Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is an academic health system focused on patient care, biomedical research, and medical education. Its network of hospitals and clinics provides primary, specialty, and subspecialty services across the Mid-South, while its research and training programs support advances in healthcare and the development of future medical professionals. The center also serves as a major referral institution, bringing clinical expertise and innovation together in one organization.

Principal UX Designer, Web Design Systems

Lead Vanderbilt University’s Figma-based web design system, from components and design tokens to accessibility and production alignment. Guide usability research, AI-assisted workflows, and freelance designers.

Description

  • Lead the university’s Figma web design system, maintaining its components, patterns, guidance, and documentation.
  • Drive design tokenization to build a scalable, consistent foundation across products and platforms.
  • Work with web developers to evolve the system and align design with production.
  • Find and address usability problems across university websites.
  • Ensure web experiences comply with WCAG 2.1 AA and ADA/Section 508 accessibility standards.
  • Plan, conduct, and synthesize usability studies with tools such as Userlytics.
  • Turn research findings into prioritized design recommendations.
  • Build repeatable usability testing practices.
  • Support audience journey mapping and conversion rate optimization.
  • Assess and introduce AI-assisted design tools and efficient workflows.
  • Guide freelance designers by assigning work, setting priorities, and reviewing quality.
  • Coordinate design work in agile sprints with the web development team.
  • Partner with web development, marketing, and content teams.
  • Maintain consistent design quality across contributors and channels.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in UX design, human-computer interaction, interaction design, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • At least seven years of UX or product design experience, including direct responsibility for a design system.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain Figma design systems, including component libraries and design tokenization.
  • Experience planning and conducting usability studies with tools such as Userlytics.
  • Working knowledge of journey mapping and conversion rate optimization.
  • Strong grasp of web accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.1 AA and ADA/Section 508.
  • Experience using AI-assisted design tools and other technologies to improve efficiency and work quality.
  • Experience partnering closely with web development teams to bring designs into production.
  • Experience assigning and overseeing work by freelance or contract designers and being accountable for team output.
  • Experience delivering work in agile sprints alongside development teams.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with design, development, and marketing partners.
  • Ability to make sound design decisions with incomplete information and deliver iteratively.
  • Ability to work within existing design systems, brand standards, and technical constraints.
  • Ability to balance hands-on design work with system-level thinking and prioritization.

Benefits

  • Professional development and learning opportunities.
  • Equal-opportunity employer.

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