Data Visualization Designer

Scion Staffing, Inc.; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Collaboration with leadership

Define data-visualization standards

Healthcare impact

Job summary

Scion Staffing, Inc. is seeking a Data Visualization Designer for a partner organization improving how healthcare and life sciences information is communicated to stakeholders.

This hybrid role is based in Portland, Oregon, requiring 1 day per week onsite for in-person collaboration with cross-functional teams. The designer will transform complex data into clear visual narratives, own high-impact reporting, and help set organization-wide visualization standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in data visualization, information design, data journalism, or analytics-focused product design.
• Experience independently creating sponsor-facing reports, executive presentations, dashboards, or other data-driven communications from concept through completion.
• Portfolio demonstrating clear, accurate, and efficient data visualizations, including thoughtful use of scale, labeling, and visual hierarchy.
• Advanced proficiency with Figma and practical experience with D3.js, Observable, Vega-Lite, Python, or R.
• Working knowledge of established information-design principles, including Edward Tufte, Stephen Few, Alberto Cairo, or comparable experts.
• Ability to explain design decisions, verify supporting information, and challenge visuals that could misrepresent data.

Responsibilities

• Create compelling reports, proposals, presentations, and executive updates for healthcare and life sciences partners.
• Translate complex operational information into understandable, accurate narratives for external stakeholders and internal leadership.
• Establish and maintain consistent standards for charts, dashboards, graphics, and other visual communications.
• Design dashboard experiences and patient-journey visualizations in collaboration with Product and Engineering.
• Review visualizations for accuracy, appropriate scale, clarity, and responsible representation of data.
• Develop visual materials that strengthen partner communications and support business growth.

Skills

Data visualization

Executive presentations

Storytelling

Tools

Figma

D3.js

Vega-Lite

Python

R

Job description

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Data Visualization Designer for our partner, an innovative organization improving how complex healthcare and life sciences information is communicated to stakeholders. This is a hybrid position based in Portland, Oregon, requiring 1 day / week onsite for in-person collaboration.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Data Visualization Designer will transform complex operational and program data into clear, accurate, and engaging visual narratives for external partners and organizational leaders. This individual will own high-impact reporting and help develop the visual experience for a data-driven technology platform. Working closely with executive leadership, Product, and Engineering, this role will also establish consistent visualization standards across the organization.

PERKS:

• Competitive compensation, bonus and equity aligned with experience and qualifications
• Employer-sponsored benefits package
• Direct collaboration with executive leadership and cross-functional teams
• Opportunity to define organization-wide data-visualization standards
• Meaningful work supporting healthcare programs and patient outcomes

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create compelling reports, proposals, presentations, and executive updates for healthcare and life sciences partners.
• Translate complex operational information into understandable, accurate narratives for external stakeholders and internal leadership.
• Establish and maintain consistent standards for charts, dashboards, graphics, and other visual communications.
• Design dashboard experiences and patient-journey visualizations in collaboration with Product and Engineering.
• Review visualizations for accuracy, appropriate scale, clarity, and responsible representation of data.
• Develop visual materials that strengthen partner communications, support business growth, and build confidence in organizational results.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in data visualization, information design, data journalism, scientific publishing, or analytics-focused product design.
• Experience independently creating sponsor-facing reports, executive presentations, dashboards, or other data-driven communications from concept through completion.
• Portfolio demonstrating clear, accurate, and efficient data visualizations, including thoughtful use of scale, comparison, labeling, and visual hierarchy.
• Advanced proficiency with Figma and practical experience with at least one visualization technology such as D3.js, Observable, Vega-Lite, Python, or R.
• Working knowledge of established information-design principles, including the approaches associated with Edward Tufte, Stephen Few, Alberto Cairo, or comparable experts.
• Ability to explain design decisions, verify supporting information, and respectfully challenge visuals that could misrepresent or overstate the data.
• Comfortable independently managing evolving priorities and collaborating across executive, product, technical, and business teams; healthcare or regulated-industry experience is preferred but not required.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

This position offers competitive base up to $190k/yr (DOE), plus a potential bonus and equity (vests over 4 years) along with an employer-sponsored benefits package.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.