Exact Sciences is looking for a Lead UX Designer to help shape, define, and drive high-impact design initiatives across digital, product, and marketing platforms. The successful candidate will blend systems thinking with hands-on execution, bringing structure to complex problems and elevating the craft of design through thoughtful, scalable, human-centered solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Business, Life Sciences, or related field of study; or High School Degree/General Education Diploma and 4+ years of relevant experience
- 8+ years of experience working as a UX Designer, with at least 5 years of experience in a senior or lead capacity
- Extensive experience in applying techniques and methods of modern user experience design, discovery, and delivery
- Experience with content management systems (Sitecore a plus) and user testing tools
- Experience in simplifying and communicating complex ideas to broad audiences
- Experience in managing a design process from strategy to delivery of final product
- Experience in collaborating with and influencing product, engineering, design, and operational teams
- Experience in creating designs that optimize for varied ecosystems that leverage known persona or archetypal work, SEO, and measurement objectives
- Advanced understanding of accessible, inclusive, and equitable design
- Experience with the principles of Agile/Scrum/Kanban
- Strong organizational and time management skills with a proactive and logical approach to workload and ability to work both independently and within a team
- Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation
- Strong working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Creative Suite applications, and associated design tools
- Demonstrated strong understanding of the current web and mobile technology landscape
- Advanced understanding of human centered design and design thinking methodologies
- Experience creating accessible, inclusive, and equitable design
- Knowledge of best-in-class design systems (Material, Carbon, Fluent, etc) and their pros and cons
- Extensive experience problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills with the ability to evolve UX strategy based on research, data, and industry trends
- Strong analysis skills; including, but not limited to, process and user flow definition
- Extensive experience in translating complex user, business, operational, and technical requirements into clear, accurate, compelling user experience deliverables
- Experience in relationship building, motivation, and curiosity to bring together different personalities for creative thinking and collaborative solutioning
- Extensive experience engaging with strategists, product managers, engineers, researchers, SMEs, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship where you can both learn and influence
- Experience recruiting, coordinating, developing, and managing a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to agilely adapt to the respective audience (team member to senior leadership)
- Strong organizational and time management skills with a proactive and logical approach to workload and ability to work both independently and within a team
- Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation
Benefits
- Paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time)
- Paid leave for parents and caregivers
- Retirement savings plan
- Wellness support
- Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
