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Join athenahealth’s quest to make healthcare work the way it should.
athenahealth is looking for designers who can dive into complex design challenges and create solutions to help transform the healthcare industry. If you’re a talented, innovative, and strategic designer motivated to make a difference in healthcare, we want to talk to you.
Position Summary
We’re looking for a Lead Experience Designer to join the Medication Management team within our Clinicals product. In this role, you will partner with product and engineering to solve complex clinical and operational problems through thoughtful UX strategy, research, and design execution. You will balance strong design craft with practical decision-making to move work forward in a large, regulated product environment. You’ll develop a deep understanding of the needs and workflows of providers and clinical staff, identify opportunities, and design meaningful improvements that ease the burden on humans in healthcare.
About the Team
The Medication Management (Meds) team develops efficient, intuitive experiences across a system that sends over 17 million prescriptions per month. It provides clinicians with information about patients’ medications and supports medication management and vaccine administration so they can deliver high-quality patient care.
We envision a future where medication management is effortless, intelligent, and connected, so every patient can start and stay on the treatment that is best for them. As part of the Meds zone, you’ll work to create more tailored experiences related to ordering and reconciliation, medication list management, and medication adherence, reimagining and optimizing capabilities our users consistently identify as essential to their work.
A successful candidate will embrace the challenge of elevating design within an enterprise product team. You’ll champion our users, develop a clear point of view on UX decisions, and work both independently and collaboratively to influence outcomes across the zone. You enjoy finding ways to drive incremental but significant improvements that keep us moving toward a greater long-term vision.
Role Location
This is a hybrid role based in Boston, MA. Domestic travel is expected a few times per year to conduct onsite research with our customers, shadowing clinicians who use our products.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Lead discovery and framing of user-centered problems across complex product areas.
- Facilitate visioning sessions and translate ideas into sketches, flows, wireframes, and prototypes.
- Conduct and synthesize user research, heuristic reviews, and client feedback to inform design decisions.
- Partner with product and engineering throughout agile planning, development, and release cycles to ensure design intent is carried through implementation.
- Develop interaction models and workflows that simplify complex user, system, and data relationships.
- Present design concepts, recommendations, and tradeoffs to product, clinical, and engineering stakeholders.
- Support team-level design practices and process improvements that strengthen consistency and quality.
- Use AI tools to accelerate design exploration, prototyping, and refinement while applying judgment to select, adapt, and validate outputs before sharing with partners.
Additional Job Responsibilities:
- Contribute to design system adoption and consistency across product experiences.
- Support cross-functional planning by helping clarify scope, risks, and design dependencies.
- Collaborate on documentation that communicates design rationale and implementation guidance.
- Participate in team critiques and shared learning to strengthen design quality.
- Mentor junior designers through design reviews, feedback, and day-to-day collaboration.
- Help identify opportunities to improve workflows, tools, and team practices.
- Support onboarding and knowledge sharing for new team members.
- Adapt to changing priorities and contribute to adjacent work as needed.
Expected Education & Experience:
- 5+ years of professional experience in digital product design
- Experience creating strong design deliverables, including visual design, interaction design, prototyping, copywriting, and design specifications.
- Experience planning, facilitating, analyzing, and presenting user research using qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Experience working in an agile software development environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to influence without direct authority.
- Experience using AI tools as part of a design workflow is preferred.
- Experience designing for complex enterprise, healthcare, or workflow-heavy products is preferred.
- Ability to work through ambiguity, evaluate tradeoffs, and make timely decisions that keep work moving forward.
Expected Compensation
$130,000 - $222,000The base salary range shown reflects the full range for this role from minimum to maximum. At athenahealth, base pay depends on multiple factors, including job-related experience, relevant knowledge and skills, how your qualifications compare to others in similar roles, and geographical market rates. Base pay is only one part of our competitive Total Rewards package - depending on role eligibility, we offer both short and long-term incentives by way of an annual discretionary bonus plan, variable compensation plan, and equity plans.
About athenahealth
Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Our company culture: Our talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support.
Our DEI commitment: Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve.
What we can do for you:
Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.
We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.
In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued.
Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Join athenahealth’s quest to make healthcare work the way it should.
athenahealth is looking for designers who can dive into complex design challenges and create solutions to help transform the healthcare industry. If you’re a talented, innovative, and strategic designer motivated to make a difference in healthcare, we want to talk to you.
Position Summary
We’re looking for a Lead Experience Designer to join the Medication Management team within our Clinicals product. In this role, you will partner with product and engineering to solve complex clinical and operational problems through thoughtful UX strategy, research, and design execution. You will balance strong design craft with practical decision-making to move work forward in a large, regulated product environment. You’ll develop a deep understanding of the needs and workflows of providers and clinical staff, identify opportunities, and design meaningful improvements that ease the burden on humans in healthcare.
About the Team
The Medication Management (Meds) team develops efficient, intuitive experiences across a system that sends over 17 million prescriptions per month. It provides clinicians with information about patients’ medications and supports medication management and vaccine administration so they can deliver high-quality patient care.
We envision a future where medication management is effortless, intelligent, and connected, so every patient can start and stay on the treatment that is best for them. As part of the Meds zone, you’ll work to create more tailored experiences related to ordering and reconciliation, medication list management, and medication adherence, reimagining and optimizing capabilities our users consistently identify as essential to their work.
A successful candidate will embrace the challenge of elevating design within an enterprise product team. You’ll champion our users, develop a clear point of view on UX decisions, and work both independently and collaboratively to influence outcomes across the zone. You enjoy finding ways to drive incremental but significant improvements that keep us moving toward a greater long-term vision.
