Director, Design
About TailorCare
TailorCare is transforming the experience of specialty care. Our comprehensive care program takes a deeply personal, evidence-based approach to improving patient outcomes for joint, back, and muscle conditions. By combining a careful assessment of patients’ symptoms, health histories, preferences, and goals with predictive data and latest evidence-based guidelines, we help patients choose—and navigate—the most effective treatment pathway for them, every step of the way.
TailorCare values the experiences and perspectives of individuals from all backgrounds. We are a highly collaborative, curious, and determined team passionate about scaling a high-growth start-up to improve the lives of those in pain. TailorCare is a remote-first company with a hybrid office in Nashville.
About the Role
We are seeking a Director of Design to lead the design vision and execution for TailorCare’s patient experience and clinical operations platforms.
This leader will define and elevate the end-to-end experience across TailorCare’s patient-facing applications and care team tools, ensuring we deliver consumer-grade healthcare products that are intuitive, empathetic, and outcome-driven.
The Director of Design will work closely with Product, Engineering, Clinical, and Strategy teams to design experiences that guide patients through their care journey—from onboarding and intake to engagement, recovery, and long-term outcomes. This role requires deep expertise in experience design, interaction design, and service design, particularly for B2C healthcare or consumer digital health products.
As a key member of the Product leadership team, you will partner with the VP of Product to shape the long-term product vision, establish design standards and processes, and build a design culture that prioritizes patient trust, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Design Leadership
Define and lead the design vision and strategy across TailorCare’s products.
Build and evolve a cohesive design system and UX standards across patient and care team applications.
Ensure all products meet a high bar for usability, accessibility, and consumer-grade quality.
Build and mentor a high-performing design team across product design, UX research, and interaction design.
Establish strong design processes including discovery, prototyping, usability testing, and iteration.
Foster a culture of design thinking and experimentation across the organization.
Patient Experience Design
Lead design for TailorCare’s end-to-end patient journey, including onboarding, intake, education, triage, engagement, adherence, and outcomes tracking.
Translate clinical workflows and patient needs into empathetic and intuitive digital experiences.
Design solutions that support behavior change, patient engagement, and improved clinical outcomes.
AI-Enabled Design
Integrate AI-assisted design tools to accelerate prototyping, iteration, and design exploration.
Explore new interaction patterns enabled by AI, conversational interfaces, and intelligent workflows.
Partner with product and engineering to design AI-powered patient guidance experiences.
Cross-functional Leadership
Partner closely with Product Managers and Engineering leaders to define product strategy and roadmap priorities.
Participate in product discovery to identify patient and operational problems and shape solutions early.
Ensure designs are feasible, scalable, and aligned with product and technical architecture.
Work closely with Clinical Operations and Care Teams to ensure digital experiences align with real-world care delivery.
Communicate design vision and product experience clearly across leadership and stakeholders.
Advocate for patient-centric design principles across the company.
Key Qualifications
10+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or experience design
3+ years managing and leading design teams in a high-growth product environment preferable startups
Proven experience designing consumer-grade B2C digital products, ideally in healthcare or digital health
Strong expertise in experience design, interaction design, and user-centered design methods
Experience designing patient-facing applications or digital health engagement platforms
Ability to translate complex workflows into simple, intuitive product experiences
Experience working closely with product management and engineering teams in agile environments
Proficiency in modern design tools such as Figma, prototyping tools, and design systems
Experience leveraging AI-powered design tools and workflows
Strong storytelling, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Bachelor’s degree in Design, human-computer interaction, or related field (or equivalent experience)
What's In It For You
Meaningful Work: We are dedicated to our mission and deeply value our patients and each other. Each day offers the opportunity to make a positive impact.
Work Environment: We operate as a remote-first company with options for a hybrid work model in Nashville.
Time Off: Our generous paid time off (PTO) and holiday plans ensure you have ample time to rest and recharge.
Family First: We offer paid parental leave and support a healthy work-life balance, encouraging flexibility and autonomy. We love talking about our family and pets!
Comprehensive Benefits: From Day 1, employees enjoy medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, wellness resources and an employer HSA contribution.
Fair Compensation: We are committed to equitable pay for all team members and support your future goals with a 401k plan that includes employer matching.
Community: We foster an inclusive environment where you can rely on your teammates, share honest feedback, and feel comfortable being your authentic self at work each day.
TailorCare seeks to recruit and retain staff from diverse backgrounds and encourages qualified candidates to apply. TailorCare is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, political belief, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, military, or veteran status.
