Product Designer

About AKASA

AKASA is the preeminent provider of generative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle. The company has raised more than $205M in funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, BOND, and Costanoa Ventures. 

Named one of the fastest-growing GenAI startups to watch by AIM Research, we’re solving the biggest challenges in the financial infrastructure of healthcare. Transaction volume through the AKASA Platform has grown consistently, with a ~2.5x year-over-year increase in the last year. The AKASA customer base represents more than $90B in net patient revenue and includes the most innovative health systems in the country, like Stanford and Johns Hopkins.    

Our founding team includes Silicon Valley leaders who have founded or been founding team members of multiple companies with successful exits. Our CEO was ranked among the “Top 50 Healthcare Technology CEOs” by the Healthcare Technology Report. We have been recognized as one of “America’s Best Startup Employers” by Forbes, “Most Innovative Digital Health Startups” by CB Insights, “Best Companies for Remote Workers” by Quartz, and “Best Places to Work” by Fortune, Modern Healthcare, and Built-In, along with being certified as a “Great Place to Work” for the past four years in a row. 

Learn more at www.AKASA.com.  

We are building the future of healthcare with AI. Everyone is welcome. As an inclusive workplace, we are committed to building an environment where our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.  

Join us!

About the Role

We are disrupting Healthcare with inspired, AI-powered software products for Revenue Cycle teams. As a Product Designer, you will own the end-to-end experience design of our products to create incredible experiences for our users. You will work closely with our cross-functional Design and R&D teams to deeply understand our users needs and design and implement the visuals in our product UIs to meet those needs. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to:

●      Make an outsized impact on AKASA and the future of healthcare.

●      Work on some of the most challenging and valuable problems facing Americans.

●      Grow rapidly with a top-flight healthtech company as it scales.

*This role will be working Pacific time zone hours. Strong preference to be based in the Pacific time zone* 

What You'll Do

• Develop a deep knowledge and understanding of our users needs (user interviews and shadowing sessions, expert interviews, research, etc.) to use in creating incredibly designed products.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering teams to develop market leading product and solution ideas.
• Own and shepherd our product visual language and design system while working closely with others in the Product Design (UX) and Product teams.

• Champion our users' needs in the design, development and implementation of our products.
• Deliver product design needs for our software products working closely with Product Design, Product Management, Engineering and AI leaders and teams in particular.
• Work closely with front-end engineers to refine product designs and rapidly iterate while being deeply involved in the entire lifecycle of the product.
• Use Product Design tools to mockup and rapidly prototype and test design concepts.
• Deliver an exceptional level of craftsmanship with a dedication to hitting milestones.
• Optimize the process of collaboration with other key R&D teams like Product Management and Engineering.

• Interact frequently with Executive and Functional leaders in strategizing and executing on product initiatives.
• Present to, converse with, and learn from prospects, customers, partners, and industry experts.
• Share user insights with the broader organization, especially the R&D teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of industry experience designing for Enterprise SaaS products
• Experience building accessible and responsive web design systems
• Expert user of product design tools like Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and solid experience with JIRA.
• Resiliency, intellectual vitality, learning ability, coachability, and professionalism.
• Effective verbal and written communication for internal and external audiences.
• Ability to travel to client sites (up to 25% of travel in the first year)
• Preferred: previous healthcare technology experience, previous Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning product experience, previous revenue cycle experience, experience with React front-end framework and Ant.

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
• Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Generous parental leave policy
• Full employee coverage for life insurance
• Company-paid holidays
• 401(K) plan

• Based on market data and other factors, the salary range for this position is $120,000-140,000 + Equity. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

We’re committed to doing the best work of our lives, together. Come see if we're the right team for you.

AKASA is a proud equal opportunity employer and we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is an imperative. We welcome people of different backgrounds, genders, races, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and perspectives, just to name a few. We do not discriminate based upon any protected class and we encourage candidates of all identities and backgrounds to apply. AKASA considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

AKASA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at recruiting@akasa.com.