About SandboxAQ

SandboxAQ is a high-growth company delivering AI solutions that address some of the world's greatest challenges. The company’s Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) power advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation, cybersecurity, and other sectors.

We are a global team that is tech-focused and includes experts in AI, chemistry, cybersecurity, physics, mathematics, medicine, engineering, and other specialties. The company emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent, growth capital-backed company in 2022, funded by leading investors and supported by a braintrust of industry leaders. 

At SandboxAQ, we’ve cultivated an environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and impact. By investing deeply in our people, we’re building a thriving, global workforce poised to tackle the world's epic challenges. Join us to advance your career in pursuit of an inspiring mission, in a community of like-minded people who value entrepreneurialism, ownership, and transformative impact. 

About the Role

SandboxAQ is looking for a product designer to help build the interfaces for the next generation of computational tools for AI and simulation in chemistry and the life sciences. In this role, you will design workflows that allow researchers to intuitively derive complex insights from large datasets and easily configure large-scale cloud simulations.

You will bring customer requirements to life through wireframes, mockups and prototypes, which will be refined through workshops, user interviews and other stakeholder interactions. Collaborating closely with our Head of Design and product team, you will work with users (internal and external) to design new solutions. Working closely with our engineering team, you will ensure that your designs are effectively implemented. Your core responsibilities will include defining the user experience, conducting research to validate user interactions, and crafting engaging interfaces. 

What You’ll Do

  • On a daily basis, drive the design of the front-end of SandboxAQ’s chemistry and life sciences simulation platform by creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups that effectively communicate design concepts and user interactions for internal and external audiences.
  • Contribute to, influence, and drive the vision of our platform with the Design and Product team to help guide and inspire the organization.
  • Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and developers to gather and understand design requirements, identify risks and opportunities and solve them collectively to ensure seamless design implementation.
  • Thrive in ambiguity with a bias for action, breaking down long, complex projects into executable units of work.
  • Conduct workshops, qualitative interviews, usability testing, and other user research methods to inform and validate design decisions.
  • Present designs to stakeholders, including users, engineers, and product managers, and iterate based on feedback.
  • Drive the visual design of the user interface, by developing/evolving a style guide and/or design system, ensuring consistency across UI components and user interactions, and providing detailed specifications to front-end developers.
  • Distill complex and dense information into clarifying data visualizations and views for the various lenses of user archetypes.
  • Analyze product analytics to improve user interactions with the application.
  • Deliver regular customer facing product demos for presales activities demonstrating the product’s differentiated capabilities.
  • Interface with go to market partners to build user interfaces relevant and supportive to Sandbox’s strategic partnership efforts.
  • Maintain dotted-line, cross-departmental connection to and collaboration with the broader design functions in other SandboxAQ Business Units.

Who You Are

  • 6+ years of experience building interfaces with complex scientific and data-intensive workflows and visualizations for B2B and/or B2C applications.
  • Exceptional visual and interaction design craft.
  • A portfolio demonstrating your passion and high design craft for clear, intuitive, and user-centered designs. Work examples should demonstrate:
    • Product design skills (visual and interaction)
    • Design thinking from problem to ideation to solution
    • Experience crafting Platform solutions for with complex industries
    • Breadth and range of work (solutions, concepts, styles)
    • Ability to work in a cross-functional team
  • Experience conducting user research utilizing various methods, including but not limited to usability studies, contextual inquiry, and surveys.
  • Skilled in problem-solving, analyzing research data, identifying end-user pain points, and translating user requirements into design solutions.
  • Proficient in Figma, with knowledge of other design tools (Adobe Suite, etc.) to produce wireframes and high-fidelity mockups.
  • Experience with using AI tools to augment design efficiency, from research, to content generation, to vibe coding.
  • Demonstrate strong verbal communication and presentation abilities, essential for effectively collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and articulating design concepts to stakeholders.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, highly ambiguous, high autonomy environment, with a strong learning and iterative design approach.

Nice to Haves

  • Familiarity with AI and emerging machine learning workflows.
  • Experience working with software in one or more of the following domains: Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Physics (Quantum).
  • Familiarity with cloud-based platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or another relevant field.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be $146k-$204k per year. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This role may be eligible for annual discretionary bonuses and equity.

SandboxAQ welcomes all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where we have zero tolerance for discrimination. We invest in our employees' personal and professional growth. Once you work with us, you can’t go back to normalcy because great breakthroughs come from great teams and we are the best in AI and quantum technology.
 
We offer competitive salaries, stock options depending on employment type, generous learning opportunities, medical/dental/vision, family planning/fertility, PTO (summer and winter breaks), financial wellness resources, 401(k) plans, and more. 
 
Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
 
Accommodations: We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in job application procedures for open roles. If you need such an accommodation, please let a member of our Recruiting team know.

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