Permanent
New York
Remote: Not specified
160K to 175K $ a year
> 5 years
Skills we're looking for
Presentation skills
Agile methodologies
User research
Mentoring
Design system
+4
You'll be part of
465 employees
Software
Our take
Contrary to an increased emphasis on data privacy globally, within the healthcare industry governments are pushing for more data transparency. Additionally, the increasing costs and difficulty of drug discovery requires healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical companies to be able to quickly connect to professionals and thought leaders with specific credentials or research history. H1 addresses these needs by allowing life sciences companies, hospitals, and healthcare systems to locate the professionals they need. H1 is the world’s largest healthcare database. It acts a bit like LinkedIn for healthcare professionals, and has already built a network of more than 9 million users. It has also built a corporate client base of 250 enterprises which is able to access its data which spans more than 250 million patients and over 10 billion health care claims. The company graduated from Y Combinator's accelerator program in January 2020 and capped off a successful year by closing a Series B funding round that December. In 2021, H1 worked to further expand the company into Europe and Asia. Following a successful 2022 Series C round the company is focusing on building out its data network and hiring additional talent.
You'll be working on
- We’re looking for a Lead Product Designer to own design end to end on high-impact initiatives across the H1 platform. H1 is a fast-moving company where priorities evolve quickly and design has a direct line to the business. You’ll take projects from early discovery through to shipped, polished solutions, working independently while keeping the Design Director informed on direction, risks, and priorities. Your focus areas will be set based on company priorities, so you’ll ramp up quickly on new problem spaces and deliver with momentum
- This is an individual contributor role with real leadership scope: you’ll own the design solutions for your projects, work within the overall design direction, represent design with leadership, and contribute to how the team works. As the team grows, there’s a natural path into people leadership for someone who wants it
- Lead design projects from problem definition through research, concept, prototyping, delivery, and post-launch iteration
- Move quickly from ambiguity to a clear direction, making sound decisions with incomplete information and refining as you learn
- Take complex, data-heavy workflows and make them clear, fast, and intuitive
- Identify where AI can meaningfully improve a user’s workflow, and design those experiences thoughtfully (including trust, transparency, and handling of errors)
- Present work, rationale, and tradeoffs to senior leadership and turn feedback into clear next steps
- Partner closely with product managers, engineers, and domain experts to scope and ship
- Run or guide user research and usability testing, and use the findings to shape decisions
- Maintain and evolve our design system
- Raise the design bar through critique, informal mentoring, and sharing best practices
- Flag risks, dependencies, and timelines early, and manage multiple priorities as they shift
Benefits
- Flexible work hours
- Commuter benefits
- Stock options
- Computer setup
- Work from home opportunities
- Health & life insurance
- Retirement options
- Unlimited PTO
- Flex Give & Flex Spend
- Impactful BRGs
We're looking for
- You are adaptable, collaborative, and open to feedback. You can work effectively with strong personalities and diverse perspectives while maintaining a focus on delivering meaningful outcomes for customers
- You are naturally curious about how products work beneath the surface and enjoy understanding the systems, workflows, and data models that power great user experiences. You ask thoughtful questions, challenge assumptions, and seek to become an expert in the products you support
- You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable operating without perfectly defined requirements. You proactively identify opportunities, help clarify direction, and work cross-functionally to move initiatives forward
- You understand that successful enterprise product design is not just about creating polished interfaces—it’s about solving complex problems, simplifying difficult workflows, and helping users make better decisions
- Proven track record of simplifying complex user flows with heavy data elements
- Leadership presence: you’ve informally mentored or guided other designers, and you’re ready to grow into formal people management over time
- Ability to work autonomously: you can scope an ambiguous problem, make decisions, and keep work moving without day-to-day direction
- Experience working with engineers in an agile environment
- Proficiency with Figma, Claude, Jira, Excel and more
- Comfort in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment: you balance speed and quality well, and stay steady and constructive when timelines are tight or priorities change
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including confident presentation to executives and non-design stakeholders
- 7+ years of product design experience, with a portfolio showing projects you led from start to finish
- Experience designing AI-powered features or workflows
- Experience in healthcare, life sciences, medical technology, or another data-intensive, high-stakes domain
- Experience at a startup or scale-up, or in another fast-moving environment
- Prior experience managing or leading designers
How we hire
- Anticipated role close date: 11/28/2026
- As part of H1’s hiring process, all candidates are required to participate in an in-person final interview. Depending on your location, this may require travel