Interaction Design Architect jobs at Ge Healthcare in United States, Chicago

Essential Responsibilities

• Read, understand and absorb materials on user needs, mental models, working contexts business and technical requirements
• Support the creation of visualizations that summarize key insights related to user and customer needs and behaviors
• Support participatory design activities to understand and validate assumptions about user needs and behaviors
• Support the creation of concepts that respond to the captured validated requirements
• Create annotated prototypes or wireframes of user interface designs that visually and textually communicate the behavior of the software application
• Create visual designs in Figma that utilize our EDS (Ethos Design System) to ensure consistency across products
• Support effective documentation and communication of design - via wireframes, mockups, prototypes, user stories in Rally and Confluence
• Participate in research and evaluation of designs with external and internal users

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant design discipline (Interaction Design, UX/UI Design, Industrial Design, Visual Communications or related field) and/or equivalent work experience
• 4 years of documented professional work in user experience design, preferably in healthcare
• Experience with end-to-end development of digital products and solutions
• Experience collaborating with diverse and cross-functional teams in a dynamic and global environment

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated facility with Agile / Lean UX methodologies
• Attention to detail – can create pixel perfect assets
• Familiar with standard design & wireframing tools (Figma, Adobe CC, OmniGraffle, Axure), hand drawing and visual communication, time-based and interactive prototyping tools, especially those that are AI driven
• Ability to use generative techniques (sketching, brainstorming, etc.) to establish a variety of possible design scenarios

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:
• Lead and coordinate the domain technical and business discussions relative to future architecture direction across the product portfolio or product line.
• Analyze design and develop a roadmap and implementation plan based upon a current vs. future state in a cohesive architecture viewpoint.
• Review and/or analyze and develop architectural requirements at domain level within product portfolio or team.
• Participate in the enterprise architecture domain governance model.
• Contribute to the development of software and data delivery platforms with reusable components that can be orchestrated together into different methods.
• Lead the research and evaluation of emerging technology, industry and market trends to assist in project development and/or operational support actives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
• 8 years of software architectural design experience

Desired Characteristics
• Ability to consult customer on alignment of outcomes and desired technical solutions at an enterprise level
• Ability to Analyze, design, and develop a software solution roadmap and implementation plan based upon a current vs. future state of the business.
• Working knowledge of configuration choices and related cost implications; Experience with complex solution configurations.
• Knowledgeable of full range of solution catalog within a business unit and able to discuss overall solution at depth.
• Experience sustaining operational stability through various life cycle phases (planning, implementation, steady state, de-commissioning); Ability to provision and budget via capital and operating.
• Able to lead early stage customer interactions; Guide customers as they develop confidence and comfort with approaches, and integrate with their legacy tech investments.Business Acumen:
• Adept at navigating the organizational matrix; understanding people's roles, can foresee obstacles, identify workarounds, leverage resources and rally teammates.
• Understand how internal and/or external business model works and facilitate active customer engagement
• Able to articulate the value of what is most important to the business/customer to achieve outcomes
• Able to produce functional area information in sufficient detail for cross-functional teams to utilize, using presentation and storytelling concepts.
• Possess extensive knowledge of full solution catalog within a business unit and proficiency in discussing each area at an advanced level.
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification or equivalent quality certificationLeadership:
• Demonstrated working knowledge of internal organization
• Foresee obstacles, identify workarounds, leverage resources, rally teammates.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and/or lead blended teams, including 3rd party partners and customer personnel.
• Demonstrated Change Management /Acceleration capabilities
• Strong interpersonal skills, including creativity and curiosity with ability to effectively communicate and influence across all organizational levels
• Proven analytical and problem resolution skills
• Ability to influence and build consensus with other Information Technology (IT) teams and leadership

Note:
To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.This Job Description is intended to provide a high level guide to the role. However, it is not intended to amend or otherwise restrict/expand the duties required from each individual employee as set out in their respective employment contract and/or as otherwise agreed between an employee and their manager.