Senior UX Designer

Overview

Senior User Experience Designer

£45,000 - £50,000 (+ Benefits)

Reports to: Lead UX Designer

Department: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Closing date: 27th January 2026 23:55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible.

Recruitment process: Two competency-based interviews with an exercise

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are looking for a motivated Senior User Experience (UX) Designer to use their UX skills and expertise to support the delivery of work covering a range of products and initiatives across the organisation (depending on where there is the greatest organisational need and impact). Therefore, in this role, no day will be the same.

What will I be doing?

• Being part of a multi-disciplinary team as a UX expert, following the double diamond process through running research studies and designing innovative experiences to support Cancer Research UK's diverse audiences.
• Line managing 2-3 direct reports and playing a key role in mentoring, coaching, and supporting more junior UX design team members across the UX team
• Supporting the development of medium to long-term UX strategy and driving its delivery through collaborative design leadership.
• Identifying opportunities in the UX capability to help develop Cancer Research UK's UX maturity across the organisation.
• Seeking out opportunities to lead and/or contribute to projects, products and initiatives where UX skill sets could be beneficial.
• Applying your UX skills and expertise to support the delivery of work for Cancer Research UK.
• Acting as an influential UX specialist across the organisation by sharing knowledge and presenting work to peers, stakeholders and the broader organisation.
• Maintaining the forefront of new developments within design and other related topics to utilise or develop own skills or expertise in an ever-changing technology landscape.
• Identifying and seeking resolution of complex problems within the UX capability and exploring new ideas and opportunities.
• Engaging and influencing a diverse range of internal stakeholders to deliver user-centred solutions.
• Training, coaching, and upskilling team members and colleagues across the organisation in the tools and techniques of user-centred design.
• Acting as a day-to-day point of contact for UX-related enquiries.
• Representing Cancer Research UK's UX offering both internally and externally.
• Building relationships with key staff across the organisation to maintain effectiveness in the role.

• Senior User Experience Designer and/or/Researcher with in-depth experience independently leading, delivering, and completing multiple UX projects simultaneously.
• Empathy with a proven ability and awareness of navigating sensitive topics in research with a wide range of audiences
• Experience working with marginalised user groups or users within similar sensitivities would be advantageous (for example, healthcare and charities, etc.).
• Strong design skills covering key UX processes, including most of the following:
  User research, interviews, competitor analysis, persona/archetype creation, user journey mapping, running design workshops, design sprints, prototyping using Figma, usability testing (remote, in-person and Guerrilla), smoke tests, A/B testing and multivariant testing using Optimizely, analysing Hotjar or GA data, lean UX, accessibility and inclusive design, heuristic evaluations, contextual inquiry, survey writing, design system use.
• Ability to clearly communicate, present and articulate UX concepts, benefits of user research, your process, and design decisions to peers and stakeholders…