Sangeeta Parakala
Product Design Leader | 0→1 Builder of AI & Clinical Platforms
Summary
Product Design Leader with 10+ years building and scaling complex, data-rich platforms across healthcare and enterprise. Proven track record of leading 0→1 product design, establishing design systems, and driving clarity in ambiguous environments. Specialize in transforming clinical and operational workflows into intuitive, high-quality experiences across web, mobile, and internal tools balancing user needs, regulatory constraints, and business outcomes. Experienced in managing and mentoring design teams, partnering with product and engineering leadership, and raising the bar for design craft and execution. Expertise across product design, UX/UI, mobile and web applications, internal tools, and clinical systems in regulated environments.
Skills
Product Design & Strategy
Product Design
UX Design
UI Design
Design Systems
0→1 Product Development
Information Architecture
Service Design
User Experience
UX Research
Usability Testing
Interaction Design
Journey Mapping
Dashboard Design
Data Visualization
Platforms
Web Applications
Mobile Applications
Internal Tools
Clinical & Healthcare Systems
Tools
Figma
Axure
Sketch
Miro
Prototyping
Wireframing
HTML
Design Leadership
- Built and mentored design teams, scaling from solo to multi-designer orgs
- Defined design standards and workflows across 20+ product teams
- Operate as a player-coach, balancing hands-on design with strategic leadership
- Partner closely with product and engineering to drive alignment in ambiguous environments
- Known for bringing clarity to complex systems and raising design quality across teams
Education
MFA, Graphic Design
Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD), Savannah GA
UX Design Principles for AR/VR
Tandon School of Engineering, NYU
Experience
Slope.IO
Aug 2024 — Present
Lead & Sole Designer
- Led 0→1 design of an AI-powered biospecimen management platform (Biospecimen 360), defining product vision, workflows, and system architecture
- Drove adoption across 200+ sites, contributing to $10+M in enterprise contracts secured
- Built and operationalized a cross-platform design system (web, mobile, AI interfaces), establishing consistency across product surfaces
- Designed clinical and operational workflows for regulated environments, ensuring auditability and compliance at scale. Defined internal tools and clinical dashboards for biospecimen workflows
- Partnered with product and engineering leadership to translate ambiguity into structured, shippable solutions
- Established UX patterns for AI-assisted protocol management and prompt-based interactions
The UX Consultant
Dec 2023 — Aug 2024
Experience Strategist
- Led information architecture, design system alignment, and service design for Hexagon's global corporate platform
- Conducted research and defined experience strategy for US Chess Federation, improving public and member-facing systems
Omnicell
July 2021 — Nov 2023
Sr. Designer & Manager, Design Team
- Built and scaled a design team from 1→5, supporting 22+ cross-functional scrum teams
- Led design strategy for a $1.3B cloud-based SaaS platform used by 3,000+ hospitals and 2M+ users
- Transformed pharmacy workflows, reducing task time by 7+ minutes per pharmacist per item, improving operational efficiency at scale
- Designed and optimized internal clinical dashboards and tools for high-pressure healthcare environments
- Established cross-platform design systems and interaction standards across cloud applications and physical cabinet interfaces
- Partnered with product, engineering, and clinical stakeholders to align design with regulatory and operational constraints
UnitedHealth Group (Optum)
Aug 2016 — July 2021
Lead Product Designer
- Defined design strategy for enterprise clinical services platforms, including decision-at-point-of-care and payment systems
- Designed patient-facing applications and internal clinical systems
- Built frameworks for AI-driven clinical decision support systems
- Designed web and mobile patient experiences, including eVisit and international healthcare platforms
- Created conversational UX and prompt-based journeys for enterprise chatbot systems
- Led user research and synthesis, influencing product direction and improving user outcomes
Lenovo
Oct 2014 — Aug 2016
CX Analyst / UE Engineer
- Led UX for Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) across ThinkSystem products
- Partnered with Google to define UX standards for Chrome systems
- Conducted usability research and translated insights into product improvements
- Analyzed consumer behavior, market trends, and user demographics to build an efficient initial onboarding process, taking into account social, cultural and cognitive human factors impacting the experience for a global audience
IBM
May 2009 — May 2014
Solution Designer / Usability Analyst
- Designed B2B enterprise tools, automating workflows and improving operational efficiency
- Defined ROI metrics and usability frameworks for enterprise systems