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Brooklyn Health is a clinical research platform company that improves how neurological and psychiatric disorders are measured in clinical trials. The company is backed by leading healthcare and technology investors including HealthX Ventures, Metrodora Ventures, Story Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, Laconia Capital, and Everywhere Ventures.
The Design team works alongside Product, Engineering, and Growth to design, iterate, and market the core platform. As the company matures, this Director of Design role will scale design operations, implement AI into core design processes, and lead a growing team of full-time designers. Beyond product design, the role oversees brand identity, marketing assets, and creative contractor relationships. This is an opportunity for an experienced designer to own the design function end-to-end.
Key responsibilities include:
- Working closely with Product and Engineering directors to define strategy, provide scalable solutions, and ensure technical feasibility for new features
- Structuring and developing new design processes spanning user research, prototyping, product testing, and AI tool adoption
- Leading UX/UI research to develop deep understanding of users and stakeholders, translating product requirements into user-aligned solutions
- Balancing hands-on, high-fidelity design work with managing team work effectively, ensuring deadlines are met across research, exploration, and implementation phases
- Maintaining and scaling the design system to ensure UI consistency across web and tablet
- Overseeing brand identity (company website, sales materials, product literature) and managing contract designers and illustrators
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of product design experience working closely with product and engineering to develop complex multi-user workflows
- Experience with AI-driven design processes and GitHub; proficiency with Figma and developer-aligned UI libraries like PrimeVue
- Experience managing, mentoring, or leading product designers and illustrators
- Hands-on experience conducting and analyzing user research, usability testing, and workflow mapping
- Proven track record of shipping data-heavy SaaS products across web, tablet, and mobile platforms
- Demonstrated experience building, maintaining, or scaling design systems and strong brand identity across an organization and its products
PREFERRENCES:
- Previous experience building healthcare or clinical research products
- Familiarity with healthcare compliance, accessibility, and data privacy standards (HIPAA, GDPR)
- Experience with creative direction, brand design, marketing, website design
- Basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator or vector illustration tools
- Experience creating product demo videos, motion graphics, or light 2D animation
