Principal Product Designer (Genomics)

Location: Hybrid working in the United Kingdom, with office attendance expected at least twice a month. Offices are located in London, Cambridge and Leeds.

Salary from: £71,800 per year

Company

hirify.global enables genomic medicine and research through national-scale healthcare programmes, genomic data, and complex healthcare software systems.

What you will do

• Lead design strategy and delivery across a group of products within the Adult Population Genomics Programme.
• Solve complex product and design problems through structured discovery, research, and user-centred methods.
• Co-create product experience visions and strategies with Product Managers, multidisciplinary squads, and subject matter experts.
• Coordinate and support other designers while maintaining consistent, high-quality design across products.
• Facilitate decision-making and co-creation with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify and reduce user, feasibility, regulatory, and product design risks.

Requirements

• Strong product design experience with a record of delivering impactful, high-quality product experiences.
• Experience solving complex design problems, conducting product discovery, and supporting strategic product direction.
• Experience leading design strategy and delivery across multiple products and coordinating designers.
• Experience working with engineering, data, product, research, and subject matter experts in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience balancing qualitative and quantitative insights in evidence-based, hypothesis-led design.
• Experience working in agile environments and designing within relevant regulatory frameworks.

Nice to have

• Experience designing to the Government Digital Service Standard.
• Experience in healthcare, science, public-sector, highly regulated, or risk-sensitive environments.
• Experience with design systems and scalable design workflows.
• Understanding of engineering constraints and technical feasibility.
• Awareness of ethical, compliance, and regulatory considerations when designing products using sensitive data.

Culture & Benefits

• Blended working model with flexible team arrangements and no general expectation of full-time office attendance.
• 30 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with additional long-service leave.
• Option to request up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually, subject to approval.
• Enhanced family leave, pension contributions, life assurance, and financial wellbeing schemes.
• Learning budgets, training and certification support, and professional subscription reimbursement.
• Health and wellbeing support including gym membership, Headspace, an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, and flu jabs.

Hiring process

• Successful candidates must complete a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
• Reasonable adjustments are available during the interview process.