The Director of UX will lead a distributed team, oversee the design lifecycle, advocate for user-centered designs, and collaborate across functions to meet product goals and standards.
About ValGenesis
ValGenesis is a leading digital validation platform provider for life sciences companies. ValGenesis suite of products are used by 30 of the top 50 global pharmaceutical and biotech companies to achieve digital transformation, total compliance and manufacturing excellence/intelligence across their product lifecycle.
Learn more about working for ValGenesis, the de facto standard for paperless validation in Life Sciences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tASq7Ld0JsQ
About the Role:
ValGenesis is seeking an experienced Director of User Experience (UX) to lead and develop our team of UX Designers across global product lines. In this player-coach role, you will ensure the delivery of high-quality, consistent, and user-centered design work while supporting the broader UX strategy led by the VP of UX.
You will work cross-functionally with Product and Engineering to drive execution of design deliverables, maintain adherence to the Design System, and support continuous design improvement through research and iteration.
What You'll Do
- Lead & Grow the Design Team
- Mentor and develop a diverse, distributed team of UX Designers
- Foster a culture of design excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Set clear goals, track performance, and drive career progression
- Drive End-to-End UX Delivery
- Oversee the full design lifecycle: discovery, wireframing, prototyping, and hand-off
- Enforce high standards of usability, visual polish, and brand consistency
- Balance multiple product streams while maintaining quality and velocity
- Actively Contribute to the Design System
- Evangelize and evolve the ValGenesis Design System
- ·Collaborate with Design System Leads and Engineering to integrate reusable components
- Ensure all outputs meet WCAG and Section 508 accessibility standards
- Partner Across Functions
- Align design roadmaps with Product priorities and business goals
- Work closely with Engineering to guarantee pixel-perfect, performant implementations
- Contribute to UX strategy alongside the VP, translating vision into actionable plans
- Optimize UX Operations
- Introduce and standardize tools and workflows (Figma, Storybook, JIRA)
- Lead regular design reviews, critiques, and retrospectives
- ·Maintain visibility into design efforts and facilitate cross-team coordination
- Champion User-Centered Research
- Integrate qualitative and quantitative insights into every phase of design
- Support usability testing, customer interviews, and feedback loops
- Enable your team to translate data into impactful design decisions
What We're Looking For
- Required
- 10-12 years in UX design, including 5-7 years managing or leading distributed teams
- Proven track record on complex, enterprise SaaS products
- Hands-on experience in Agile environments
- Expert in Figma (or similar), Storybook, prototyping tools, and accessibility guidelines
- Exceptional communicator, able to influence stakeholders at all levels
- Preferred
- Domain experience in Life Sciences, Healthcare, or FinTech
- Familiarity with GxP, CFR Part 11, or other regulated environments
- Prior ownership or contribution to a Design System
- Scrum or other Agile certifications
We’re on a Mission
In 2005, we disrupted the life sciences industry by introducing the world’s first digital validation lifecycle management system. ValGenesis VLMS® revolutionized compliance-based corporate validation activities and has remained the industry standard.
Today, we continue to push the boundaries of innovation ― enhancing and expanding our portfolio beyond validation with an end-to-end digital transformation platform. We combine our purpose-built systems with world-class consulting services to help every facet of GxP meet evolving regulations and quality expectations.
The Team You’ll Join
Our customers’ success is our success. We keep the customer experience centered in our decisions, from product to marketing to sales to services to support. Life sciences companies exist to improve humanity’s quality of life, and we honor that mission.
We work together. We communicate openly, support each other without reservation, and never hesitate to wear multiple hats to get the job done.
We think big. Innovation is the heart of ValGenesis. That spirit drives product development as well as personal growth. We never stop aiming upward.
We’re in it to win it. We’re on a path to becoming the number one intelligent validation platform in the market, and we won’t settle for anything less than being a market leader.
How We Work
Our Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore offices are onsite, 5 days per week. We believe that in-person interaction and collaboration fosters creativity, and a sense of community, and is critical to our future success as a company.
ValGenesis is an equal-opportunity employer that makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Our goal is to have the best-qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics protected by local law.
Top Skills
Agile Methodologies
Figma
Storybook
ValGenesis Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND Office
C S I R Road, Taramani, 705-708, 7th Floor, Phase II, TICEL BIO Park Limited, , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600113
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