Company Description Zynt Bio builds cloud-native, containerized computational pipelines for applied genomics across plant genetics, microbial strain engineering, environmental metagenomics, and industrial biomanufacturing. The company focuses on reproducible processing of sequencing data, ensuring that results can be reliably regenerated despite changing tools, databases, or parameters. Zynt Bio delivers automated, production-grade bioinformatics infrastructure so scientific teams can scale their R&D with confidence and speed.
Its workflows are version-pinned end to end, fully documented, and supported by isolated per-client cloud storage and auditable provenance logs. Zynt Bio is built for agricultural, environmental, and industrial biotechnology organizations that require rigorous reproducibility standards.
Role Description The Fractional UI/UX Designer will be responsible for designing intuitive, accessible interfaces for Zynt Bio’s cloud-native bioinformatics workflows and tools. This part time, remote role involves collaborating with product, engineering, and scientific stakeholders to translate complex genomic workflows into clear user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes. Day-to-day activities include conducting user research with internal and external users, defining information architecture, creating design systems, and iterating on interaction patterns to improve usability and reproducibility.
The designer will document design decisions, contribute to interface guidelines for data visualization and workflow configuration, and ensure consistency across web applications and internal tools. This role also includes supporting usability testing, incorporating feedback into design updates, and partnering with developers to implement designs that perform well in production environments.
Qualifications
Experience in UI/UX design for complex web applications, including user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
Skills in visual design and interaction design using modern design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD) and design systems.
Background in user research methods such as interviews, usability testing, and heuristic evaluation, with the ability to synthesize findings into design decisions.
Familiarity with data visualization and dashboard design, ideally for technical or scientific users.
Understanding of responsive and accessible design principles (e.g., WCAG), ensuring inclusive and compliant user experiences.
Ability to collaborate closely with software engineers and product teams, including basic familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript frameworks) to support implementation.
Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and comfort working in a fast-paced, research-driven environment.
Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience; experience in biotech, bioinformatics, or scientific tooling is a plus.