What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Designer position at MEDITECH?
Description
Software Designers at MEDITECH actively engage end users of our software in order to drive the future development of our products. You will be responsible for leading user-centered design activities, understanding users' needs, and developing creative solutions to meet those needs. As a member of our Product Development team, your job would involve :
- Applying user-centered design methods to ensure the users’ needs, goals, and workflow are the focus of each software solution
- Working collaboratively with our Development team to brainstorm and design innovative and accessible solutions to complex problems
- Conducting user research, identifying pain points, developing personas and user workflows
- Defining user stories and writing design documents, such as architectural plans
- Using paper and / or functional prototypes to bring design concepts to life, and supporting iterative improvement of software usability
- Understanding and applying accessibility principles for users with disabilities
- Conducting interviews, site visits, surveys, and performing other methods appropriate for a project with front line staff to C-level executives
- Helping the team interpret and understand users' feedback, and providing input for design decisions based on that feedback
- Acceptance testing of requirements identified in the design documents to ensure user needs are met
- Conducting design reviews and demonstrations to stakeholders
- Attending seminars and training to continue learning about UCD and design
- Representing Development on escalated customer calls, or participating in priority event discussions related to existing or future functionality
- Advocating for the user and being empathetic
- Participating in scrum activities, including serving as Scrum Master when appropriate
- Assisting QA with testing when needed
Requirements
Hiring salary range : $60,000- $72,000 per year.
Actual salary will be determined based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
MEDITECH offers competitive employee including but not limited to health, dental, & vision insurance; profit sharing trust and 401(k); tuition reimbursement, generous paid time off, sick days, personal time, and paid holidays.
Salary : $60,000 - $72,000
