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UIUX Engineer

Development Sciences Informatics (DevSci Informatics) vision is to Transform drug development and translational sciences by revolutionizing the data and informatics ecosystem.

Our mission is to deliver actionable data, innovative systems, and analytics technologies for drug development and translational sciences, in close partnerships with DevSci scientific functions and through extensive collaboration across Roche.

Our team seeks a highly motivated individual, passionate about creating user experiences, to join our team of talented software engineers, product owners, and business analysts to deliver on our mission.

The ideal candidate focuses on and deeply investigates the process by which our scientific stakeholders engage our technologies and develop solutions in close partnership with Product, Data Management, Engineering, & Informatics Systems. Additionally, the ability to think critically, quickly, and proactively enables the candidate to tackle challenging problems in an environment poised to onboard many users.

Position Description

We are seeking a talented and experienced UIUX engineer to support the build out of the interface wrapper of an informatics data platform that captures the end-to-end translational research clinical processes as a systematic data life cycle.

The candidate will perform tasks core to the UIUX engineer skill set including: working with scientific stakeholders to understand use cases, design/develop mockups/prototypes, and partner with the engineering team to deliver routine UX iterations of the data platform.

As part of DevSci Informatics, the UIUX engineer is a responsible member of our group’s strategy execution around data lifecycle management, data standards, analytics infrastructure, ongoing data operations, and informatics systems.

Major Responsibilities

• User Research: Cultivate relationships with scientific partners/leaders, and develop a comprehensive profile of varying scientific roles, objectives, jobs to be done, mechanisms to provide value or solve challenges, and follow through with product adoption.
• Developing Mockups/Prototypes: Core skill set of the role. Translating UIUX needs into mockups, iterating over them and developing prototypes as a foundation to engineering to further develop.
• Establish Best Practices: Establish UIUX standards such as style guides, design, accessibility, navigation, information architecture, and content.
• Working with Product Management: Work with product management and other product leads to understand use cases and priority needs to engage.
• Verification: Be engaged as a proxy for the user in designs and proofs of concept, ensuring compatibility with scientific needs. Assess new features for technical viability and user experience with frequent feedback loop between the development team and scientists.

Position Requirements

• 5 years experience in agile software (front-end) product development
• 3+ years experience with React
• Expert knowledge of Javascript, Typescript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Visual portfolio highlighting experience of engaging and functional UIUX
• Experience with iterative design with Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, or Sketch
• Knowledge of component libraries, and core web development (API interactions, state management, caching, and unit testing)
• Exhibits strong soft skills (such as active listening, facilitation, challenging the status quo, ability to communicate complex information, issues, and potential solutions to stakeholders)
• Demonstrated success handling initiatives of high complexity and risk
• Able to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Able to present your work, both verbally and in writing, to diverse audiences including scientists, technical colleagues, and management
• Experience with data and analytics web application front-ends is a plus, major plus if these applications are within the life sciences space

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