Design Manager

FACULTY OF HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES

INSTITUTE OF POPULATION HEALTH

The Civic HealthTech Innovation Zone (CHI-Zone) is being established to accelerate the growth of the health and life science sector, upskill residents and create jobs for the Liverpool City Region. As Design Manager you will work with >100 entrepreneurs and industry partners from the health, care and life science sectors and support exploration and development of data-driven and technology-enabled products and services that prioritise user and business needs, including Artificial Intelligence.

You will be a key member of the Civic Health Innovation Labs HealthTech Design Studio and report to Dr Annemarie Naylor, Director of HealthTech and Innovation Growth. You will work closely with Dr Farnaz Nickpour and CHIL’s Technical Director as well as with colleagues from the Virtual Engineering Centre, who will provide design and technical input to help realise impactful research and innovation collaborations. You will, also, work with Civic Data Cooperative colleagues who lead CHIL’s public and patient engagement activities.

Your principal duties will include developing a design strategy and managing a diverse and evolving design and innovation portfolio geared to health and care tech development. We are looking for a team player who will champion user-led design principles, co-design practices, and co-production methodologies to deliver impactful solutions that improve experiences, outcomes and efficiency, working with industry, service provider organisations and the public.

You should be qualified to degree level and have an educational background (undergraduate level) in product design, industrial design, UX/UI or other highly relevant field of design expertise.

The post is available from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2029.

Interviews for this role will take place during the month of January 2025.

Although the university has a hybrid working system, we expect that the applicant appointed to this role will work more than 60% on campus.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Liverpool is committed to enhancing workforce diversity. We actively seek to attract, develop, and retain colleagues with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all genders/gender identities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, individuals living with a disability, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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