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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.
About the role:
The Workforce Planning & Analytics team at Boston Scientific is seeking a Principal UX Designer to lead the design of enterprise workforce planning platforms and talent analytics experiences. This role is pivotal to the adoption and utilization of our products, enabling leaders and HR Business Partners to learn from data, explore scenarios, and make informed talent decisions.
This role is responsible for shaping the end-to-end user experience for both operational and strategic workforce planning solutions, as well as analytics and dashboards that support workforce insights and decision-making at scale. Operating with significant autonomy, the Principal UX Designer will define UX vision, translate complex workforce concepts into intuitive experiences, and elevate human-centered design practices across the People Analytics and broader HR ecosystem.
As a senior individual contributor, this role influences strategy, product direction, and execution while partnering closely with product, engineering, analytics, HR, and business leaders.
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in the local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.
Your responsibilities will include:
Set the UX vision and experience strategy for workforce planning and talent analytics platforms, aligning to business priorities and long-term workforce strategy. Build a framework to teach others about UX design and how it’s used to support our work.
Own the end-to-end user experience across discovery, design, delivery, and iteration for:
Operational workforce planning
Strategic workforce planning and scenario modeling
Talent analytics platforms, including AI applications and dashboards for HRBPs and leaders
Translate complex, ambiguous workforce and talent challenges into clear, intuitive workflows, journeys, and design systems.
Design human-centered, data-rich experiences that support learning, sense-making, and decision-making.
Create high-quality UX deliverables including user journeys, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
Partner closely with product managers, engineers, analytics teams, and HR stakeholders to ensure solutions are feasible, scalable, and impactful.
Facilitate design workshops, working sessions, and reviews with cross-functional partners and senior leaders.
Advocate for human-centered design principles and elevate UX maturity across the workforce planning and analytics ecosystem.
Collaborate with research and analytics partners to incorporate qualitative and quantitative insights into design decisions.
Contribute to the development and adoption of shared UX standards, patterns, and best practices.
Mentor and coach designers and non-design partners, raising the overall design capability and quality of work.
Operate effectively in a highly collaborative, global, and matrixed environment, influencing without direct authority.
Required qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in disciplines related to User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Design, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 5+ years of progressive UX design experience, including ownership of complex, enterprise-scale platforms or products.
Demonstrated experience designing complex workflows, decision-support tools, or analytics-driven experiences.
Proven ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels, from setting vision to delivering detailed design solutions.
Strong portfolio that demonstrates end-to-end UX ownership, systems thinking, and measurable business impact.
Proficiency with modern UX design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma).
Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across disciplines and levels of seniority.
Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design rationale and trade-offs.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience designing solutions in HR, workforce planning, talent management, or people analytics domains.
Experience working in large, global, or highly regulated enterprise environments.
Strong background in designing data visualization and dashboard experiences.
Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
Experience contributing to, or leading design systems and shared UX frameworks.
Comfort navigating ambiguity and shaping problems before solutions are fully defined.
Requisition ID: 622756
Minimum Salary: $131700
Maximum Salary: $250200
The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com—will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.
Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).
Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).
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As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.
So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!
At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve.
Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.
Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.
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About Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of health care. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions.
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What you'll do
- The Principal UX Designer will lead the design of enterprise workforce planning platforms and talent analytics experiences, shaping the end-to-end user experience. This role involves defining UX vision, translating complex concepts into intuitive experiences, and advocating for human-centered design practices.
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