Design Strategist

Posted:
1/16/2026, 10:19:07 AM

Location(s):
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States ⋅ Massachusetts, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Product ⋅ UI/UX & Design

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Job Title

Design Strategist

Job Description

The Design Strategist understands user needs and requirements linked to business opportunities and challenges and translates them into superior user and customer experiences and attractive and usability-focused design solutions for products, services, environments and communication.

 

Your Role:

  • Conducts user-centered research including interviews, surveys, usability testing, and validation to generate insights that inform design decisions and improve clinical and user experiences.
  • Develops holistic design solutions that account for systems, workflows, and interdependencies across medical device ecosystems, ensuring seamless integration and meaningful user impact.
  • Creates and iterates on visuals, prototypes, and design deliverables to clearly communicate concepts and interactions, maintaining consistency, usability, and aesthetic quality across products.
  • Collaborates cross-functionally with product, engineering, marketing, and business stakeholders to align design strategy with user needs, business goals, and market context while constructively challenging assumptions.
  • Documents design specifications, workflows, and patterns and delivers high-quality outcomes within project constraints (timeline, budget, complexity), while contributing to team growth and continuous design improvement.

 

You're the right fit if:

  • Minimum required Bachelor's / Master's Degree in (UX) Design, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Computer Science Engineering or equivalent.
  • Minimum 2+ years of experience with Bachelor's in areas such as User Experience (UX) Design, Information Architecture, User Research, Product Design, Usability Testing or equivalent.
  • You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than a part. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

 

This is an office role.

 

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

 

 

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Cambridge, MA is $110,400 to $177,000.00.

 

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   

 

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here. 

 

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

 

 

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

 

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA.

 

 

 

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.

Philips

Website: https://www.philips.com/

Headquarter Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1891

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity

Industries: B2B ⋅ Consumer Electronics ⋅ Electronics ⋅ Lighting ⋅ Wellness