Lead Human-Centered Designer for AI Interfaces

Advanced Resource Technologies, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Resource Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Human-Centered Designer to drive the GRACE user experience for ARPA-H’s production AI assistant.

You will lead research, interaction and visual design, ensuring intuitive, accessible, and trustworthy experiences while partnering with engineers, PMs, and researchers. You will translate user insights into actionable design recommendations, build scalable design systems and prototype rapidly in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Graphic Design, CS, Psychology or related field; Master’s preferred or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7 years in UX/product design or human-centered design with a portfolio of shipped products.
• Experience designing AI, LL M, conversational AI, chat, or agentic AI applications.
• Proficiency with modern design tools such as Figma and design systems.
• Experience conducting user research and usability testing; translating findings into product improvements.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (Section 508 and WCAG).
• Experience collaborating with software engineers and agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design of the GRACE user experience, including research, interaction, visual design, and usability improvements.
• Design interaction patterns for agentic AI applications, including conversational workflows and human-in-the-loop handling.
• Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
• Present AI-generated content clearly with considerations for citations and diagrams.
• Conduct user interviews and usability studies to validate concepts and improve usability.
• Develop and evolve a scalable design system enabling rapid product development.
• Ensure designs prioritize transparency, trust, accessibility, privacy, and responsible AI.

Skills

UX design

User research

Accessibility

Design systems

Communication

Agile collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HCI/UX/CS/psychology

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Figma

React

Chainlit

Job description

Advanced Resource Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Human-Centered Designer to drive the GRACE user experience for ARPA-H’s production AI assistant.

You will lead research, interaction and visual design, ensuring intuitive, accessible, and trustworthy experiences while partnering with engineers, PMs, and researchers. You will translate user insights into actionable design recommendations, build scalable design systems and prototype rapidly in an agile environment.