Published: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:25 GMT
Position: Senior Product Designer
Company Overview:
Virta Health is a leading healthcare company that is dedicated to transforming type 2 diabetes and weight-loss care. Our current treatment approaches are failing to address the growing rates of these conditions, and we are committed to changing this by using technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery to help people reverse their metabolic conditions. With over $350 million raised from top-tier investors, we partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and reclaim their lives. Join us in our mission to reverse diabetes and obesity in one billion people.
Role and Impact:
As a Senior Product Designer at Virta Health, you will have a critical role in shaping the user experience for our clinician and patient-facing products. This position requires strong strategic problem-solving skills and execution capabilities to ensure that our designs are both visionary and grounded in real user needs. You will collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to define and execute user-centered solutions that can scale.
You will also play a key role in integrating AI-powered experiences into our products, making sure that these new technologies enhance the user journey. While AI is an emerging area of focus, your primary impact will come from delivering high-quality, well-structured designs that drive engagement and improve outcomes for our users. This is an ideal role for a designer who thrives in ambiguity, takes initiative, and can balance big-picture thinking with tactical execution.
Responsibilities:
– Take full ownership of the end-to-end design process, from research and concept development to execution and iteration.
– Simplify complex problems into intuitive and effective design solutions, driving clarity in our products.
– Conduct user research to deeply understand the needs and behaviors of our members and clinicians.
– Develop user-centric designs that balance business goals, technical constraints, and best practices.
– Collaborate closely with product managers and engineers to define priorities and refine designs based on feedback and data.
– Lead co-creation workshops, ideation sessions, and design sprints, facilitating strategic discussions to align stakeholders.
– Rapidly test and iterate designs using qualitative and quantitative insights to refine solutions.
– Thoughtfully integrate AI-powered features into the user experience, ensuring they provide value and enhance usability.
– Advocate for design excellence across the organization, contributing to our design system and elevating UX/UI standards.
Your First 90 Days:
– Gain a deep understanding of Virta’s ecosystem, products, and user needs.
– Analyze existing user journeys, research, and member behaviors to identify opportunities.
– Master Virta’s design system, tools, and processes, ensuring consistency and efficiency in execution.
– Work closely with your team to deliver early exploration of a key feature, applying user insights to improve engagement and usability.
– Collaborate with the rest of the design team and internal experts to conduct user research and synthesize findings for easy sharing with stakeholders.
Requirements:
– 8+ years of experience in Product Design, with a portfolio that demonstrates clear problem-solving, structured thinking, and high-quality execution.
– A strong sense of ownership, proactively leading projects and driving clarity in ambiguous situations.
– A strategic mindset, balancing business goals with user needs while advocating for impactful design decisions.
– Deep expertise in UX/UI design, with strong interaction design, visual design, and usability principles.
– Proficiency in Figma and a solid understanding of research methodologies.
– Collaboration skills, working closely with engineers to ensure seamless execution and technical feasibility.
– A proactive approach to integrating AI-powered experiences, focusing on their role in improving user workflows.
– Exceptional storytelling and communication skills, effectively presenting ideas and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
– Experience in healthcare or regulated industries is a plus, but not required.
Values-Driven Culture:
At Virta, our company values guide our culture, and you will thrive here if:
– You prioritize people and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally.
– You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same.
– You prioritize positive impact over busywork.
– You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table, regardless of experience.
– You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access to information.
– You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma.
– You take risks and rapidly iterate.
Confidentiality:
As part of your role at Virta, you may come in contact with sensitive patient information that is governed by HIPAA regulations. Throughout your career at Virta, you will be expected to follow Virta’s security and privacy procedures to ensure our patients’ information remains strictly confidential. Security and privacy training will be provided.
Compensation:
Virta has a location-based compensation structure, and starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications and experience. For this role, the compensation range is $180,000 – $205,000. Information about Virta’s benefits can be found on our Careers page at: https://www.virtahealth.com/careers.
Location:
This is a remote position.
Conclusion:
Join our team at Virta Health and be a part of our mission to transform type 2 diabetes and weight-loss care. With our innovative approach and top-tier partnerships, you will have the opportunity to make a real impact and help improve the lives of millions. Apply now to join our team as a Senior Product Designer. Apply link
