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About the Role

As the Senior UX Designer for Clinical Solutions Japan, you will own end-to-end UX across discovery, problem framing, UX research, UI design, usability testing, and implementation support. You will work closely with the Product Manager, Engineering, business stakeholders, and APAC teams to translate user needs and business context into accessible, implementation-ready product experiences. This role will help understand users in Japan, validate product and design direction, and communicate Japan insights to regional and global teams.

Responsibilities

Lead UX activities for Japan initiatives, including discovery, problem framing, research, UI design, usability testing, and implementation support.
Conduct UX research and validation suited to the Japan context, such as exploratory research, user interviews, concept validation, and usability testing.
Synthesize user needs in Japan, business context, and product constraints into clear insights and recommendations.
Use problem-framing and prioritization methods, including Jobs-to-be-done, to clarify user needs, identify high-value problems, and guide product/design decisions.
Partner with the PdM, Engineering, and business stakeholders to shape solutions and align on trade-offs.
Create implementation-ready artifacts, including user flows, prototypes, interaction specifications, design patterns, and UI designs.

Requirements

End-to-end UX experience across discovery, problem framing, research, interaction design, UI design, prototyping, usability testing, and implementation support.
Ability to work independently as the primary UX designer for Japan while collaborating with distributed teams.
Ability to use Jobs-to-be-done and other problem-framing methods to connect user needs, business priorities, and product opportunities.
Understanding of front-end development, product architecture, accessibility requirements, and technical constraints.
Understanding of research ethics and privacy when handling user research data.
Proficiency with Figma.
Experience with prototyping or AI-assisted design tools, such as Figma Make, is a plus.
Fluent Japanese proficiency for user research, stakeholder communication, and UI/content review.
Business English proficiency for APAC and global collaboration.

Skills

Figma
Jobs-to-be-Done
UX research
UI design
Prototyping
Usability testing
Interaction design
Problem framing
Front-end development
Product architecture
Accessibility requirements
Research ethics
Privacy
B2B
Healthcare
Clinical products
Enterprise products
Platform migration
Design systems
UI patterns
Analytics
Customer feedback
Product data analysis

Location

Japan

Work Type

Flexible working hours
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

Wellbeing initiatives
Shared parental leave
Study assistance
Sabbaticals
Flexible working hours

About the Company

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society.
Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice.
At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future.
We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.
Elsevier is part of RELX Group.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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