About the role

Drug Hunter is a B2B scientific intelligence platform for biotech/pharma R&D scientists that empowers them to discover the medicines of the future. We serve most of the top global biotech & pharma companies including Dow 30 and S&P500 companies. We’re a mission-driven, product-focused company backed by top-tier investorsand trusted by the world’s leading R&D organizations.

The Director, UX and Product Design will ownthe overall user experience, UI/UX architecture, and product design direction across the product portfolio. This individual will be responsible for translating complex user needsand workflows into intuitive, high-quality product experiences while contributing meaningfully to product strategy. The role will work closely with Product, Engineering, Science, and Commercial teams to ensure product experiences are grounded in user evidence, aligned with business objectives, and designed to drive adoption, engagement, retention,and growth.

The Director will also establish scalable design systemsand design processesand will have the opportunity to build and lead the UI/UX design organization as the company grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the overall UI/UX architecture and product design direction across the product portfolio.

• Develop information architecture, navigation structures, user flows, wireframes, prototypes,and high-fidelity product designs.

• Translate complex user needs, workflows,and product requirements into intuitive, efficient,and compelling user experiences.

• Conduct user research, usability testing,and customer discovery to inform product decisions, value propositions,and product requirement specifications.

• Contribute to the direction of product strategy through well-structured proposals grounded in user evidence,customer needs,and product insights.

• Drive alignment between product experiencesand user workflows to increase adoption, engagement, stickiness, retention,and ultimately business growth.

• Identify opportunities to improve existing productsand systematically improve usability, discoverability, consistency,and overall product quality.

• Establishand evolve processes for design reviews, UX critique, prototyping, user validation,and design decision-making.

• Work cross-functionally as a product leader with Science, Commercial, Product,and Engineering teams to define user requirementsand validate desired outcomes from early product definition through implementation.

• Collaborate with Brand, Marketing, Scientific/Content,and other creative teams where productand brand experiences intersect, ensuring visual brand standards are applied coherently across the customer experience.

• Partner closely with Engineering to establishand maintain a scalable design system, including reusable components, interaction patterns,and UX principles, while maintaining a high bar for design qualityand implementation fidelity.

• Recruit, hire, manage,and mentor UI/UXand product design professionals as the Product Design organization grows.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in product design, UX designand architecture, interaction design, or related disciplines, with significant experience designing B2B or B2X digital products.
• Experience designing enterprise, scientific, technical, analytical, data-intensive, or workflow-oriented software or related products which serve highly specialized professional or technical users.
• Strong proficiency with modern product design methodologiesand tools, including prototyping platformsand emerging AI-enabled designand prototyping tools.
• Strong communicationand presentation skills, includingthe ability to clearly articulateand defend design decisions to technicaland non-technical stakeholders.
• BS, MS, or advanced degree in Design, Engineering, Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Benefits

Drug Hunter provides industry-leading benefits, includingthe following:

• Competitive salary, variable compensation,and equity
• Broad range of medical, dental, vision,and life insurance plans for employeesand their dependents, including generous coverage for a platinum PPO healthcare plan
• Short-term disabilityand long-term disability insurance
• Cancerand critical illness coverage
• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave (after 1 yr tenure)and childcare FSA plan
• 401(k)+ employer match (3-5%)
• Home office set up stipend for fully remote employees
• Learningand development support
• Generousand flexible vacationand leave policies