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Senior User Experience Designer

R&D Partners
South San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/11/2025 CLOSED ON 1/9/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior User Experience Designer position at R&D Partners?

R&D Partners is seeking to hire a Principal Experience Designer in South San Francisco, CA.


Your main responsibilities as a Principal Experience Designer:

· Shape digital-forward Experience Design vision and standards leveraging knowledge of industry/competitive trends and pulling through product suite strategic business priorities.

· Partner with Sr. Director and Director, Experience Design to help drive the Experience Design vision and product standards by aligning with senior enterprise business stakeholder priorities, technical team capabilities, and process opportunities – ensuring seamless integration and strategic focus.

· Develop innovation workstreams to drive experimentation within the product-oriented model and team for new product innovation and features.

· Define target users in collaboration with Analytics partners, deeply understand user research, prioritize key features and functionalities, and set clear performance objectives, balancing business requirements with an exceptional end-user experience.

· Accountable for key Experience Design initiatives in partnership with the Sr. Director, Experience Design, partnering on product strategic planning, digital-forward operational execution, delivery milestones, and business outcomes with measurable impact through adoption and sustained engagement.


What we are looking for in a Principal Experience Designer:

· Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, operations, science, marketing, or a related field.

· 10 years of experience, with 7 years in experience design, product design, UX design or related field.

· Ability to own and manage the full product lifecycle, including visioning, roadmap creation, execution, and impact measurement for specific products or features.

· Strong skills in stakeholder alignment for cross-functional collaboration.

· Strong mentorship and guidance abilities, with experience in coaching and mentoring talent (indirectly).


Why Choose R&D Partners?

As an employee, you have access to a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Medical insurance – PPO, HMO &
  • Dental & Vision insurance
  • 401k plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Long-term disability
  • Weekly payroll
  • Expense reimbursement
  • Online timecard approval


Pay Scale:

$82,576 – $208,312 Dependent on Experience)


R&D Partners is a global functional service provider and strategic staffing resource specializing in scientific, clinical research & engineering. We provide job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.


R&D Partners is an equal-opportunity employer.

Salary : $82,576 - $208,312

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