Lead Product Designer

About Plasmidsaurus

Plasmidsaurus is on a mission to accelerate new cures and promote a healthier planet by unlocking a new level of productivity for scientists. Our sequencing services are used daily by thousands of innovators, including Nobel laureates, Fortune 100 pharma, and over 70,000 scientists.

We began by revolutionizing plasmid sequencing, making it exponentially cheaper and faster, with innovative sequencing technologies and a global network of laboratories that turn samples into answers in hours, not weeks.

Now we are expanding that same disruptive model across all of genomics. With the launch of our new RNA-seq service, we are taking a bold step toward our vision to sequence everything, providing scientists everywhere with faster, simpler, and more affordable access to the data that powers discovery.

Every team member at Plasmidsaurus plays a crucial role in driving the future of biotech research. Together, we are building the world’s most efficient sequencing engine that operates overnight, scales globally, and helps scientists make breakthroughs faster than ever before.

The role

We are hiring a Lead Product Designer to own the user experience from order to results. You will work with our product engineers, bioinformaticians and scientists on the next big thing in biology.

What you’ll do:

• Own the end-to-end product experience from ordering through sequencing results and raise the bar on every screen you touch.

• Establish a design system for our UI and data visualization. You will focus on the sequencing results experience where most of our value reaches the customer.

• Work with our engineers and bioinformaticians to turn complex workflows into intuitive software that makes the user think “why did this not exist before?”

What we're looking for

• You have a portfolio that shows range and craft. We want to see things that have made it to production.

• A track record of operating semi-autonomously: ideally as a founding designer, senior IC, design lead, or similar role where the design decisions were yours to make and live with.

• You can ramp fast in technical domains. We don’t require a science background, but you should be energized by complexity and willing to learn.

What would impress us even more

• You are comfortable wearing the PM hat occasionally and making sure our user experience is reflected in product decisions.

• You have experience designing for a deep technical domain or complex data visualizations.

• You got obsessed with a problem and built something to solve it, even though nobody asked you to.

What we offer

• We are a bootstrapped, profitable company at an exciting inflection point.

• Ownership and impact. Your work goes directly to 70,000 scientists, including Nobel laureates, who trust Plasmidsaurus with their research.

• A tower office in South San Francisco with bay views, state-of-the-art lab, and the occasional batch of liquid nitrogen ice cream.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't perfectly align with the job description as we seek out diverse and creative perspectives. Team members who love to learn and collaborate in an inclusive environment will thrive with us. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process, please let us know at [email protected].