Head of Design

Job Description

At Accurx, we're on a mission to make patients healthier and healthcare staff happier.

Who are Accurx?

We’re a fast-growing health technology company which makes it easier for patients and healthcare teams to communicate.

Accurx is where conversations happen with and about patients. Our software helps doctors, nurses, pharmacists and administrators and other professionals to seamlessly connect with both patients and each other.

Our mission is simple: everything we do is to make patients healthier and healthcare staff happier. Today, Accurx is used in 98% of GP practices nationwide and every day more healthcare professionals are using our software in hospitals, pharmacies, care homes and the community.

We’re passionate about staying close to our users, which is why everyone at Accurx visits a GP practice at least twice a quarter to understand how a practice runs, the difficulties they face with technologies and how we can help.

Although we’ve initially tackled the UK healthcare system, we have big ambitions to improve healthcare systems across the world in the future. You can view more about the impact we’ve had so far here.

Life as a Head of Design at accuRx

Reporting to the VP UX, you'll be responsible for leading our talented product design team. You will…

• Collaborate closely with counterparts in Product, UX and Engineering to define the product experience vision, and input into wider company strategy
• Coach and provide feedback on your team’s performance, helping them to develop clear career development goals and action plans on how to achieve them
• Work with our designers to ensure we have a deep understanding of user needs and that their design solutions fit into a consistent product experience
• Help coordinate designers across the company to ensure they are aligned and delivering towards our strategy
• Evolve our design community, continuing to focus on collaboration and peer support
• Actively improve our product design processes to ensure we’re doing things in the most effective way
• Ensure that the design community is staffed with the right people and skills for the business’ needs
• Work from our London office most days

What the team say...

"Joining as the Head of Design you have the opportunity – from day one – to positively impact how health & care is experienced by millions of patients & practitioners. To achieve that, you’ll be in charge of creating the environment for design to thrive in the organisation, enabling the design community to help the organisation reach our vision. In addition, you’ll have the pleasure of working closely with a set of brilliant, multi-disciplined people everyday."

Matt Grannell, Principal Product Designer

We'd really like to hear from you if...

• You can demonstrate significant expertise in leading and developing product design teams within a high growth environment
• You have the technical competence, communication and leadership skills needed to coach the members of your team at every level
• You have the ability to foster strong relationships with other stakeholders
• You're an advocate for cross-functional ways of working and set clear expectations for how design should operate in that model
• You’re user-focused, understand the product process and how design can make an impact here
• You’ve established a multi-disciplined design community in the past and have ideas for how a modern design function should operate
• You're mission-driven and care about positively impacting the lives of billions
• You love solving problems, and relish the constant challenges a startup throws your way
• When you see something not working, you'll flag it and be part of the solution
• You share our values

Salary & Benefits package:

• £90,000 - £110,000 salary + the value of £80,000 share options
• £1,000 annual learning & development budget and a £500 annual wellness budget
• Enhanced parental leave policy
• Prayer, meditation and breastfeeding room
• In house therapists available daily
• Working abroad policy
• We have our very own Chef! Free healthy breakfasts, snacks and lunches will be provided, with the occasional sweet treat!
• And much more.

Hybrid workplace

We offer the team the option to work from home 2 days a week. Read more about our policy here.

Want to do a little more research before you apply?

Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our employee handbook. You can also find out more about us on Medium, LinkedIn and Twitter & Instagram.

Our YouTube channel is full of demos of our product, webinars we have held with our users and some clips about life at Accurx.

Diversity & Inclusion

Accurx is committed to being an inclusive employer - you can find out more about this commitment here. As part of this, we’re glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the interview process.

We work in partnership with Stonewall as part of their Diversity Champions program. This is because we believe in a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and can live their lives to the full. Inclusive workplaces have a huge part to play in making this world a reality.

We've officially been accredited as a flexible workplace by Flexa® Careers.