UI/UX Designer

UgenTec is an international and fast-growing bio-IT company specialized in the development of diagnostic & workflow software for molecular laboratories. The UgenTec software solutions are situated on the challenging crossroad between IT, data science and biotechnology. We’re on a mission to heavily disrupt the rules in our market and are already recognized with multiple awards that confirm the value and promise of that mission. The UgenTec headquarters are located in Hasselt at the Corda Campus, where a team of 50 people is bringing our SaaS software suite to the global market.

Function description

As our UI designer, you‘ll work with a multidisciplinary team to create appealing user experiences for our FastFinder product portfolio. At the feature & product ideation stage, you are solely responsible for translating conceptual product ideas into wireframes and high-fidelity mockups. Throughout development, you support software engineers in bringing designs to life. You build, maintain, and document our in-house design system, which is the basis of our entire product suite. Occasionally, you’ll help our marketing team in creating quality graphic materials.

Profile

You understand the power of great design and are excited to push the status quo of user experiences for healthcare applications. You can envision product concepts and love to transform abstract product ideas into wireframes then mockups. You understand exactly when to use theoretical UX frameworks, when to just talk to users, when to use common sense and when to steal ideas from existing SaaS solutions.

You are willing to dive into our healthcare problem space (molecular diagnostics, laboratory operations) to truly understand user needs. As our UI/UX designer, you understand or have the following skills.

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  You understand Figma, Figma collaboration, Figma design systems
• You understand wireframing tools/ digital whiteboarding
• You can grasp complexity & complex research tools
• You understand design systems & modern webapp UX principles.
• You are good at receiving (direct) feedback & giving (direct) feedback.
• You’re a skilled graphic designer, icon designer. If you have proven (digital) illustration experience, that is considered a great plus
• If you’re skilled in animation/ IX design, that is considered is a great plus
• If you have an understanding of modern webdesign & front-end technology, that is a considered a plus
• You can showcase your skills in a portfolio
• You’re fluent in Dutch & English (speaking and writing alike)

You’ll work from our headquarters in Hasselt, Belgium, with an option to work from home for 3 days a week.

Offer

UgenTec stands for a stimulating scale-up atmosphere where you can grow your capabilities in an open and no-nonsense company culture. We want you to do the work you feel great at, or that you would like to become great at.

We combine cutting edge technology with a streamlined product process to ensure we deliver only the best solutions to our customers. If you feel like this could be the next big thing for you, make sure you’re not going to miss out and come over to have a chat with us.

We offer competitive salaries including:

• a car + fuel card (or mobility budget)
• meal vouchers
• mobile subscription
• hospitalization insurance