Sr. UI/UX Designer (Contract)

About Carlsmed

Our mission is to improve outcomes and decrease the cost of healthcare for spine surgery and beyond. The Carlsmed aprevo® personalized surgery platform is designed to improve the standard of care for spine surgery one patient at a time.

Position Description

Carlsmed is seeking a Contract Sr. UI/UX Designer to help design intuitive, efficient, and clinically meaningful user experiences for our surgical planning platform.

This role will contribute to how surgeons, clinicians, case designers, and internal teams interact with Carlsmed software across image-based surgical planning, data visualization, workflow automation, and case review.

The Sr. UI/UX Designer will collaborate closely with product owners, engineers, and clinical stakeholders to translate complex workflows into intuitive digital experiences that support safe and effective surgical decision-making.

Responsibilities

User Research & Workflow Understanding

• Conduct interviews, workflow studies, and contextual observation with surgeons, clinicians, and internal users to understand goals, challenges, and workflow constraints
• Translate clinical and operational insights into clear user requirements and design opportunities

Experience & Interface Design

• Design intuitive user interfaces for complex desktop and web applications supporting surgical planning and visualization
• Develop consistent interaction patterns and navigation models across the platform
• Design experiences that support multiple user personas, including surgeons, clinical specialists, and internal operational teams

Prototyping & Usability Validation

• Create low- and high-fidelity wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes
• Plan and conduct usability testing with representative users to validate design effectiveness
• Iterate designs based on user feedback, workflow analysis, and product requirements

Design System & Platform Consistency

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a scalable design system for the platform
• Contribute to UI standards that promote consistency, accessibility, and usability across products

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with software engineers and product owners to translate design concepts into implementable solutions
• Work with regulatory and quality teams to ensure designs align with usability engineering and design control requirements
• Present design concepts, user flows, and recommendations to cross-functional teams and leadership

Skills

• Strong UI/UX design capability for complex software applications
• Expertise in user-centered design methodologies and usability testing
• Ability to translate complex technical or clinical workflows into intuitive user interfaces
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Axure)
• Strong visual communication and storytelling skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, clinical, and regulatory teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, UX Design, Industrial Design, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of UI/UX design experience for web, desktop, or enterprise software applications. Experience in healthcare, medical devices, or visualization platforms preferred.
• Experience designing workflow-intensive or data-rich interfaces (e.g., planning, visualization, or configuration tools).
• Strong command of design and prototyping tools (Axor, Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, etc.).
• Familiarity with usability engineering, risk mitigation, and traceability in regulated environments (IEC 62366, ISO 13485).
• Understanding of user diversity — from technical operators to clinicians and business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to balance user needs, business goals, and regulatory constraints.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Carlsmed is an equal opportunity employer.  All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.  Carlsmed is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodationsdue to a disability, please let us know.