Job Description

We're looking for a senior UX Designer to become a part of the APEX (AI, Process, Engineering and eXperience) Team and help bring user perspective to the ongoing AI transformation of the company.

We are looking for a person who brings not only deep UX expertise, but also a willingness to expand their skills into areas like process intelligence, AI or business analysis based on organizational needs.

In our company, you can put your empathy, creativity and curiosity to work towards solving complex problems for scientists who develop life-saving and life-quality-improving medicines.

Why us?

• Our company is a global health care leader in developing prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. We are working on applications that help our scientists and researchers discover and develop medicines more efficiently. That means our projects impact millions of people who are in need of medical treatment. You will see the direct impact of your work on saving and improving lives.

• Our department is contributing to the AI transformation of the company by providing competencies like user experience, process intelligence and business analysis.

• We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

• We invest in our talent, which means you will be provided with internal training and the opportunity to participate in conferences and external training.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and execute user research

• Design and prototype websites and applications

• Collaborate with stakeholders, developers, product owners, business analyst, process intelligence specialists and UX researchers

• Present your deliverables to key stakeholders and facilitate discussion

• Mentor and educate other UX professionals and enthusiasts

• Help evolve UX practices into the age of AI

Hard skills

• Both qualitative and quantitative user research methods (user interviews, usability studies, surveys, etc.).

• Ideation techniques.

• Designs of all levels of fidelity (we use Figma).

• Rapid prototyping.

Soft skills

• Advocating for users.

• Independence.

• Working with uncertainty.

• Proactivity.

• Ownership.

• Mentoring and educating.

• Sharing and receiving feedback.

• Empathy.

• Negotiation skills.

• Facilitation skills.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in English (written and spoken).

• Experience with complex projects.

• Experience working with Figma.

• Experience working with design systems.

• Minimum 5 years of experience as UX designer, product designer or similar.

• Bachelor's degree in HCI, Interaction Design or equivalent experience.

What we offer

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment

• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally

• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern

• Competitive salary & incentive pay

• Pension and health insurance contributions

• Internal reward system and referral scheme

• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution

• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card

• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and discount programmes

• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone

• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner

Required Skills:

Animal Vaccination, Business Analysis, Business Management, Creativity, Customer Experience Design, Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Drug Development, Facilitation, Mentoring Youth, Methodical Approach, Negotiation, Proactive Behavior, Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, User Experience (UX) Design, User Experience (UX) Research, User Interface (UI) Design, Veterinary Medicine

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

03/31/2026

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