Sr. UX Designer

Senior UX Designer (with Pharma/Life Sciences experience!)

Location: Waltham, MA (West End neighborhood - not easily T accessible)

On-Site Requirement: Hybrid - 3 days per week

Duration & Hours: 6 months, 40 hours per week

Rate Range: $50-$60 per hour (W2)

Job Description

Our client, a digital engineering firm, is seeking a Senior UX Designer with to partner with their client based in Waltham, MA. This will be a long-term, hybrid Senior UX Designer role supporting a leading life sciences client in designing a next-generation internal portal for laboratory automation and drug discovery workflows. The role is 40 hours per week, onsite at least 3 days per week in Waltham, MA, and begins as a 6-month freelance contract with potential extension.

You will lead user research, shape the information architecture and interaction design, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including scientific staff, content leads, creatives, and a Business Analyst, to drive end-to-end UX for a complex scientific internal system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and conduct user research, interviews, and usability testing with scientific staff and stakeholders.
• Analyze data and develop mental models, customer journey maps, and service blueprints to inform design.
• Create site maps, flows, navigation strategies, wireframes, and prototypes for the internal portal.
• Present research findings, insights, and design recommendations to clients and internal teams.
• Collaborate with content and creative leads on hierarchy, taxonomy, and interaction design.
• Partner closely with the Business Analyst and cross-functional teams throughout the design and development lifecycle.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience using UX tools such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, or Adobe XD.
• Experience in pharma, life sciences, or lab automation is preferred.
• Strong understanding of design thinking, interaction design, usability standards, and responsive design.
• Proven ability to lead research and testing activities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Note: This is a true blue UX Designer/Researcher - there will not be any UI as part of this role.

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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Casey Buss - Recruitment Manager

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 02/25/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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