Staff Interior Designer

Duke University; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 61,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke University Health System is actively seeking a Staff Interior Designer to plan, design, and implement interior environments across hospitals, clinics, research, educational, and administrative facilities. This on-site role blends creativity with healthcare design standards to support patient healing, staff efficiency, and exceptional care delivery.

Meet with stakeholders to develop functional design solutions, coordinate with project teams, and apply evidence-based design to balance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with NCIDQ eligibility.
• Minimum three years of interior design experience; one year in a commercial setting.
• Experience including purchasing of commercial furnishings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design interior environments for healthcare, research, educational, and administrative facilities.
• Meet with customers and stakeholders to assess needs and develop practical, functional design solutions.
• Coordinate design activities with PMs, architects, contractors, consultants, vendors, maintenance staff, and end users.
• Develop concepts, finish selections, furniture specs, palettes, and construction docs.
• Apply evidence-based design to support patient experience, staff well-being, safety, infection prevention, accessibility, and efficiency.
• Select furniture, finishes, and materials balancing aesthetics with durability and healthcare requirements.
• Maintain interior finish standards and prepare project presentations for leadership.
• Develop project budgeting, furniture procurement, and cost estimating; coordinate installations and verify quality.

Skills

Evidence-based design

Stakeholder meetings

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

NCIDQ eligibility

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Enscape

CET

Bluebeam

e-Builder

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Join a collaborative team dedicated to creating innovative interior environments that support healing, well-being, and operational excellence.

Be You.

Bring Healing Spaces to Life

Duke Health is seeking a talented and collaborative Staff Interior Designer to support the planning, design, and implementation of interior environments across our hospitals, clinics, research, educational, and administrative facilities. This role combines creativity, technical expertise, and healthcare design principles to create spaces that are functional, aesthetically pleasing, safe, and supportive of patient healing, staff efficiency, and exceptional care delivery.

Work Arrangement – On-site

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERNECES

Minimum Qualifications

Healthcare, research, higher education, or commercial interiors experience preferred.

Education

Work requires a Bachelor's degree and eligibility for NCIDQ certification.

Experience

Work requires at least three (3) years of related experience in Interior Design, to include at least one (1) year of experience in a commercial setting.

One (1) year of experience as a buyer or purchaser of commercial furnishings may be substituted for one of the two (2) years of required experience.

Or An Equivalent Combination Of Relevant Education And/Or Experience.

Be Bold.

What We're Looking For

Technical Skills

• Design software (AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, CET)
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Bluebeam
• Facility Management System (e-Builder)

What You'll Do

• Plan and design interior environments for healthcare, research, educational, and administrative facilities throughout Duke Health.
• Meet with customers and stakeholders to assess needs and develop practical, functional, and visually appealing design solutions.
• Coordinate design activities with project managers, architects, contractors, consultants, furniture vendors, maintenance staff, and end users.
• Develop interior design concepts, finish selections, furniture specifications, material palettes, and construction documentation.
• Utilize evidence-based design principles to support patient experience, employee well-being, safety, infection prevention, accessibility, and operational efficiency.
• Select furniture, finishes, and materials that balance aesthetics, durability, maintainability, and healthcare performance requirements.
• Maintain and uphold interior finish standards.
• Prepare project presentations and communicate recommendations to leadership.
• Develop project budgeting, furniture procurement, and cost estimating.
• Coordinate installations and verify quality.

Choose Duke.

Anticipated Pay Range:

Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD $61,026.00 to USD $93,636.00. Duke University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position; candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills; internal peer equity; as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Your total compensation goes beyond the dollars on your paycheck. Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy- related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions

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