Product Designer, AKASA

$120-140k

+ Equity

React
Adobe Creative Suite
Figma
JIRA
Mid level
Remote in US

More information about location

AKASA

AI-powered automation for the healthcare revenue cycle

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AKASA

AI-powered automation for the healthcare revenue cycle

101-200 employees

HealthcareB2BArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningSaaSAutomation

Be an early applicant

$120-140k

+ Equity

React
Adobe Creative Suite
Figma
JIRA
Mid level
Remote in US

More information about location

101-200 employees

HealthcareB2BArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningSaaSAutomation

Company mission

To enable human health by building the future of healthcare with AI.

Role

Who you are

  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 3 years of industry experience designing for Enterprise SaaS products
  • Experience building accessible and responsive web design systems
  • Expert user of product design tools like Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and solid experience with JIRA
  • Resiliency, intellectual vitality, learning ability, coachability, and professionalism
  • Effective verbal and written communication for internal and external audiences
  • Ability to travel to client sites (up to 25% of travel in the first year)

Desirable

  • Previous healthcare technology experience, previous Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning product experience, previous revenue cycle experience, experience with React front-end framework and Ant

What the job involves

  • As a Product Designer, you will own the end-to-end experience design of our products to create incredible experiences for our users. You will work closely with our cross-functional Design and R&D teams to deeply understand our users needs and design and implement the visuals in our product UIs to meet those needs. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to:
  • Make an outsized impact on AKASA and the future of healthcare
  • Work on some of the most challenging and valuable problems facing Americans
  • Grow rapidly with a top-flight healthtech company as it scales
  • Strategize
  • Develop a deep knowledge and understanding of our users needs (user interviews and shadowing sessions, expert interviews, research, etc.) to use in creating incredibly designed products
  • Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering teams to develop market leading product and solution ideas
  • Own and shepherd our product visual language and design system while working closely with others in the Product Design (UX) and Product teams
  • Execute
  • Champion our users' needs in the design, development and implementation of our products
  • Deliver product design needs for our software products working closely with Product Design, Product Management, Engineering and AI leaders and teams in particular
  • Work closely with front-end engineers to refine product designs and rapidly iterate while being deeply involved in the entire lifecycle of the product
  • Use Product Design tools to mockup and rapidly prototype and test design concepts
  • Deliver an exceptional level of craftsmanship with a dedication to hitting milestones
  • Optimize the process of collaboration with other key R&D teams like Product Management and Engineering
  • Align
  • Interact frequently with Executive and Functional leaders in strategizing and executing on product initiatives
  • Present to, converse with, and learn from prospects, customers, partners, and industry experts
  • Share user insights with the broader organization, especially the R&D teams

Our take

The US healthcare system is both financially and operationally complex, costing patients and providers an estimated $500B annually in medical billing and insurance administrative expenses. AKASA, formerly Alpha Health, addresses this issue with its Unified Automation™ technology, designed to streamline revenue cycle operations and ease the healthcare burden.

AKASA's approach combines human expertise with AI-driven automation. Its machine-learning tools are supported by revenue cycle specialists who handle complex cases and refine the algorithms. This blend of human and machine intelligence could reshape the healthcare industry.

If successful, AKASA's model could serve as a blueprint for other sectors, demonstrating how automation and human oversight can work together to solve complex operational challenges.

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Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

-17% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Jun 2024

$120m

SERIES C

Mar 2021

$60m

SERIES B

Total funding: $205m

Company benefits

  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
  • Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
  • Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
  • Generous parent leave policy
  • Full employee coverage for life insurance
  • Company-paid holidays
  • 401(K) plan

Company values

  • Lead with empathy: We embrace a spirit of generosity, kindness, and inclusivity
  • Commit to excellence: We hold ourselves, our work, and our culture to high standard
  • Empower yourself & others: We act with autonomy and authenticity, while allowing others to do the same
  • Be brave: We shoot for the moon with our ideas and challenge the status quo
  • Build trust: We deliver on our promises to each other and our clients
  • Play the team: We know that we're better when we work together as one team and support each other

Company HQ

The East Side, South San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Malinka Walaliyadde

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously worked at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Counsyl and Corning Life Sciences. They have an Engineering degree from Cornell University.

Varun Ganapathi

(Co-Founder & CTO)

They have successfully started two AI companies prior to AKASA. One was acquired by Google and the other by Udacity.

Andy Atwal

(Co-Founder & VP of Engineering)

Prior to AKASA, they were the founding Software Engineer at Counsyl, a health technology company offering DNA screenings for various diseases.

Ben Beadle-Ryby

(Co-Founder)

Previously, they were a Partner at the Advisory Board Company, where they oversaw revenue cycle consulting and technology.

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