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Who We Are: ZOLL Data is a leading digital health technolgy company servicing the needs of medics, firefighters, and other lifesavers.  We have the resources and stability of a large company, but the nimbleness, ambition, and determination of a startup, because we used to be one.  Our vision is to improve lives through transformational People and Products.  We have been named as one of the Denver Posts' Top Workplaces for 6 years.

Who You Are: The Senior UX Strategist is a key participant in developing the user experience for the ZOLL Patient Care pillar of products including client/server, hosted, SaaS, and mobile solutions. You’ll work with the UX Director, Front End Architect and UX team to develop a consistent user experience theme across all SaaS product lines.

In designing product-specific UX solutions, you are equally comfortable crafting intuitive UI components as well as digging beyond the look and feel to develop streamlined architectures and simple, intuitive workflows. You thrive in a changing environment where you can wear many hats, and you approach new challenges with curiosity. You are diplomatic, collaborative, and influential, using your strong communication skills to advance the overall User Experience strategy.

***This is NOT a remote position. Local candidates preferred. 

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive the experience design of a high visibility flagship product for EMS professionals.
• Interact with off-shore teams, internal departments and product teams to help gather requirements and translate them to workable solutions.
• Develop user flows, wireframes and prototypes that convey a consistent, effective, and efficient user experience based on an in-depth understanding of customer needs and problems.
• Create layouts that combine efficiency and balance, and help move our design standard forward.
• Present and defend your concepts using your understanding of research, patterns, and best practices.
• Contribute to the creation, definition and implementation of a design system.
• Integrate user research and testing into the design process and communicate results to help inform product design direction.
• Effectively communicate functionality and content for product management, off-shore and on-site development teams.
• Lead remote team in adhering to UX design strategies and principles by providing detailed design specs and documentation
•  Reach beyond customer perceptions to develop usability options that overreach client processes and that exceed the standard user interface notion of “look and feel.”
• Act as an evangelist within R&D to communicate the art and science of usability and the importance of having a consistent and correct user experience.
• Exert influence to act as a customer advocate throughout the company without giving the perception of having a personal agenda.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

•  5-7 years of experience as a user experience professional
• Demonstrated experience in a breadth of UX disciplines, namely information architecture, interface design and user testing and research
• Solid understanding of professional methodologies and best practices used to develop and implement a complex user experience
• Demonstrated experience in creating deliverables for complex interfaces: information architecture, use cases, user flows, wireframes, and high- fidelity prototypes.• Ability to actively engage users throughout the product lifecycle, using a variety of research and testing methodologies to advance data driven design
• Ability to be professionally assertive yet to do so without ego. This position must facilitate cooperation, and drive progress collaboratively, particularly forming a strong partnership with product management
• Ability to thrive in a transitioning environment: flexibility, willingness to pivot and openness to change
• Ability to communicate UX principles and patterns verbally and in writing to customers, off-shore teams, engineers, product managers, and others.
• Experience working in an Agile environment on a scrum team
• A passion for the art and science of usability and the user experience
• College degree in Human-Centered Computing, Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction, similar discipline, or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Skills:

• Background in life sciences, medical technology, emergency medical or financial services
• Experience working with remote and off-shore teams
• Experience with front-end development coding practices
• Experience with mobile design philosophies and best practices
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices

ZOLL appreciates and values diversity! We do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.