Product Researcher and Designer

Job Title : Product Researcher and Designer

All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.

Introduction to role :

Join our R&D IT team as a Product Researcher and User Experience Designer, where you will lead the user experience design and user research efforts.

Our mission is to build intuitive, user-friendly products that meet the needs of our end users. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and partners, to drive user-centered design and research practices throughout the organization.

Accountabilities :

As a Product Researcher and Designer, you will identify potential central initiatives and business transformation opportunities that drive optimization or unlock new sources of value creation.

Your work will include crafting prototypes, hypothesis testing, vendor analysis, running ideation workshops, developing outcome-based roadmaps, crafting prioritization frameworks, writing cases, defining success metrics, and developing detailed implementation plans.

You will also contribute to the development and execution of a comprehensive user research framework aligned with product and business goals.

Essential Skills / Experience :

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Psychology, or a related field.
• Proven experience (10+ years) in user experience design and research, preferably in an R&D and / or Pharma setting.
• Expertise in two or more of the following : business process reengineering, business transformation, process optimization, product management, engineering, design, or related field.
• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and standard processes.
• Proficiency in conducting user research studies, such as interviews, surveys, and usability tests.
• Experience of UX tools and methods across the full user-centered design process.
• Specialist technical skills in at least 1-2 of the following areas : creating information architectures, flows and wireframes, interactive prototypes, moderating usability lab testing and other research methodologies.
• Finely honed visual / graphic design skills (color, typography, layout, illustration).
• An excellent listener and presenter.

Desirable Skills / Experience :

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret research findings and drive data-informed design decisions.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD.
• Experience with data analysis tools and techniques.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate research findings and design recommendations to partners.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and partners.
• While this person won’t be required to write code, engineering experience is a huge plus and having a deep technology background is the minimum requirement.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines.

In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office.

But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.

Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca’s and in R&D IT, you’ll be working with ground-breaking technology. This marriage between our purposeful work and the use of high-tech platforms is what sets us apart.

Lead the way in digital healthcare. From exploring data and AI to working in the cloud on new technologies. Join a team at the forefront.

Help shape and define the technologies of the future; with the backing you need from across the business.

Our work has a direct impact on patients, transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data.

All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning and more.

Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, creating new ways of working and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth.

Ready to disrupt an industry and change lives? Apply now!

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.

We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.

We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.

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