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Sahar F. Goodarz.

Senior Product Designer · California, USA · Remote-friendly

saharfar@gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/sahargf · www.sfproduct.com

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Summary

Senior Product Designer with 11+ years of experience, including 9 in healthcare and regulated environments. Experienced in fast-growth teams, delivering end-to-end product design from discovery through launch. Leverages AI-powered design and prototyping tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Lovable) to accelerate workflows, ideation, and user validation. Known for simplifying complex workflows into intuitive, scalable experiences.

Experience

  1. May 2024 – Present

    Remote

    Senior Product Designer, CancerIQ — TIME Top HealthTech 2025

    • Sole product designer for cancer risk, genetic testing, and patient engagement workflows — own design end-to-end from discovery through final UI.
    • Partner with Product, Engineering, and leadership to translate clinical, technical, and business needs into clear flows that move the product forward.
    • Designed patient-facing experiences for risk results, genetic testing education, report previews, follow-up requests, and next-step guidance.
    • Designed provider workflows that help clinicians review risk, understand recommended actions, and support patient follow-up.
    • Simplified dense clinical and genetic information so patients and providers see what matters and what to do next.
    • Use ChatGPT, Claude, Lovable, and Replit to accelerate UX writing, concepting, prototyping, and iteration.
    • Ran research and usability testing with patients, clinicians, and internal teams to surface friction and improve the product.
    • Contributed reusable patterns and design system improvements to make the product more consistent and scalable.
  2. October 2020 – May 2024

    SF Bay Area

    Senior Product Designer, Medrio — TIME Top HealthTech 2025

    • Designed complex clinical trial software used by research teams in regulated, compliance-heavy environments.
    • Built Medrio's design system from the ground up and helped teams adopt it across the product suite.
    • Created reusable components, patterns, and documentation that improved consistency and streamlined design-to-engineering handoff.
    • Defined a persona library shared across Product, Design, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing for a unified view of users.
    • Redesigned legacy workflows to make clinical trial tasks faster, clearer, and less error-prone.
    • Ran usability testing, research, and competitive analysis to inform product decisions and balance user, business, and regulatory needs.
  3. October 2017 – October 2020

    SF Bay Area

    UX Designer, Medrio

    • Led end-to-end UX for clinical trial software — research, journey maps, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI.
    • Designed workflows for research teams managing trial data and study operations.
    • Created personas, flows, and journey maps to align cross-functional teams on user needs.
    • Collaborated with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and customer-facing teams to ship user-centered solutions as the platform scaled.
  4. 2016 – 2017

    SF Bay Area

    UX Designer — Freelance & Early Roles, Streamloan · AlsoBlue · GA Labs

    • Designed web and mobile experiences for fintech, startups, and client projects spanning research, IA, wireframes, UI, and visual identity.
    • Consulted on General Assembly client projects, including Madison Reed.
  5. September 2018 – January 2021

    SF Bay Area

    Advisory Board Member (Design), Persian Women In Tech

    • Led brand design and responsive digital experiences for a community of 8,000+ members.
    • Designed bi-weekly newsletters supporting community updates, events, and campaigns.

Tools & Technology

Design
Figma, Replit, Lovable, Claude
AI-Native Designer
ChatGPT, