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Lila Sciences, Inc.

Head of Design

Lila Sciences, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, us, 02140

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As Lila’s Head of Design, you will lead Lila’s product and industrial design, shaping user journeys across the Lila App, and the Autonomous Science labs that, together, will power and achieve Scientific Superintelligence. You will define workflows, prototype innovative interfaces, and collaborate across teams to ensure that every feature is unified into an intuitive and efficient app for science.

What You’ll Be Building

The vision for and the execution of a coherent, brand-aligned design across digital and physical products

End-to-end design of native app to power scientists

Wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that translate user needs into clear interfaces.

A cohesive design system, including components, guidelines and documentation for consistency and scalability.

Collaborative feedback loops with engineers, data scientists and product managers to refine and implement designs.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

8+ years of experience in digital product design, preferably in SaaS or data-intensive applications.

Strong portfolio demonstrating a range of work from research and wireframing to polished visual designs.

Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Sketch or Adobe XD, and modern LLM-generated rapid prototypes

Deep understanding of interaction design, information architecture and accessibility best practices.

Extreme openness to leveraging the latest AI tools to redefine how your profession operates

Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset, able to present and iterate on designs based on feedback.

Bonus Points For

Experience in life sciences, biotech or scientific research software.

Familiarity with data visualization libraries or principles (e.g. D3.js, Chart.js, Plotly).

Prior involvement in building or scaling a design system.

About Lila Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry and materials science. We are pioneering a new age of boundless discovery by building the capabilities to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method. We are introducingscientific superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health, climate, and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before. Learn more about this mission at www.lila.ai

If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, we encourage you to apply.

Compensation We expect the base salary for this role to fall between

$260,000-346,000 USD per year , along with bonus potential and generous early equity. The final offer will reflect your unique background, expertise and impact.

Lila Sciences iscommitted to equal employment opportunityregardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

A Note to Agencies Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

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