Lead Designer

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Position Summary Help shape the next generation of athenahealth’s electronic health record and physician practice management products by designing solutions that simplify complex healthcare workflows. The Lead Designer partners with Product Management and Engineering to translate research insights, user needs, and product strategy into clear workflows, interaction models, and design solutions, with significant focus on scheduling and administrative experiences. This is an individual contributor role based in Austin, TX.

This role reports to a Senior Manager or Director, Experience Design.

About the Team The Experience Design team creates user-centered solutions that reduce complexity across clinical and operational healthcare workflows and improve the daily experience of healthcare professionals. The team partners closely with Product Management, Engineering, research, and design system teams to define and deliver product experiences from discovery through implementation. Designers use user research, behavioral data, product analytics, design systems, prototyping tools, and AI-assisted workflows to inform design decisions.

The team also contributes to AI-enabled product capabilities that support clinical productivity, scheduling efficiency, and decision-making.

Essential

Job Responsibilities Lead problem framing and solution development for complex clinical, scheduling, and operational workflow challenges from discovery through delivery.

Design efficient, safe, and intuitive workflows that coordinate patients, providers, and operational staff across healthcare environments.

Create design artifacts ranging from early concepts to detailed interaction flows, prototypes, and behavioral specifications that guide product development.

Translate UX concepts into clear workflows and interaction specifications that support scalable software development and implementation.

Partner with Product Management and Engineering throughout planning, design, and development to translate product strategy into clear experiences and ensure delivered solutions meet design intent.

Plan and conduct user, client, and domain research, using research insights, behavioral data, and product analytics to inform design decisions and evaluate product success.

Apply established design system patterns and collaborate with design system teams to evolve components and interaction patterns based on emerging product needs.

Ensure product experiences meet UX quality standards for workflow design, interaction design, accessibility, and product content.

Use AI-assisted tools to support research synthesis, design exploration, and prototyping, and contribute to AI-enabled product capabilities that support clinical productivity, scheduling efficiency, and decision-making.

Travel approximately 5% annually.

Additional

Job Responsibilities Facilitate discovery, problem-framing, and solution workshops with cross-functional teams.

Partner with Product Management and Engineering to establish and support product and business goals.

Draft UX workflows and interaction models that guide detailed software design and development.

Guide less experienced designers through mentorship, design reviews, and coaching.

Promote effective design practices, including systems thinking, design-to-engineering alignment, and data-informed product design.

Contribute to team-wide initiatives that improve design processes, tools, and operating models.

Build understanding of healthcare users and their operational environments across Product Management and Engineering teams.

Expected Education & Experience Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Design,…