The Role
The Product Design Supervisor leads product design initiatives, mentors designers, ensures compliance, and collaborates with teams to drive high-quality outcomes.
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About Avalere Health
United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.
Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.
Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.
Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.
We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.
We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.
About the role:
The Product Design Supervisor leads and contributes to the development, enhancement, and maintenance of product design initiatives. This role combines strategic leadership, hands-on design execution, and regulatory documentation oversight to ensure that all product deliverables are innovative, compliant, and aligned with business goals. The Supervisor partners closely with UX, Technology, and Account Management teams to drive high-quality, compliant product outcomes.
What you'll do
- Lead, mentor, and develop a cross-functional team of product designers.
- Define and implement the design vision, strategy, and standards that support product and business goals.
- Actively design and refine deliverables in Figma and InDesign for new and existing products.
- Oversee ongoing updates and enhancements to ensure visual consistency, usability, and regulatory compliance.
- Establish and maintain scalable design systems, tools, and processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure seamless execution and communication.
- Champion design-led thinking across teams and advocate for continuous improvement.
About you
- Experience: 7–10+ years in product design, with 3+ years in a supervisory or leadership capacity.
- Industry Expertise: Background in biotech, e-commerce or other product-based industries strongly preferred. Pharma experience considered a plus.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Figma, InDesign, and design system management.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Design, Industrial Design, Visual Communications, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Leadership & Collaboration: Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring abilities with a proven record of managing multidisciplinary teams.
- Business Acumen: Ability to align design decisions with strategic objectives and measurable outcomes.
- Creative Strengths: Skilled in creative and strategic design leadership, design systems, and process management.
- Operational Excellence: Experienced in documentation, compliance, and maintaining continuous product improvement.
- Team & Culture: Committed to building collaborative environments, fostering innovation, and ensuring high design standards across all deliverables.
What we can offer
You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.
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Top Skills
Figma
Indesign
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The Company
What We Do
Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries. Our team of 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines—Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology—to create the connections that make better health happen.
We partner with our clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.
