Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

VUMC IT Content Platforms

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented User Experience (UX) Designer to join our team and lead the design of our SharePoint-based intranet. The ideal candidate will combine expertise in UX design principles with a deep understanding of SharePoint's capabilities to create an intuitive, engaging, and efficient intranet experience for our employees.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop user-centered SharePoint intranet solutions that align with business objectives and enhance employee productivity.

• Create intuitive navigation structures, page layouts, and information architectures for SharePoint sites.

• Partner with developers and cross departmental teams to gather requirements and assist in design of custom solutions while adhering to industry standards.

• Conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions and continuously improve the intranet experience.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into effective UX solutions.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks at the same time, both from user submitted tickets to project work.

• Leverage SharePoint's design tools and web parts to implement custom UI elements and functionality.

• Develop and maintain design standards and best practices for SharePoint intranet sites.

• Optimize the intranet for accessibility and ensure a consistent user experience across devices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.

• 3+ years of experience in UX design, preferably with SharePoint or similar enterprise platforms.

• Strong portfolio demonstrating intranet or web application design skills.

• Proficiency in UX design tools (e.g., Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD).

• Knowledge of SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

• Familiarity with SharePoint's design capabilities, including web parts and PowerApps.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to balance user needs with technical constraints and business requirements.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
* Human Factors Engineering (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate Human Factors Engineering in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Develops innovative user interface designs in response to marketing requirements, user analyses, product innovation, technology, and business needs. Conducts research to understand consumer trends, needs, and physiological findings. Performs anthropometric, biomechanics, ergonomic and systems safety analyses to product development programs and proposals.
* Business Systems Analysis (Novice): Demonstrates the ability to conduct business systems analysis tasks in a team environment or independently to build or enhance a simple system. Has conducted the basic phases of business systems analysis including analyzing problem areas and preparing business requirements definitions.
* User Interface (Novice): Has worked with various levels of user management throughout the development of projects. Has participated in and conducted meetings with the user. Has kept the user informed of system status via standard reporting techniques. Has met the continuing service needs of a user group, including requests for changes in work content. Has met unplanned requirements without disruption in service levels. Demonstrated an orientation and sensitivity to customer service. Has successfully gained access to both customers and consumers.
* Corporate Systems Arch Standards (Novice): Has detailed knowledge of the architecture of the systems which support an entire business area, including business systems, networks, servers, platforms and data bases. Demonstrates knowledge of how the business area's applications and support systems are structured, how various components and parts interact, as well as what protocols and interfaces are used for communications and cooperation between modules and components. Understands how the business area's systems fit into the Company's global architecture.

About the Department:

VUMC IT

VUMC IT provides hardware, software and service solutions for the entire Medical Center. With over 40,000 workstations in the Medical Center, our teams can assist not only with hardware support, but also software and application support and services to enhance security and protection of your information.

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

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Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

2 years

Education:

Bachelor's

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled