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At Phillips-Medisize we fuse insight, innovation and technology to develop useful, usable, meaningful and viable solutions for our customers.

We are looking for a creative, passionate, and thoughtful Industrial Designer to join the industrial team as we strengthen our market offering in product development and user experience design. This role is open to candidates who can work from any of our Denmark (Virum or Struer), UK (Cambridge) or USA (Hudson WI) sites.

In this role you will be at the forefront of healthcare product development and primarily focused on holistic user-centred design, with an emphasis on physical product form and user interface development.

The ideal candidate will be a creative problem solver with a diverse skill set and will enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary collaborative team. You will need to have a sharp mind that is not afraid to tackle the complex challenges that inherently come with creating healthcare solutions for users in a regulated environment.

The role requires a deep sense of curiosity, a thorough approach with a high level of attention to detail. Not only will you have the skills to bring ideas to life, but also the ability to document, explain and justify them to wider teams that work together and are responsible for delivering safe, commercially viable products that people understand how to use and find meaningful.

Our Team

The design team is part of a global function that is leveraged to support our global innovation and development sites in China, Denmark, India, UK and USA on projects that go from Discovery to Delivery. We work alongside capabilities from Mechanical Engineering to Manufacturing, Software to Regulatory, Quality to Marketing, Human Factors to Legal.

You will have the opportunity to work on regulated healthcare products alongside fellow designers who specialise in digital UX designers, packaging, labelling and IFU designers and research & strategy experts.

Candidates should be prepared to bring energy to the design team and a desire to start or continue their professional growth in user centric product development.

What You Will Do

• Work alongside Lead Designers on projects through discovery research, synthesis, ideation, concept design, testing of new product concepts all the way through development and commercial launch.
• Be part of a global design team that is working with colleagues and customers across the globe. You can expect to predominantly be working in North America and Europe, but with opportunities to do work with Asia-based development programs.
• Thrive in ambiguous environments, embrace difficult challenges, and solve multi-faceted problems in the service of colleagues, customers and end users.
• Be comfortable working and supporting complex system-level projects that include Industrial Design, and ideally have interest a level of interest in packaging, instructions for use, apps/digital UX, and service products.
• Support the wider Phillips-Medisize business / team with Industrial Design / Design Thinking.
• Uphold and promote a culture where business acumen and design sensibilities are equally important to the success of a company.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• You are a thinker, doer and maker.
• You are adept at communicating via various creative software platforms and/or media which could include:
• Exceptional conceptual sketching skills (traditional media and digital tablets)
• Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, XD, Premiere, and InDesign)
• SolidWorks / Creo 3D Surface and Solid Modeling
• Keyshot Rendering and Animation
• Online collaborative whiteboard environments such as Mural or Miro
• You have a base understanding of Design for Manufacture and interest in learning more about manufacturing process principles (ie. injection molding, automated assembly, etc.).
• Understanding and experience with experimental rapid prototyping materials and methods
• You are effectively able to advocate for the needs of end users and the inclusion of diverse perspectives throughout the product development lifecycle.
• You are as comfortable working by yourself on difficult challenges as problem solving within a wider team effort.
• You have a proactive approach to your work. You are happy to take the initiative where appropriate, but not afraid to seek guidance if needed.
• You will be part of team with an incredible breadth of experience and expertise. You are comfortable in learning other people’s professional languages, whilst helping them better understand the role and power of design thinking.

What Will Put You Ahead

You are able to demonstrate experience and familiarity with:

• Foundational design research to establish well-reasoned foundations from which to create potential design solutions
• Collaborative workshop experience with a an interest in developing your capabilities in planning and facilitation
• Interest or experience in the design of packaging and instructions for use (IFU)
• Interest or experience in digital user interface development
• You’re inquisitive about consumer behaviour and psychology.
• You have a desire to participate in exploratory user research sessions and support formal usability evaluations.

To be considered for this role pleaseupload mini portfolio's as a PDF that demonstrates your experience as an Industrial Designer and to evidence that you are an excellent candidate for this role.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.