Principal UX Designer

Laborie; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical, Dental, Vision

Health Savings Account

401k Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Wellness Programs

Job summary

Laborie, a world-class medical technology company, seeks a Principal UX Designer to lead user-centered design for our advanced medical device platform. You will translate user needs, regulatory requirements, and technical constraints into safe, intuitive experiences across Marketing, Systems Engineering, and Software teams.

You will own the UX vision, drive end-to-end design, and collaborate with external design partners to ensure high-quality outputs that meet FDA/IEC standards and product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in human Factors, UX Design, Industrial Design, HCI, or related field
• 8+ years of UX design experience, with significant experience in regulated industries (medical device strongly preferred)
• Proven experience designing for complex systems and/or safety-critical applications
• Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end UX process and impactful design outcomes
• Experience working in cross-functional environments with engineering and product teams
• Deep expertise in UX methodologies (user research, interaction design, prototyping, usability testing)
• Strong visual and interaction design skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to balance user needs, technical constraints, and regulatory requirements
• Proficiency with modern design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite)
• Strategic thinker with hands‑on execution capability
• Strong leadership and influencing skills without formal authority
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality and compliance
• Passion for improving patient and clinician experiences through design

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the UX vision, strategy, design standards, and scalable systems for medical device products, ensuring alignment with user needs, clinical requirements, business objectives, regulatory expectations, and engineering constraints.
• Lead end-to-end UX design activities, including user research, workflows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity interfaces, ensuring usability, accessibility, safety, and compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
• Partner with Marketing, Systems Engineering, and Software Engineering teams to align user needs, product goals, design feasibility, and implementation, while facilitating design reviews and continuous feedback throughout development.
• Serve as the primary liaison for external UX/UI design partners, overseeing vendor selection, onboarding, deliverables, and performance while ensuring all outputs meet internal standards, regulatory requirements, and product objectives.
• Plan and conduct user research, usability testing, and human factors activities in partnership with Human Factors Engineering resources, translating findings into actionable design improvements and supporting validation efforts in accordance with applicable FDA and IEC standards.
• Ensure UX designs support medical device regulatory compliance and contribute to design history files, usability engineering documentation, risk management activities, and regulatory submissions in collaboration with Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs teams.

Skills

UX design

User research

Wireframes

Prototyping

Usability testing

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Design leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Human Factors/UX/Industrial Design/HCI

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

We believe that great healthcare is an essential safeguard of human dignity.

At Laborie, we know the work we do matters – it’s what fuels our motivation and contributes to our success. If you’re ready to make a positive impact in the lives of patients across the globe, we’d like to meet you.

We support and empower our employees to grow their careers in an environment that encourages a sense of belonging and a connection to doing good. We’re not afraid to roll up our sleeves to make our goals a reality and work together to solve for our customers. We reward and recognize our employees based on our values of Aspire to Greatness, Respect All, Own It, Working Together, Persist with Passion.

Who We’re Looking For:

The Principal UX Designer is responsible for leading the design and development of user-centered interfaces for Laborie’s advanced medical device platform. Reporting into the Systems Team, this role plays a critical part in translating user needs, regulatory requirements, and technical constraints into intuitive, safe, and effective user experiences. The Principal UX Designer works cross-functionally with Marketing, Systems Engineering, and Software Engineering teams and serves as the primary point of contact for external UX design partners, ensuring alignment and quality across all design deliverables.

About the Role:

• Define and drive the UX vision, strategy, design standards, and scalable systems for medical device products, ensuring alignment with user needs, clinical requirements, business objectives, regulatory expectations, and engineering constraints.
• Lead end-to-end UX design activities, including user research, workflows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity interfaces, ensuring usability, accessibility, safety, and compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
• Partner with Marketing, Systems Engineering, and Software Engineering teams to align user needs, product goals, design feasibility, and implementation, while facilitating design reviews and continuous feedback throughout development.
• Serve as the primary liaison for external UX/UI design partners, overseeing vendor selection, onboarding, deliverables, and performance while ensuring all outputs meet internal standards, regulatory requirements, and product objectives.
• Plan and conduct user research, usability testing, and human factors activities in partnership with Human Factors Engineering resources, translating findings into actionable design improvements and supporting validation efforts in accordance with applicable FDA and IEC standards.
• Ensure UX designs support medical device regulatory compliance and contribute to design history files, usability engineering documentation, risk management activities, and regulatory submissions in collaboration with Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in human Factors, UX Design, Industrial Design, HCI, or related field
• 8+ years of UX design experience, with significant experience in regulated industries (medical device strongly preferred)
• Proven experience designing for complex systems and/or safety-critical applications
• Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end UX process and impactful design outcomes
• Experience working in cross-functional environments with engineering and product teams
• Deep expertise in UX methodologies (user research, interaction design, prototyping, usability testing)
• Strong visual and interaction design skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to balance user needs, technical constraints, and regulatory requirements
• Proficiency with modern design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite)
• Strategic thinker with hands‑on execution capability
• Strong leadership and influencing skills without formal authority
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality and compliance
• Passion for improving patient and clinician experiences through design

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Class II medical devices
• Familiarity with IEC 62366, FDA Human Factors Guidance, and ISO 13485/14971
• Experience designing for embedded systems, connected devices, or clinical workflows
• Experience managing or collaborating with external design agencies

Why Laborie:

Our Mission every day is to operate as a world‑class specialist medical company making and advancing technologies that preserve and restore human dignity. We do that today by helping people with pelvic and gastrointestinal conditions live normal lives, and by helping mothers and babies have safe deliveries.

• Paid time off and paid volunteer time
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account with Company Funded Contributions
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Parental Leave and Adoption Services
• Health and Wellness Programs and Events

We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

Laborie provides equal employment opportunities and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Laborie is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our services, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities.