Lead UX Designer

About Ancera

Ancera is a quickly-growing biotech startup that builds better, smarter, and safer tools for the food supply chain. Our mission: Bring great science to improve outcomes for those that do the worthy work of safely and sustainably feeding the world.

We were founded with the discovery of a novel way to quickly identify microbial threats in the food supply chain. We built on that vision to give stakeholders across the industry (including farmers, veterinarians, and animal health companies) the information they need to make better decisions.

We believe that knowledge is power, and by providing the food industry with innovative ways to gather, analyze and distribute relevant knowledge about their operations, Ancera is delivering new and actionable science to decision-makers in the industry. 

About the Job

We are looking for a talented Lead UX Designer to join us in developing innovative microbial risk and productivity products for the food industry. Your role as Lead UX Designer will be to drive the user experience both strategically (vision) and tactically (development-ready specs) for one or more Ancera’s products and mentor junior designers as the team grows.

You will work closely with the VP product, systems development, engineering, and commercial teams to conceive, design and implement high-impact products. You will primarily focus on customer-facing products, bringing hyper-targeted digital content to key decision makers in the food industry.  

What we’re looking for

• 5 years of relevant UX design experience, and passion for helping build a UX team from the ground-up
• Bachelor's degree in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, etc.), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience and passion for solving complex user-workflows and working with large dataset visualizations and dashboards
• Experience and comfort working with cross-functional teams, communicating and presenting design concepts, and leading design sessions
• Strong team player aligned with Ancera’s core values

Even better if you have

• Behavioral Science knowledge 
• Experience with Tableau, ETL, and data warehousing
• Strong understanding and delivery of SaaS enterprise software
• Experience working on early-stage products
• Live near Atlanta or are within EST time zone (although we are open to anywhere in the US)
• Experience working on global products that have regional considerations

Responsibilities

• Get up to speed on Ancera products and behavioral science fundamentals, with a focus on Ancera UX and reports
• With VP Product, define program strategy and customer experience of our 2022 products
• Align and own design plan to ensure successful rollout of products
• Develop and rapid prototype UX to drive early adoption of 2022 products with early access customers
• Drive UX development from concept to finish specs for 2022 products
• Work with Content developers to devise best practices for email and narrative 

Ancera Values

• Value for clients – we solve problems that create value for clients.
• Progress before perfection – we need action-oriented, ownership-minded individuals who help our measured attainment of our goals.
• Important, not urgent – we prioritize and invest in impactful initiatives. We don’t lose focus from our primary goals.
• Learners before masters – we need curious and humble people who embrace the challenge to continually improve themselves, our clients, and Ancera. We continually re-measure, reassess and reset our objectives in an intellectually honest discussion.
• Together, not alone – we rally behind each other, build bridges, and pitch in to support the greater whole. We appreciate that people come from different backgrounds. We collectively welcome the responsibility to build each other up.
• Persist and adapt – we anticipate and embrace change. We are resilient and persist in the face of challenges, grind when needed.