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TailorCare is transforming the experience of specialty care. Our comprehensive care program takes a deeply personal, evidence-based approach to improving patient outcomes for joint, back, and muscle conditions. By combining a careful assessment of patients’ symptoms, health histories, preferences, and goals with predictive data and latest evidence-based guidelines, we help patients choose—and navigate—the most effective treatment pathway for them, every step of the way.
TailorCare values the experiences and perspectives of individuals from all backgrounds. We are a highly collaborative, curious, and determined team passionate about scaling a high-growth start-up to improve the lives of those in pain. TailorCare is a remote-first company with a hybrid office in Nashville.
About the Role
We are seeking a Director of Design to lead the design vision and execution for TailorCare’s patient experience and clinical operations platforms.
This leader will define and elevate the end-to-end experience across TailorCare’s patient-facing applications and care team tools, ensuring we deliver consumer-grade healthcare products that are intuitive, empathetic, and outcome-driven.
The Director of Design will work closely with Product, Engineering, Clinical, and Strategy teams to design experiences that guide patients through their care journey—from onboarding and intake to engagement, recovery, and long-term outcomes. This role requires deep expertise in experience design, interaction design, and service design, particularly for B2C healthcare or consumer digital health products.
As a key member of the Product leadership team, you will partner with the VP of Product to shape the long-term product vision, establish design standards and processes, and build a design culture that prioritizes patient trust, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Design Leadership
Define and lead the design vision and strategy across TailorCare’s products.
Build and evolve a cohesive design system and UX standards across patient and care team applications.
Ensure all products meet a high bar for usability, accessibility, and consumer-grade quality.
Build and mentor a high-performing design team across product design, UX research, and interaction design.
Establish strong design processes including discovery, prototyping, usability testing, and iteration.
Foster a culture of design thinking and experimentation across the organization.
Patient Experience Design
Lead design for TailorCare’s end-to-end patient journey, including onboarding, intake, education, triage, engagement, adherence, and outcomes tracking.
Translate clinical workflows and patient needs into empathetic and intuitive digital experiences.
Design solutions that support behavior change, patient engagement, and improved clinical outcomes.
AI-Enabled Design
Integrate AI-assisted design tools to accelerate prototyping, iteration, and design exploration.
Explore new interaction patterns enabled by AI, conversational interfaces, and intelligent workflows.
Partner with product and engineering to design AI-powered patient guidance experiences.
Cross-functional Leadership
Partner closely with Product Managers and Engineering leaders to define product strategy and roadmap priorities.
Participate in product discovery to identify patient and operational problems and shape solutions early.
Ensure designs are feasible, scalable, and aligned with product and technical architecture.
Work closely with Clinical Operations and Care Teams to ensure digital experiences align with real-world care delivery.
Communicate design vision and product experience clearly across leadership and stakeholders.
Advocate for patient-centric design principles across the company.
Key Qualifications
10+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or experience design
3+ years managing and leading design teams in a high-growth product environment preferable startups
Proven experience designing consumer-grade B2C digital products, ideally in healthcare or digital health
Strong expertise in experience design, interaction design, and user-centered design methods
Experience designing patient-facing applications or digital health engagement platforms
Ability to translate complex workflows into simple, intuitive product experiences
Experience working closely with product management and engineering teams in agile environments
Proficiency in modern design tools such as Figma, prototyping tools, and design systems
Experience leveraging AI-powered design tools and workflows
Strong storytelling, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Bachelor’s degree in Design, human-computer interaction, or related field (or equivalent experience)
What's In It For You
Meaningful Work: We are dedicated to our mission and deeply value our patients and each other. Each day offers the opportunity to make a positive impact.
Work Environment: We operate as a remote-first company with options for a hybrid work model in Nashville.
Time Off: Our generous paid time off (PTO) and holiday plans ensure you have ample time to rest and recharge.
Family First: We offer paid parental leave and support a healthy work-life balance, encouraging flexibility and autonomy. We love talking about our family and pets!
Comprehensive Benefits: From Day 1, employees enjoy medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, wellness resources and an employer HSA contribution.
Fair Compensation: We are committed to equitable pay for all team members and support your future goals with a 401k plan that includes employer matching.
Community: We foster an inclusive environment where you can rely on your teammates, share honest feedback, and feel comfortable being your authentic self at work each day.
TailorCare seeks to recruit and retain staff from diverse backgrounds and encourages qualified candidates to apply. TailorCare is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, political belief, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, military, or veteran status.
Apply Now