Role Location
This is a hybrid role based in Boston, MA. Domestic travel is expected a few times per year to conduct onsite research with our customers, shadowing clinicians who use our products.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Lead discovery and framing of user-centered problems across complex product areas.
- Facilitate visioning sessions and translate ideas into sketches, flows, wireframes, and prototypes.
- Conduct and synthesize user research, heuristic reviews, and client feedback to inform design decisions.
- Partner with product and engineering throughout agile planning, development, and release cycles to ensure design intent is carried through implementation.
- Develop interaction models and workflows that simplify complex user, system, and data relationships.
- Present design concepts, recommendations, and tradeoffs to product, clinical, and engineering stakeholders.
- Support team-level design practices and process improvements that strengthen consistency and quality.
- Use AI tools to accelerate design exploration, prototyping, and refinement while applying judgment to select, adapt, and validate outputs before sharing with partners.
Additional Job Responsibilities:
- Contribute to design system adoption and consistency across product experiences.
- Support cross-functional planning by helping clarify scope, risks, and design dependencies.
- Collaborate on documentation that communicates design rationale and implementation guidance.
- Participate in team critiques and shared learning to strengthen design quality.
- Mentor junior designers through design reviews, feedback, and day-to-day collaboration.
- Help identify opportunities to improve workflows, tools, and team practices.
- Support onboarding and knowledge sharing for new team members.
- Adapt to changing priorities and contribute to adjacent work as needed.
Expected Education & Experience:
- 5+ years of professional experience in digital product design
- Experience creating strong design deliverables, including visual design, interaction design, prototyping, copywriting, and design specifications.
- Experience planning, facilitating, analyzing, and presenting user research using qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Experience working in an agile software development environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to influence without direct authority.
- Experience using AI tools as part of a design workflow is preferred.
- Experience designing for complex enterprise, healthcare, or workflow-heavy products is preferred.
- Ability to work through ambiguity, evaluate tradeoffs, and make timely decisions that keep work moving forward.
Expected Compensation
$130,000 - $222,000The base salary range shown reflects the full range for this role from minimum to maximum. At athenahealth, base pay depends on multiple factors, including job-related experience, relevant knowledge and skills, how your qualifications compare to others in similar roles, and geographical market rates. Base pay is only one part of our competitive Total Rewards package - depending on role eligibility, we offer both short and long-term incentives by way of an annual discretionary bonus plan, variable compensation plan, and equity plans.
About athenahealth
Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Our company culture: Our talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support.
Our DEI commitment: Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve.
What we can do for you:
Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.
We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.
In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Lead Designer
Target companies with a sponsorship track record
Employers who have sponsored H-1B visas before understand the process and are far less likely to back out. Check USCIS LCA disclosure data to confirm a company has filed design-related petitions in the past two to three years.
Lead with your portfolio, not your visa status
Most hiring managers evaluate design candidates on portfolio quality first. Get the offer, then address sponsorship. Raising visa requirements before demonstrating your design value reduces your leverage significantly in early conversations.
Understand what your degree covers
H-1B specialty occupation requires your degree to match the role. A bachelor's in graphic design, industrial design, interaction design, or a closely related field typically satisfies this. Fine arts degrees may require additional documentation depending on the specific job duties.
O-1A is worth exploring if your work stands out
Lead Designers with published work, awards, jury credits, or industry recognition may qualify for the O-1A extraordinary ability visa. It bypasses the H-1B lottery entirely and can be filed at any time of year without an annual cap.
Clarify the role scope before applying
USCIS scrutinizes H-1B petitions more closely when job duties are broad or managerial. Lead Designer roles that include hands-on UX, visual design, or product design work are easier to approve than roles described primarily as team management.
Ask HR about their immigration counsel early
Companies that retain an immigration attorney handle sponsorship more smoothly than those figuring it out for the first time. Asking whether they work with outside counsel signals you know the process and helps you assess how prepared they are.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Lead Designer role qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship?
Yes, Lead Designer roles generally qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in design, UX, visual communication, or a closely related field. USCIS looks at whether the degree requirement is specific to the field, not just any bachelor's degree, so job descriptions that require a design-specific background are stronger candidates for approval.
What visa options exist for Lead Designers beyond the H-1B?
The O-1A visa is a strong alternative for Lead Designers with a recognizable body of work, awards, published features, or jury or advisory roles. It has no annual cap and no lottery. The EB-1A green card follows similar criteria for those pursuing permanent residence. Designers from Australia may also qualify for the E-3 visa, which has far less competition than the H-1B.
Does my design degree need to be from a U.S. university?
No. USCIS accepts foreign degrees, but they must be evaluated as equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree in a relevant field. A three-year Australian design degree is generally accepted as equivalent. If your degree is in a different field, you can substitute three years of specialized work experience for each year of missing education to meet the requirement.
Are H-1B approvals for design roles common?
H-1B approvals for design roles are approved regularly, but petitions describing the role as primarily managerial or cross-functional face more scrutiny. USCIS approves design petitions most consistently when the job duties center on hands-on design work requiring a specific degree. Roles blending design with general product management or business strategy can be harder to support without a well-documented petition.
Where can I find Lead Designer jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international job seekers looking for roles that offer visa sponsorship. Rather than sifting through general job listings and guessing which employers will sponsor, Migrate Mate surfaces companies with verified sponsorship histories so Lead Designers can focus on applications where sponsorship is already on the table.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Lead Designer jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.