of life that will allow us to cure diseases and tackle climate change. You'll design interfaces for our protein design platform, empowering scientists to generate novel protein sequences, evaluate their potential, and make data-driven decisions before expensive lab testing. You'll transform complex scientific data into clear insights that help users engineer better proteins.

You'll own design from problem exploration to feature launch, working directly with scientists, engineers, and AI experts to make protein engineering more efficient and predictable.

Your Impact

• Shape product direction and design interfaces that scientists use to guide Cradle in generating improved protein sequences

• Create intuitive visualizations and interactive reports that help users understand Cradle's design choices and performance

• Own the end-to-end design process for new features, from research and conceptualization to implementation and iteration

• Drive product strategy through close collaboration with cross-functional teams

• Build and evolve our design system for consistency and quality

• Assist user research with scientists to deeply understand their workflows and pain points, directly informing product decisions

Your Expertise

Great candidates will have experience with most of the following areas, while being eager to develop in others:

• Shipped and iterated on complex applications with data visualization components

• Led design processes from fuzzy requirements to finished products

• Created interfaces that make complex data clear and actionable

• Enough front-end development knowledge to build interactive prototypes

• Experience with B2B tools, scientific applications, or developer-focused products

• A portfolio showcasing thoughtful solutions to complex problems

• A sharp eye for visual design and attention to detail

Nice to haves

• Experience with scientific or biology-focused tools or applications

• Comfort with developer workflows and tools like Git

• Background in or enthusiasm for computational biology, bioinformatics, or related fields

• Experience working in scientific domains or with scientific users

We recognize that talent comes in many forms, and passion and potential are just as important as experience. Cradle is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Did we pique your interest? We'd love to hear from you. Please use this form to apply directly.

Please note that for roles in Zurich and in the USA, we currently can only consider candidates who have, or are able to independently obtain, a local work authorisation.

A notice about recruitment scams: Please be aware that scammers are posing as us in order to get your personal details or money. We only communicate via @cradle.bio email addresses, we only make job offers after having met you in person at our office in Zurich or Amsterdam, and we never ask you to pay for anything during the interview process