Location: Australia

Published On: August 20, 2024

About IDE Group

At IDE we love working with our partners to build better futures, working on over 500 projects across the medical technology landscape, including in the areas of respiratory care, drug delivery, connected medical devices and point-of-care diagnostics.

Making a difference is what matters to us, and our values of being resourceful, curious, thinking positively, putting others first, embracing complexity and taking ownership to drive successful outcomes.

Our engagement surveys over the last 3 years have revealed that our people love working with us for:

  • The people - intelligent people, collaborating together in smart ways to bring products to life
  • Our purpose - every day we work at IDE is an opportunity to build better futures
  • Variety of projects available

About the role

This role is based in person at our office in Sydney, Australia.

IDE is a group of like-minded people who love working together to utilise design, engineering and entrepreneurial capabilities to create meaningful MedTech ventures.

The Role:
We are seeking a Graphic Designer/UX/UI Designer with a passion and desire to create great new products and materials. This is a dual role, with 50% of your time working within our Marketing team on internal projects and the other 50% as a Product Developer working in our project teams for our clients.

The purpose of the role is to:

  • Work with our marketing team to create impactful digital and print media materials.
  • Collaborate with project teams to effectively plan out assigned activities/tasks to achieve defined goals. This will entail gathering user insights and researching and evaluating user needs to deliver an outstanding user experience that provides intuitive design.
  • Plan and implement new designs and optimize existing user interface design.
  • Develop wireframes/prototypes; all the way from conception, through to software development handover, and support with the implementation.
  • Work within a Quality Management System in a highly regulated environment.
  • Generate digital assets that combine creativity and awareness of design requirements.
  • Understand and apply usability engineering principles for optimal user experience design.
  • Conduct assigned activities/tasks following prescribed methods, seeking appropriate review and supervision to achieve appropriate quality.
  • Co-ordinate and complete effective reviews of assigned Output or Outcomes.
  • Manage assigned activities/tasks and expectations of relevant stakeholders.
  • Communicate effectively and in a timely manner regarding the status of assigned activities.
  • Adjust to meet goals and commitments made.
  • Work autonomously and as part of an agile team (in sprints).

About you

Desired Skills and Experience:
Prerequisites for this position include a university qualification in UI/UX Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Interaction Design, or a similar discipline. We are looking for an all-around graphic designer who is capable of creating both marketing materials and digital UI/UX Products.

Graphic Design Skills:

  • Strong visual communication/graphic design skills.
  • Ability to print materials such as brochures, banners, business cards, etc.
  • A firm understanding typography hierarchy.
  • A demonstrated ability to create iconography and infographics from scratch.
  • Ability to create digital assets for social media.
  • Capability to design impactful packaging.
  • Ability to add new content and maintain existing content within our corporate website (using WordPress) would be an added bonus.
  • Video post-production editing and animation skills would be an added bonus.
  • Computer Skills (required): Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Microsoft Office suite (inc Powerpoint).
  • Computer Skills (nice to have): Adobe Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Animate), WordPress (or equivalent web content management system).

UI/UX Skills:

  • Ability to work on multiple projects, present design concepts, and consult with your stakeholders on improving them.
  • A demonstrated ability to use prototyping/wireframing software.
  • Ability to create a User Flow diagram.
  • An interest in conducting user research and testing.
  • Exceptional digital design skills applicable to software, websites and apps.
  • Ability to organise and hold meetings on Microsoft Teams.
  • Ability to use design constraints to your advantage.
  • Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate and execute Design Thinking methodologies and principles.
  • A demonstrated ability to apply original thought in solving open problems by utilising a methodical and logical approach to identify the root cause of an issue, developing a design direction and vision, and delivering solutions that are fresh and novel.
  • Computer Skills (required): Figma or Adobe XD (or equivalent prototyping software).
  • Computer Skills (nice to have): Draw.io, Jira, ProtoPie.

If you are ready and have the right skills, experience, and most importantly, attitude, then a role with a truly unique group of people, passionate about using design and entrepreneurship to create new businesses awaits.

Why IDE

  • Purpose driven culture “Building Better Futures”
  • Take ventures from “idea on a napkin” to “meaningful medtech venture” with your products in-market.
  • Learn unique processes that create valuable products for exciting new ventures and get exposure to large multinational partners.
  • Experience a variety of projects from basic syringes to advanced networked injector systems, from CPAP masks to pharmaceutical automation.
  • Global opportunities across Australia, USA and the Netherlands.
  • Mentoring program to ensure your career progresses where you want to go.
  • Employee Assistance Program.

Ready to join the team?

If you are ready to be challenged but fulfilled, and have the right skills, experience and, most importantly, the right attitude, then a truly unique role in a life-changing product development company awaits.