Director of Product Design

Beacon Biosignals

. Lead and coach a team of three senior product designers .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading product design teams and executing design strategies within regulated industries. Proficient in usability engineering, human factors practices, and building cross-functional partnerships to enhance product design outcomes.

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Product Design LeadershipUsability EngineeringRegulated Industry ExperienceStakeholder ManagementDesign Function Development

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Hard Skills

Product DesignDesign Process EstablishmentDesign StandardsDesign LanguageDesign ReviewsMobile App DesignWeb Application DesignPhysical Device DesignService DesignBusiness Process Design

Soft Skills

CoachingCommunicationEmpathyCuriosityStakeholder Management

Industry Keywords

Medical DevicesClinical DiagnosticsPharma/BiotechRegulatory ComplianceHuman Factors GuidanceIEC 62366Design ControlsReal-World Data

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and coach a team of three senior product designers
Define and execute the vision and growth plan for the Product Design function
Operate as a player-coach and perform hands-on design work to model best practices
Prioritize design work across devices, mobile, web, print, and business processes
Build cross-functional partnerships with Device Engineering, Platform, Clinical Operations, Logistics, Support, and Quality
Establish design processes, standards, shared systems, design language, reusable patterns, and design reviews
Ensure rigorous, well-documented design contributions for regulated products
Partner with Quality and Regulatory on usability and human factors work for cleared devices
Own headcount planning, budget, and vendor relationships
Develop and maintain research understanding of patients, clinical staff, healthcare providers, site teams, sponsors, and internal teams
Anticipate and address design debt, inconsistency, and unowned experience problems
Report directly to Beacon's VP of Platform

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of product design experience, including 4+ years managing and developing designers
Experience building or substantially maturing a design function
Portfolio spanning hardware and software experiences, including physical devices, mobile apps, data-heavy web applications, and printed materials
Experience in medical devices, clinical diagnostics, real-world data, pharma/biotech, or related fields
Experience working in a regulated industry and navigating design controls
Familiarity with usability engineering and human factors practices, such as IEC 62366 and FDA human factors guidance is a strong plus
Ability to coach senior individual contributors
Experience designing service and business process experiences
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Comfort working in a highly asynchronous remote work environment, with demonstrated prior success
Ability to work with regulated or quality-sensitive environments
Demonstrated curiosity, bias toward simplicity, composability, self-service mindset, and empathy

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
PTO
Other benefits
Asynchronous remote work practices / first-class remote work experience