Junior UX Designer

Job Summary

Are you a creative, curious, experienced UX Designer looking to join a growing software development team? Join the software innovation team to help drive Medpace’s software further forward in their mission to accelerate the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics. This is a great opportunity if you are someone who wants to join a design team in the early stages of modernizing internally built software tools used in the clinical research process, and leverage your experience of best practices and potential pitfalls. You will design user experiences to translate complex workflows and regulatory requirements into UIs that are intuitive and delight our users, owning the process from the early-stage concepts all the way through delivery and success measurement. Working with cross-function team, you will perform experiments and shape our user experience strategy through collecting data and insights to drive the best UX.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence business-wide discussions relative to current user experience projects and the future direction of design and user experience;
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Agile / Lean UX methodologies;
• Quickly and iteratively create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups with detailed and scalable visual design specifications for web and mobile interfaces throughout the design process;
• Leads research and evaluation of emerging design, technology, industry, and market trend;
• Lead the design planning and strategic phases of a project. Proactively pitch new CX ideas backed by strong, well-articulated rationale; and
• Independently deliver design solutions for problems of large scope and complexity. Work through ambiguity, and adapt your approach to meet the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Visual Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, or related field; or, relevant certification or equivalent work experience;
• Product or service design experience, especially in B2B environments;
• Any previous experience to define, develop and document UX design and interaction requirements;
• Highly analytical aptitude and proficient using data analysis;
• Exceptional communication, and presentation skills with demonstrated ability to lead and innovate across teams and organizations;
• Experience mentoring other user experience professionals;
• Demonstrated experience using strategy to solve complex problems;
• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead projects from concept to delivery and ongoing improvement;
• Portfolio demonstrating user experience activities, processes, and deliverables;
• Strong understanding of analytics, target measurement and online/offline channel engagement attribution models; and
• Advanced skill with design tools, such as Sketch, Invision, Adobe CS, etc.

Medpace Overview

Medpace is a full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO). We provide Phase I-IV clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Our mission is to accelerate the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics through its scientific and disciplined approach. We leverage local regulatory and therapeutic expertise across all major areas including oncology, cardiology, metabolic disease, endocrinology, central nervous system, anti-viral and anti-infective. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, employing more than 4,000 people across almost 40 countries.

Why Medpace?

When you join Medpace, you become part of a team dedicated to supporting the development of ground-breaking drugs and devices. Our employees provide hope for those living with debilitating diseases. We invite you to be a part of something that is impacting millions of people around the globe while enjoying a competitive total compensation and benefits package and internal growth opportunities.

Organic Growth: Medpace is continuing to grow in all areas globally and has built an expansive research campus at its headquarters in Cincinnati, OH. In 2020, Medpace opened a new seven story building that is approximately 250,000 SQFT. In total, the headquarter's campus includes five buildings and approximately 600,000 SQFT. The company also has expanding office locations in Dallas, TX and Denver, CO.

Perks (vary by location and position):

• On-site fitness center(s)
• Campus walking paths
• Company-sponsored social and wellness events
• Official Sponsor of FC Cincinnati
• Hybrid work-from-home options and flexible work schedule
• On-site Market Place
• Free and covered parking
• Discounts for local businesses
• On campus restaurants and banks coming soon

Awards:

• Medpace historically named a Top Cincinnati Workplace by the Cincinnati Enquirer
• Recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Mid-size Companies in 2021
• Medpace ranks amongst top CROs for site ratings across all 10 important attributes including CRA training, preparation & organization, accessibility of staff, open communication, and ensuring timely drug availability
• Continually recognized with CRO Leadership Awards from Life Science Leader magazine based on expertise, quality, capabilities, reliability, and compatibility
• Ranked in the top 10 on the 2021 LinkedIn Top Companies list in Cincinnati

What to Expect Next:

A member of our recruitment team will review your qualifications and, if interested, you will be contacted for an interview.

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