We re looking for a dynamic designer and problem-solver to work with our Innovation Consulting team and help build strategies, products and services that solve complex business & social problems for our clients. Preferably a Product / Communication / Industrial designer with 1-3 years of experience in building solution blueprints, creating reports and analyzing data, not afraid of taking on new challenges in a fast paced startup environment, able to take leadership decisions independently (read: without a boss) and an obsession for effective & timely communication. Experience in the public healthcare and/or consumer pharmaceutical industry is preferred .
Why You Should Work With Us - If you ve ever felt that design should be used for social good, or wanted to create measurable impact through your work, this is the opportunity.
- Be a part of a global team of engineers, entrepreneurs, researchers, designers, and a bot to tackle complex business & social problems for our clients. Past clients include Abbott Global Healthcare, US Department of Commerce, GODAN (Global Open Data For Agriculture & Nutrition), Microsoft and United Nations.
- Work directly with Ycenter s leadership team and grab optional opportunities to learn Design Thinking, Leadership and Entrepreneurship (read: what makes a startup successful. We will tell you from experience)
- Work on at least one end-to-end project that adds real value to your portfolio.
- We care about you as a person and the work you do, more than spreadsheets and corporate KPIs.
- We are obsessed about pop culture, good movies, TV shows, books and music. We will probably judge you by your Netflix Watch History and the books you read more than your CV.
Responsibilities - Work with Ycenter s leadership team to build the design & research strategy for our global innovation projects
- Conduct a content review of reports and experiments undertaken by various experts in the target sector - to create a 360-degree perspective on what we know vs. where we still have questions
- Design and conduct primary and secondary research based on project objectives
- Analyze existing data to identify gaps and opportunities
- Structure human-centered research and lead the internal and partner teams through fieldwork, analysis of findings and insight development
- Connect insights to design and collaborate with teammates to create design toolkits and virtual tools
- Create deliverables, reports, presentations, and/or videos to document and bring to life insights in an engaging and inspiring way
- Work with cross-functional teams to support the development of digital tools and applications
- Document your work and learnings to meet Ycenter s documentation standards
