Senior AI Product Designer / Manager

Scispot; Ontario; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A biotechnology startup in Ontario is seeking a Senior AI Product Designer to craft intuitive user experiences driven by advanced AI. The role focuses on creating engaging interfaces for AI features and collaborating with engineers. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in AI product design and are skilled in design tools like Figma. Exciting opportunities in a fast-paced environment await those passionate about biotech innovation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years designing software that leverages AI or data.
• Comfortable in Figma or similar design tools.
• Ability to gather feedback from scientists and biotech experts.

Responsibilities

• Craft user experiences driven by advanced AI.
• Create engaging interfaces for AI features.
• Collaborate with AI engineers to design interfaces.

Skills

AI Product Design Experience

Prototyping & Basic Engineering

User-Centric Mindset

Startup Adaptability

Tools

Figma

React

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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Base pay range

CA$100,000.00 / yr - CA$150,000.00 / yr

About Scispot

We’re a Y Combinator-backed startup on a mission to empower biotech innovators. Our multi-agent platform integrates AI agents into lab operations. Our main AI agent, Scibot, helps automate experiments, manage data, and deliver insights. We move fast, collaborate often, and push the boundaries of biotech R&D.

Role Overview

We’re seeking a Senior AI Product Designer to craft user experiences driven by advanced AI. You’ll work at the intersection of design, engineering, and biotech R&D. You’ll ensure AI-based features are intuitive, beautiful, and truly helpful to scientists.

Key Responsibilities

• AI-Driven UX & Visual Design
• Create engaging interfaces for our AI features, including multi-agent workflows.
• Simplify complex lab tasks into intuitive layouts and user flows.
• Collaborate with AI engineers to design interfaces that handle real-time data and dynamic outputs.
• Deliver success for Scispot AI agents such as Proto, Plato, Scibot, etc
• Prototyping & Testing
• Build quick prototypes in Figma / React / Replit / Cursor to validate ideas and technical feasibility
• Run user tests with scientists to gather feedback.
• Iterate rapidly based on data and user behavior.
• Integration with Scispot Tech Stack
• Understand our backend (Node, Java, Python) and AI stack
• Align front-end prototypes (React) with the existing API and microservices based architecture.
• Collaborate on containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes) to ensure designs function at scale.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work with computational biologists and wet-lab scientists to capture domain insights.
• Contribute design inputs to data pipelines (OpenSearch, MongoDB, CosmosDB).
• Ensure a consistent user experience across web app, data dashboards, and AI agent interfaces.
• Measure your success with stickiness of the features
• Mentor junior designers or engineers on best practices in user-centric design.

Requirements

• AI Product Design Experience
• 3+ years designing software that leverages AI or data.
• Solid track record turning user needs into compelling design solutions.
• Prototyping & Basic Engineering
• Comfortable in Figma or similar design tools. Ideally comfortable with AI dev tools such as Replit to prototype the design rather than using Figma
• Some knowledge of React or other front-end frameworks.
• Ability to tinker with code for rapid prototyping.
• User-Centric Mindset
• Ability to gather feedback from scientists and biotech experts.
• Skilled at translating technical AI workflows into intuitive experiences.
• Fluent in cross-functional teamwork.
• Great at presenting design rationale to engineers and product teams.
• Startup Adaptability
• Thrives in an environment of fast feedback and evolving requirements.
• Organizes tasks effectively to meet agile milestones.
• Excited to learn the biotech domain and user needs.
• Bonus : Biotech / Bioinformatics Knowledge
• Experience with lab workflows, genomics data, or scientific software.
• Familiarity with R&D processes and protocols.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Design, Art / Creative, and Information Technology

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