Director of Product Design
Core
Lead and grow the Product Design function for a medical device company, covering hardware (EEG headbands), mobile apps, web applications, and internal business processes.
Role type
Senior IC product design director (player-coach)
Builds
Hardware devices, mobile apps, web applications, printed materials, and internal business processes
Domain
Medical devices / Clinical diagnostics / Life Sciences
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Product design leadership, hardware and software design, regulated industry experience, usability engineering, human factors, service and business process design, asynchronous remote work
Preferred skills
IEC 62366, FDA human factors guidance, coaching senior individual contributors
Technologies
EEG devices, mobile apps, web applications
Responsibilities
Lead and coach a team of three senior product designers; craft and execute a vision for the design function; operate as a player-coach by taking on design work; own prioritization across the full design surface; build cross-functional connections with engineering and clinical teams; establish design systems and standards; ensure rigorous design for regulated products; own headcount, budget, and vendor relationships; develop user research practices; anticipate and address design debt.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC