Senior UI/UX Architect Healthcare

Senior UI/UX Architect Healthcare

Location: US-based (Remote)
Type of Role: Consultant, Part-Time
Industry Preference: Healthcare, SaaS, Cloud, Ophthalmology preferred

Overview

An organization is seeking a Senior UI/UX Architect to review, edit, and elevate the design and usability of US healthcare applications, with a focus on telemedicine platforms and provider-facing experiences. This part-time consultant role involves evaluating existing interfaces, identifying usability and workflow gaps, and providing hands-on design direction to improve the provider experience within a cloud-based, SaaS healthcare application. Experience with ophthalmology-specific workflows or applications is preferred but not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate existing UI/UX design across US healthcare applications, including telemedicine platforms.

• Provide detailed edits, redesign recommendations, and usability improvements to existing interfaces.

• Focus on improving Provider Experience (PX) across clinical and administrative workflows.

• Assess design consistency, accessibility, and usability across web and/or mobile healthcare applications.

• Collaborate with product, engineering, and clinical stakeholders to align design recommendations with technical and clinical requirements.

• Apply healthcare-specific UX best practices, including workflows relevant to telemedicine and virtual care delivery.

• Provide architecture-level guidance on design systems, component libraries, and UI/UX scalability within a SaaS/cloud environment.

• Document design reviews, recommendations, and rationale for proposed changes.

• Use AI-powered design and prototyping tools to support review, iteration, and design documentation.

Required Experience & Skills

• Senior-level experience as a UI/UX Architect, Designer, or similar role, with a strong portfolio of healthcare application work.

• Direct experience designing or reviewing US healthcare applications, including telemedicine platforms.

• Strong understanding of Provider Experience (PX) design within clinical or healthcare workflows.

• Experience working within SaaS and cloud-based application environments.

• Strong ability to review and critique existing designs, providing clear, actionable edits and recommendations.

• Understanding of healthcare usability standards, accessibility considerations, and clinical workflow design.

• Hands-on experience with AI-powered design or prototyping tools.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present design recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently in a part-time, consultant capacity.

• US-based.

Nice to Have

• Experience designing for ophthalmology-specific applications or clinical workflows.

• Experience with tele-ophthalmology, tele-triage, or point-of-care diagnostic tools.

• Familiarity with EHR integration and how it impacts provider-facing UI/UX.

• Experience working in an early-stage healthtech or AI-driven healthcare startup environment.