SENIOR USER EXPERIENCE ENGINEER Ensuring a compelling, intuitive user experience is a key strategic priority for our company and we are looking for a senior engineer to help take our web applications to the next level. We seek an innovative, hands-on leader who will work closely with product managers, development engineers, and external customers throughout all stages of the product life cycle. The ideal candidate will have proven success with commercial applications, current design aesthetic with an emphasis on usability as the cornerstone of the user experience, and strong leadership abilities.
Specific responsibilities include: * Participate in the entire lifecycle of the UI Design: research, mockup, implementation and feedback * Gauge the usability of new and existing products and make constructive suggestions for change * Collaborate with product managers to define user personas and their information needs * Refine the information architecture of our application UIs to enhance impact and increase stickiness * Provide UI design leadership for new and existing products and features * Develop high level and detailed storyboards, mockups and prototypes to effectively communicate user interface layouts and interactions * Demonstrate a high degree of originality and innovation in defining features and application level architecture * Design typography, color palettes, transitions and animations * Resolve design issues and define new software product features * Work closely with Development teams to provide quality XHTML & CSS * Review requirements and provides time estimates on the design and implementation of features/fixes * Communicate project status to peers, management and executives * Perform testing at the page level to investigate XHTML/CSS/JavaScript defects. Non-Technical Requirements: * 5-7 years experience in commercial application UI design, user experience development, and/or related discipline * Clean, innovative design aesthetic that fosters usability * Self-directed results-orientation and comfort in a high-growth environment * Ability to multi-task and provide expertise for multiple development teams across concurrent project tasks * Ability to provide design/UI expertise to other (technical and business) team members * Familiarity with agile software development methodology and processes * Ability to rapidly design and prototype UI specifications * Ability to interface with customers and customer-facing groups. * Excellent written and verbal communication Technical Requirements: * Expertise defining UI requirements and standards for applications * Expert in industry UI standards, tools and related technologies * Deep expertise in HTML/CSS, DHTML, XML, DOM, JavaScript, AJAX, and Web 2.0 technologies * Deep expertise with graphics editors * Background using UI libraries to enhance web application user experience * Experience with both Java and Microsoft based UI development * Strong knowledge and use of development, methodologies, standards and procedures * Must be comfortable working with markup within a web application framework * Must be able to promote and maintain very clean, well formed markup and CSS * Must have experience with cross browser implementations (IE6+ & FF2+) * Experience with SharePoint and WebSphere preferred * Experience with SVN, JIRA, & Wikis is also helpful The ideal candidates will possess: * Experience with one or more of the following application types: SaaS, business intelligence/performance management, healthcare * Fluency/experience with presenting quantitative information to wide range of users Benefits: Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, The Advisory Board Company offers a competitive benefits package, including a comprehensive health plan, a 401(k) plan, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a daytime leave policy for community service, a medical flexible spending account, and additional attractive benefits. - - - - HOW TO APPLY Qualified candidates should send their resume on-line via our on-line resume tool at: http://corporate-advisory.icims.com/jobs/intro - - - - ABOUT THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO) www.advisory.com Forbes: Ranked in 200 Best Companies Issue Washingtonian: Featured among DCs Best Places to Work Vault.com: Listed among Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms Modern Healthcare: Named as 2nd Largest Provider of Healthcare Consulting Services The Advisory Board Company is a leading health care services firm providing best practices insight, leadership development, implementation and technology solutions. The company currently serves over 2,700 of the country's preeminent hospitals and health care systems as well as pharmaceutical and medical device companies and insurers. Our continually expanding business portfolio provides employees with significant opportunities for career development at an accelerated pace, while a unique culture fosters spirit of generosity, right answer orientation, and continuous learning. Healthcare Business Intelligence Solutions In response to hospitals growing need to integrate and standardize disparate data into meaningful, actionable information, the Advisory Board offers a suite of web-based business intelligence applications. The goal of these solutions is to elevate a member (client) institution's ability to surface problems, make faster and better decisions and ultimately improve performance. The Advisory Board currently offers applications covering a variety of content areas including revenue cycle, surgical services, supply chain, nursing, emergency department, and physician performance. Over the past several years hundreds of hospitals have elected to participate in these initiatives and - given the attractive ROI associated with these solutions - we anticipate continued growth. - - - - An Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer
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