Senior Principal UX Designer, Solutions Engineering

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Advances in AI, data, and computational sciences are transforming drug discovery and development. Roche’s Research and Early Development organisations at Genentech (gRED) and Pharma (pRED) have demonstrated how these technologies accelerate R&D, leveraging data and novel computational models to drive impact. Seamless data sharing and access to models across gRED and pRED are essential to maximising these opportunities. The Computational Sciences Center of Excellence (CS-CoE) is a strategic, unified group whose goal is to harness this transformative power of data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist our scientists in both pRED and gRED to deliver more innovative and transformative medicines for patients worldwide.

Within the CoE organisation, the Data and Digital Catalyst (DDC) organisation drives the modernisation of our computational and data ecosystems and integration of digital technologies across Research and Early Development to enable our stakeholders, power data-driven science and accelerate decision-making.

One of the Engineering Capability teams in the DDC Organization is called Solutions. The solutions team is building a modernized and interconnected computational and data ecosystem. On top of the Data Ecosystem we are building engineering solutions to accelerate the work done by our Computational and Bench Scientists and enable the work done on ML/AI. Our team specializes in building Data Pipelines and Applications for data acquisition, collection, storage, transformation, linkage and sharing.  

The Opportunity:

• Proven track record of leading and delivering complex, user-friendly UX design and components in a fast-paced environment

• Lead the development of the UX design strategy and vision, ensuring that design objectives align with overall product goals and business priorities. The successful candidate would be the primary UX expert and evangelist in the group, educating group members and driving the adoption of UX best practices across the portfolio.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple initiatives to design cohesive solutions from ideation to implementation, aligning user needs with business goals.

• Provide mentorship and leadership to a team of UX designers, fostering growth and maintaining high design standards across the team.

• Lead the initial design and continuous improvement of a scalable design system to ensure a consistent scientific user experience across products. Work closely with UI engineers to refine design processes in order to increase efficiency and ensure high-quality outcomes.

• Lead efforts to conduct user research, usability testing, and gather insights that inform design decisions. Advocate for the user in all aspects of the design process.

• Organize, maintain, and evolve UX design artifacts (UI elements, documentation, and guidelines) for consistency and scalability across applications.

• Ensure inclusive design practices across products by collaborating with UI teams to implement WCAG and accessibility standards.

Who You Are:

We seek a visionary and hands-on UX design leader who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have a passion for solving complex design challenges and a deep understanding of user needs and behaviors. You will be someone who leads by example, coaches team members, and advocates for exceptional design in every aspect of product development. We are looking for someone who can bridge the gap between business objectives, user experience, and technical constraints.

The ideal candidate will satisfy many of the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, with 12+ years of experience in UX design, or an advanced degree with 10+ years of experience.

• Proven experience in designing impactful products that address complex user needs and business goals.

• Experience managing, mentoring, and leading a team of designers.

• Expertise in the full UX design process, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, interaction design, and usability testing.

• Strong proficiency with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, and knowledge of CSS frameworks (e.g. Tailwind CSS).

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present ideas and rationale clearly to a variety of audiences, including executives, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Ability to drive innovation and excellence in design by staying up to date with industry trends, emerging design technologies, standards and best practices to continuously improve design methodologies and deliver innovative solutions.

• Experience with leading UX research and designing AI-driven, agentic features that enable users to complete multi-step tasks autonomously is a plus

Onsite presence, on our South San Francisco campus, is expected for at least 3 days a week.

Relocation benefits are available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $165,100 - $306,700 of hiring range.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

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