Principal UI/UX Product Designer – Visual Design

Principal UI/UX Product Designer – Visual & Graphic Design

Location: Irvine, CA ( Remote candidates considered)

Position Type: Contract

Duration: ASAP through 2027, with potential for extension

Hours: Flexible, up to 40 hours per week depending on project phase

Travel: Occasional travel to Irvine, CA for project collaboration and design presentations (approximately 1–3 visits anticipated)

Position Overview

We are seeking an exceptionally creative and experienced Principal UI/UX Product Designer with strong visual and graphic design capabilities to help shape the next generation of user interfaces for innovative medical technology. This is a high-impact, design-focused consulting opportunity for a senior-level creative professional who excels at transforming complex product requirements into sophisticated, intuitive, and visually compelling digital experiences.

The ideal candidate combines exceptional visual design talent with hands-on experience designing software user interfaces, developing comprehensive design libraries, and collaborating with software engineering teams to bring creative concepts to life.

Rather than simply refining an existing interface, this individual will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of design possibilities-from subtle enhancements to entirely new visual approaches-and present innovative concepts that challenge conventional thinking while remaining grounded in functional and technical requirements. Working closely with usability experts, software developers, marketing teams, senior leadership, and customer stakeholders, this individual will lead the creative design process from initial concept exploration through evaluation, refinement, and preparation for software implementation. This is primarily a creative UI/UX and visual design position, not a software engineering or software architecture role. We are seeking an accomplished designer who understands how software interfaces are built, rather than a software developer who also has design experience.

Key Responsibilities

UI/UX Concept Development & Creative Design

• Lead the development of innovative, visually sophisticated user interface and user experience concepts for a medical technology product.
• Translate detailed product requirements, functional specifications, and user needs into intuitive, engaging, and aesthetically compelling interface designs.
• Develop multiple distinct design directions, ranging from conservative refinements to highly creative and forward-thinking concepts.
• Explore alternative visual styles, screen layouts, navigation approaches, interactions, and user experiences.
• Create polished visual concepts that demonstrate how different design approaches could improve usability, visual consistency, and overall product experience.
• Incorporate creative visual elements, animations, and interactive behaviors where appropriate to enhance the user experience.
• Balance creative exploration with established functionality, usability expectations, and technical constraints.
• Present compelling design concepts that help stakeholders evaluate alternatives and establish a cohesive visual direction.

Figma Design & Design Library Development

• Utilize Figma as the primary platform for developing, organizing, presenting, and refining interface designs.
• Develop and maintain structured, reusable design libraries that support visual consistency and future product iterations.
• Create reusable UI components, design patterns, visual elements, and documented design specifications.
• Organize design assets to facilitate effective collaboration with usability specialists and software engineering teams.
• Establish scalable design approaches that can evolve alongside changing product requirements and future interface enhancements.
• Ensure design files, components, and supporting documentation are sufficiently detailed to support downstream software implementation.

User Experience & Human-Centered Design

• Collaborate with internal usability specialists to ensure proposed designs support intuitive and efficient user interactions.
• Incorporate functional requirements, user workflows, operational procedures, and usability considerations into the design process.
• Evaluate how interface layouts, visual hierarchy, navigation, and interaction patterns contribute to the overall user experience.
• Support the assessment of proposed concepts through stakeholder…