Contract UX/UI Designer

Project: UI/UX Designer – Figma Design Systems

Employment Type: Contract (1099)

Location: USA Remote

Who We Are:

TriNetX was founded on the idea that incorporating real-world data results in better clinical trial design, improves the site selection and patient recruitment process and generates real-world evidence (RWE) to advance the collective understanding of human health. TriNetX collaborates with the majority of industry leaders, including 13 of the top 15 pharmaceutical companies, and is powered by an impressive network of 170 healthcare organizations across 30 countries.

As a result of its reach and rapidly expanding network, TriNetX has become the market leader in protocol design, feasibility, and site selection. Researchers have leveraged the TriNetX network to analyze over 39,000 protocols, presented over 10,000 clinical trial opportunities to its healthcare members, and reduced site identification time in clinical trials by 50%.

Currently, TriNetX healthcare organization members contribute access to a patient population of 400 million, representing over 40 billion clinical observations. TriNetX has a worldwide presence, with our global headquarters located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and EU offices in Ghent, Belgium; Freiburg, Germany; and Basel, Switzerland – as well as offices in London, Madrid, Sao Paulo, Singapore and Tokyo. As a result, TriNetX is one of the fastest-growing, privately held companies in the life sciences industry.

What Challenges We Work On:

TriNetX is the global health research network that optimizes clinical research and enables discoveries through the creation of real-world evidence. TriNetX combines real-time access to longitudinal clinical data with state-of-the-art analytics to answer complex research questions at the speed of thought. Each member of our community shares in the consolidated value of our global, federated health research network that connects clinical researchers to the patient populations which they are attempting to study.

Project Overview

TriNetX is seeking an experienced Contract UI/UX Designer to support and extend our UI/UX Design team as we scale globally. This project is ideal for a senior freelancer who can work independently, quickly interpret complex design requirements, and deliver high-quality, implementation-ready designs.

This is an ongoing contract engagement of up to ~20 hours per week, with the potential for continued work based on performance and project needs.

Project Scope

You will partner closely with internal design and engineering teams to support multiple product initiatives. Responsibilities include:

• Design, maintain, and scale reusable UI components within TriNetX’s Figma design library, ensuring consistency across states, variants, and edge cases
• Evolve and maintain the design system, including component architecture, variants, and design tokens
• Prepare UI designs for efficient engineering hand-off
• Collaborate within Agile product development workflows

Required Expertise:

• Advanced proficiency in Figma, including design systems and shared libraries
• Strong component design skills with a clear understanding of implementation impact (states, variants, edge cases)
• Proven experience building and maintaining design systems
• Working knowledge of Agile processes and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
• Experience with Figma prototyping and design system management
• Ability to independently interpret, clarify, and execute on complex design requests
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant UI/UX and design system work

Nice to Have

• Experience with Figma Make
• Familiarity with component libraries such as Tailwind
• Experience documenting design systems using Storybook or similar tools
• Knowledge of ARIA / WCAG accessibility best practices
• Strong understanding of design-to-engineering workflows

Engagement Details

• Contract / freelance engagement (1099 only)
• Up to ~20 hours per week
• Remote collaboration with a global team

Learn more about TriNetX:

To learn more about us, please check out our website, blog, and Careers page - and be sure to follow us on X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. You can also find out more about what it’s like to work at TriNetX on The Muse.

Interested in joining our community?

TriNetX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons are considered for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex or gender, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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