Product Designer

Layer Health was founded in 2023 by leading machine learning researchers from MIT and Harvard Medical School. We are building an AI layer that can accurately and scalably synthesize information from medical records, with the mission to reduce friction everywhere in healthcare. Our LLM-powered platform is solving chart review once and for all, across use cases. For health systems, our first product dramatically accelerates clinical registry abstraction in areas ranging from surgery and cardiology, to oncology. Our long term vision is for our AI layer to safely transform patient care and minimize unnecessary heartbreak. Layer Health’s diverse founding team brings expertise across machine learning, UI/UX, large language models, and medicine.

We're seeking outstanding hires to join our team as early members. This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-impact, collaborative, mission-driven team, and help define the next stage of growth for Layer Health. Together, we will create the AI layer that will redefine healthcare for the better.

Job Description

We're hiring an experienced Product Designer to shape the future of how healthcare professionals interact with AI. In this role, you will own the end-to-end design process for our products, working closely with our engineering, product, and clinical teams to create intuitive and impactful experiences. You'll be our first full-time product design hire, with a massive opportunity to shape the company and our products.

You can expect to:

• Lead the design process from research through implementation for new products and new product features
• Create user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity mocks and interactive prototypes that balance user needs with technical constraints
• Collaborate closely with a user-focused product manager who deeply understands the product and has recruited a team of users (nurses) for early feedback
• Work with an awesome team of engineers, including a founding team from MIT with backgrounds in medicine, ML, and HCI
• Design a product that will have an immediate positive impact on healthcare systems, with the potential to improve patient outcomes
• Engage with cutting-edge technologies, including LLMs and ML, to revolutionize healthcare
• Establish our design processes and best practices as our first design hire
• Define and cultivate our design culture, driving the company forward

We look for:

• 5+ years of experience in product design, preferably in enterprise and/or healthcare software
• Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end product design, with a focus on interaction design and simplifying complexity in data-heavy applications
• Empathy for understanding user needs, especially for non-technical users in healthcare or analogous experience
• Proficiency with modern design tools (Figma preferred)
• Experience collaborating with engineers and implementing maintainable design systems
• Strong communication skills to articulate design decisions
• Understanding of accessibility standards and best practices
• Experience with rapid prototyping and iterative design processes
• Experience working with early-stage products
• A proactive problem-solver with a strong sense of ownership and independence
• An adaptable team player eager to innovate in the healthcare industry

Location

We are a Boston-based company, and expect team members to work regularly in-person from our Boston or NYC offices. Designers based in either the Greater Boston or NYC metro areas are welcome.

Why Join Us?

• Be the founding designer at a rapidly growing startup
• Shape the future of healthcare technology
• Work with cutting-edge AI/ML technology, including LLMs
• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits packages
• Flexible PTO policy
• Professional development opportunities
• Work with an awesome team!

 

Expected compensation range for this role is $135,000-190,000, in addition to stock options. Compensation is dependent on experience, overall fit to our role, and candidate location. Expected compensation ranges for this role may change over time. If your compensation requirement is greater than our posted salary ranges, please still consider applying to our role. We will make a determination as to whether an exception can be made. 

If you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement. We're eager to meet people that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways. We welcome diverse perspectives, rigorous thinking, and fearlessness in challenging the status quo. 

Layer Health is committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that is free from discrimination.  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer where employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Join us and help us transform healthcare with AI.