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Danaher Corporation are hiring a

Principal UX Designer

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At IDBS, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At IDBS, we are at the cutting edge of providing innovative software solutions and services that empower scientists and researchers to accelerate their discoveries by helping them design, execute and orchestrate processes, manage, contextualize and structure their data and gain valuable insights throughout the drug lifecycle, from R&D through manufacturing. We work with 80% of the top 20 global BioPharma companies. Our customers engage in groundbreaking work, from pioneering biological research to developing new therapies and medicines. Join us at IDBS to continuously grow and make a real impact, working alongside passionate colleagues who care deeply about our mission and each other.

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Role Overview

The Principal UX Designer is responsible for leading end‑to‑end user experience delivery (Delivery‑Focused IC) while shaping UX standards, quality, and practice across products. This role combines Principal‑level authority and influence with hands‑on ownership of day‑to‑day UX execution, ensuring complex scientific and business requirements are translated into intuitive, scalable, and accessible product experiences.

This position reports to the Head of UX Strategy and is part of the User Experience Team, located in Woking, United Kingdom, and will be an on‑site role (full‑time).

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Lead and execute the full UX lifecycle end‑to‑end (discovery through validated delivery) for complex enterprise software products, setting a high standard for UX quality while remaining hands‑on.
  • Translate high‑level product and business briefs into delivery‑ready UX work, breaking initiatives into actionable design tasks and user stories, managing UX execution and progress through Jira within Agile teams.
  • Independently plan and conduct UX research, including contextual inquiry, interviews, workflow analysis, and usability testing, while influencing research approaches and standards across teams.
  • Design and build interactive Figma prototypes and high‑quality UX and UI deliverables using the IDBS design system, validating solutions with real users and iterating based on evidence.
  • Act as a Principal‑level UX authority, clearly articulating design rationale and trade‑offs to senior stakeholders, mentoring Lead and Senior designers, and driving consistency and best practice across products.

Essential Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human‑Computer Interaction (HCI), UX Design, Interaction Design, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Long‑standing experience delivering hands‑on UX design for complex digital products, owning the design process end‑to‑end from discovery through validated delivery.
  • Demonstrated expertise in UX research methods, interactive prototyping in Figma, and producing high‑quality UX and UI design artefacts for enterprise software.
  • Practical experience working in Agile product development environments, including managing UX work using tools such as Jira.
  • Working knowledge of front‑end development concepts and proven experience collaborating effectively with engineering teams.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

  • Designing products within life sciences, healthcare, or other regulated industries.
  • Working on data‑driven, workflow‑heavy, or compliance‑sensitive enterprise systems.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.