Head of Design

Transforming Healthcare through Innovative Solutions

Healthcare providers dedicate their lives to caring for others, but often find themselves bogged down by administrative tasks and workplace challenges. At Commure Athelas, we're committed to simplifying the lives of healthcare professionals, allowing them to focus on what matters most: providing exceptional care.

Our cutting-edge software and hardware solutions, powered by advanced AI, RTLS, and healthcare workflow automations, aim to boost efficiency across every domain of healthcare. This includes staff duress alerting, asset tracking, patient elopement, revenue cycle management, clinical documentation, and more.

We're proud to support over 250,000 clinicians across hundreds of care sites nationwide, and we're just getting started. The future of healthcare is here – and it's time for a revolution.

About the Role

We're seeking a visionary Head of Design to set the standard for exceptional experiences in healthcare. As our ideal candidate, you'll lead our design organization, shaping the vision and strategy for how design drives our mission. You'll oversee product design, user experience, branding, and creative direction, ensuring our solutions resonate with users and stand out in the industry.

You'll collaborate closely with product, engineering, marketing, and executive teams to deliver world-class experiences that transform healthcare delivery and experience. Your work will focus on impactful projects, including:

• Ambient AI assistants that simplify a doctor's day and reduce burnout.
• Redesigned patient experiences that empower patients to take control of their health digitally.
• EHRs and practice management software that streamline healthcare operations.
• Infrastructure for Health Systems to build, manage, and deploy their own software and products.

What You'll Do

• Define and articulate a design vision aligned with Commure Athelas' mission and business goals.
• Establish and champion a user-centered design culture across the organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to integrate design into product strategy and development processes.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing, diverse, and inclusive design team.
• Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the end-to-end design process, ensuring delivery of intuitive, innovative, and accessible user experiences.
• Drive consistency and excellence in product design, branding, and marketing materials.
• Ensure design outputs are data-informed, scalable, and aligned with user and business needs.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, tools, and best practices to keep Commure Athelas at the forefront of design and technology.
• Advocate for design as a strategic differentiator in achieving business outcomes.
• Represent the voice of the user in executive discussions and decision-making.

What You Have

• Proven experience (7 years) in design leadership roles, preferably in healthcare, technology, or SaaS industries.
• A strong portfolio showcasing expertise in product design, UX/UI, and branding.
• Exceptional leadership skills with a track record of building and scaling design teams.
• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies.
• Strong communication and storytelling abilities to articulate design strategies and decisions.
• Experience collaborating with product, engineering, and marketing teams in agile environments.
• Passion for solving complex problems in the healthcare space and creating meaningful impact.

Why You'll Love Working at Commure Athelas

• Highly Driven Team: We work hard and fast for exceptional results, knowing we're doing mission-driven work to transform the country's largest sector.
• Strong Backing: We're backed by top investors, including General Catalyst, Sequoia, Y Combinator, Lux, Human Capital, 8VC, Greenoaks Capital, and Elad Gil.
• Incredible Growth: Prior to our merger, Commure Athelas had independently grown more than 500% YoY for three consecutive years. We've achieved Series D funding and continue to scale rapidly.
• Competitive Benefits: Unlimited PTO, medical, dental, vision, excellent maternity and paternity paid time off.

Commure Athelas is committed to creating and fostering a diverse team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and levels of experience, and believe that great people can always find a place. We're dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to all applicants throughout the application process.

Please be aware that all official communication from us will come exclusively from email addresses ending in @getathelas.com or @commure.com . Any emails from other domains are not affiliated with our organization.

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