Design Jobs at Healthcare Startups
There are 70 open design roles at 50 early-stage startups, 30% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 145k to 197k, with a median of USD 175k.
What startups in healthcare build
Startups here build clinical tools, care services and the software that runs a practice. Patients and clinicians both have to trust it, so change happens carefully and with evidence behind it. Roles often mix clinical experience with product or operations work.
Who is hiring designers
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- 70open roles
- 50startups hiring
- 30%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $175Kmedian pay
- $145Ktypical range: lower
- $197Ktypical range: upper
Based on 27 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 29 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Experience
Most roles are senior: 73% of those that state a level.
What design work involves at an early-stage startup
You cover research, interface work and the brand, sometimes in the same week. No design system is waiting for you, so you build one while shipping. At a large company you would hand off a spec, and here you sit with the engineer building it.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do design jobs pay?
Typically USD 145k to 197k a year, with a median of USD 175k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring designers?
Pattern Health (5 roles), Superpower (5) and Alpaca Health (3) have the most; 50 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
30% of these roles are remote.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (73% of those that state a level).
Are new roles coming in?
5 were posted this week.