Senior UX Designer

Job Description We are looking for a Senior UX Designer to join APEX, our AI division, and bring a user perspective to the ongoing AI transformation of our company. If you have deep UX expertise and a willingness to expand your skills into areas like process intelligence, AI, or business analysis, we want you on our team. At our company, you can put your empathy, creativity, and curiosity to work solving complex problems for scientists who develop life-saving and life-quality-improving medicines. Responsibilities Plan and execute user research Design and prototype websites and applications Collaborate with stakeholders, developers, product owners, business analysts, process intelligence specialists, and UX researchers Present your deliverables to key stakeholders and facilitate discussions Mentor and educate other UX professionals and enthusiasts Help evolve UX practices into the age of AI Qualifications Required Proficiency in English (written and spoken) Experience with complex projects Experience working with Figma Experience working with design systems Minimum 5 years of experience as a UX designer, product designer, or similar Bachelor's degree in HCI, Interaction Design, or equivalent experience Preferred Both qualitative and quantitative user research methods (user interviews, usability studies, surveys, etc.) Ideation techniques Designs of all levels of fidelity (we use Figma) Rapid prototyping Advocating for users Independence Working with uncertainty Proactivity Ownership Mentoring and educating Sharing and receiving feedback Empathy Negotiation skills Facilitation skills What we offer Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern Competitive salary & incentive pay Pension and health insurance contributions Internal reward system and referral scheme 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and discount programmes Up-to-date laptop and iPhone Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner Ready to take up the challenge? Apply now! Know anybody who might be interested? Refer this job! Required Skills: Curious Mindset, Figma, Interaction Design, User Experience (UX) Design, User Experience (UX) Research, User Interfaces (UI), User Research, User Research Methods Preferred Skills: Product Design Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. Employee Status: Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship: No Travel Requirements: 10% Flexible Work Arrangements: Not Applicable Shift: 1st - Day Valid Driving License: No Hazardous Material(s): n/a Job Posting End Date: 08/1/2026 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.