UI UX Designer, MCCMS - Rochester

This is a full-time hybrid position with weekly on-site expectations. Therefore, the incumbent must live within a reasonable driving distance of the Rochester Mayo Clinic campus.

The UI/UX Designer (User Interface/User Experience Designer) plays a key multidisciplinary role in the design process across the digital environments for Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science. This role is a creative force in the Division of Immersive Learning Design, tasked with designing user interfaces and experiences that redefine how medical knowledge is taught and applied. The Division of Immersive Learning Design at Mayo Clinc is a pioneering team within the Department of Education, dedicated to transforming medical education through cutting-edge technologies. By collaborating with physicians, scientists, faculty, staff, students, and technical experts, the Division creates immersive, user-centered learning experiences that enhance clinical skills, safety, and confidence across Mayo Clinic's educational ecosystem.

The UI/UX Designer needs to deeply understand the user experience of our different audiences and shape unique visual approaches through iterative prototype testing. They partner with content specialists to design effective page layouts through creative use of established web components and patterns and drive the creation of intuitive, immersive solutions for medical training, simulation, and patient education. They also iterate on the design of these components and collaborate with front-end developers to revise them to updated specifications.

Primary responsibilities include: Contributing to all stages of the design process, including wireframing website layouts, designing mockups at multiple screen sizes, and developing UI documentation for hand-off to developers. Representing users in the design of user interfaces that reflect best practices for different device types and accessibility. Participating in the user experience research process to establish design solutions that meet user needs and goals. Incorporating UX findings and brand identity into design patterns that are not only visually appealing but also enrich the user experience. Collaborating closely with other team members and stakeholders to improve navigation schemes, interaction patterns, and digital storytelling. Building familiarity with a component-based content management system and working closely with content contributors to create engaging webpage layouts. Developing and adapting design specifications for front-end developers, taking into account feasibility and performance constraints. The designer will craft experiences that integrate seamlessly with 3D patient-specific models and digital twins, ensuring compatibility across a spectrum of head-mounted displays (HMDs), mobile devices and extended reality (XR) platforms.

The ideal candidate will: Develop deep understanding and empathy for the experience of our current and prospective learners. Be a voracious consumer of design across multiple industries and modalities, with particular focus on contemporary practices and peer institutions in higher education and academic medicine. Advocate for an inclusive, accessible, user-centered approach to each and every product. Communicate persuasively to stakeholders about design decisions and how they serve business objectives. Have excellent relationship management skills, emotional intelligence, and the desire to work with a close-knit team to deliver high-quality products in a timely fashion.