Staff Product Designer, TuneLab
BioSpace · San Francisco, CA · 4 wk ago
Information Technology$177k–$271k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Clarify the problem space
- Live close to biotech users
- Learn their workflows, their pain, and the gap between what the AI can do and what they actually need
- Define—and keep sharpening—who we’re building for, what they’re trying to do, and where existing tools fall short
- Run lightweight discovery: interviews, prototypes, working sessions
- Test what’s worth building before engineering commits
- Translate findings into clear product direction
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, or a related field
- 8+ years as a product designer, with a track record of shipping software that real external customers used and relied on
- Demonstrated experience operating as a senior or staff designer on a small team—not just as a senior designer on a large one
- Portfolio that shows your work end-to-end – from framing the problem to shipping the craft
Additional Skills/Preferences
- Design craft
- Strong product design fundamentals across interaction, information design, and visual craft
- Discovery instincts
- Startup mentality
- Experience in life sciences, pharma, biotech, or health tech—especially if you’ve designed for scientists, researchers, or clinicians
- Experience as a founding designer, or as one of the first designers on a product that found users