What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX Designer position at Manifest Solutions?
Manifest Solutions is currently seeking a UX Designer for a position in Columbus, OH.
- Partner with product managers as a thought partner to define problems, shape product direction, and explore creative solution spaces beyond translating requirements. Turn complex scientific problems and ideas into clear, user-centered designs.
- Own the design process end to end, from early concept and wireframes through polished, engineering-ready handoff.
- Operate comfortably in fast-moving environments where design, prototyping, and validation happen continuously.
- Generate multiple creative solution paths for complex workflows, pushing beyond obvious or incremental improvements.
- Build and maintain design systems that keep products consistent and the team moving quickly.
- Champion usability and accessibility, and stay current with UX trends, techniques, and technologies.
- Initiate user research and translate insights into design decisions that measurably improve the experience.
Qualifications:
- A degree in UX Design or Human-Computer Interaction, or a background in the biological sciences paired with significant design experience.
- 3–7 years of UX design experience, ideally shaping software products from concept to launch. Experience in designing for a scientific or life sciences audience is a plus.
- Strong proficiency in Figma, with a portfolio that demonstrates design thinking, problem-solving, and craft.
- Proven experience with rapid prototyping to communicate and validate design concepts.
- Familiarity with design tokens and component libraries. Experience with Storybook is a plus.
- Enthusiasm for embracing AI tools to support and accelerate your design work, from research and ideation through rapid prototyping. Comfortable working with AI-assisted design-to-code workflows
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.
- Solid understanding of user-centered design principles, usability, and accessibility standards (such as WCAG).
- Strong visual and interaction design skills with a keen eye for detail, micro-interactions and creating delight for users.
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills, able to bring others along through your work. the ability to make complex ideas clear to any audience.
- Demonstrated ability to think conceptually and creatively, especially in complex or ambiguous domains.
- Track record of delivering high-quality design outcomes with speed and pragmatism.