Senior Product Designer (Design Systems) - BioTech

Futureheads; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in the UK seeks a Senior Product Designer (Design Systems) to enhance their B2B SaaS platform. The role involves designing scalable systems used by scientists and engineers, collaborating with multiple teams to elevate product experience. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of product design experience and a strong portfolio. This position is remote within the UK, offering the opportunity to shape user experiences at a pivotal time for the company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product design, ideally across complex or data-heavy B2B SaaS products.
• Proven experience building or maintaining design systems.
• Strong understanding of Figma and visual design fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve a robust design system ensuring consistency, accessibility, and scalability.
• Translate complex workflows into elegant, user-centered interfaces.
• Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and marketing teams.

Skills

Product design

Design systems

Figma

User-centered design

Job description

Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)

Location: Remote (UK)

Salary: £70,000–£90,000 DOE + Benefits

Process: 30-min chat with Hiring Manager → 1:1 with VP Marketing → Final Presentation

About the Company

This is a well-established, fast-growing tech company that builds automation software powering some of the most advanced scientific labs in the world.

Their flagship platform is used by global pharmaceutical and biotech leaders — unifying data, hardware, and people into one intuitive ecosystem.

With a major rebrand and product relaunch happening in early 2026, they’re now investing heavily in design systems and accessibility, setting the stage for their next big leap forward.

The Role

They’re looking for a Senior Product Designer (Design Systems) to lead the evolution of their core B2B SaaS platform.

You’ll design scalable, accessible systems and components used daily by scientists and engineers worldwide.

It’s a pivotal time to join — the product is feature-rich and widely adopted, but now the focus is on elevating experience and craft. You’ll collaborate closely with marketing and product teams to create a unified look and feel across everything the company ships.

What You’ll Do

• Build and evolve a robust design system that ensures consistency, accessibility, and scalability.
• Translate complex workflows into elegant, user-centered interfaces.
• Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and marketing teams to unify product and brand.
• Help shape visual design standards that align with a major upcoming brand relaunch.
• Contribute directly to the high-profile global launch in February 2026.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years in product design, ideally across complex or data-heavy B2B SaaS products.
• Proven experience building or maintaining design systems.
• Strong understanding of Figma and visual design fundamentals.
• A portfolio that shows taste, craft, and systems thinking.
• A collaborative mindset and passion for building high-quality user experiences.

Why This Role

• Shape the design DNA of a global software platform.
• Be part of a company that’s revolutionising how world-class labs operate.
• Join at a defining moment — as design becomes central to their strategy.
• Work remotely in the UK with a team that’s smart, ambitious, and mission-driven.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if there is anything we can do to make our recruitment processes better for you and to allow you to show your best self, let us know. We also understand that some people require extra time to complete assessments, require alternative application methods and can also benefit from having interview questions or a guide to the type of questions pre-interview. We are open to any suggestions or requests that you may have and are always looking for creative ways to assess talent. Our commitment to you is that you should always feel safe and secure when you’re working with us.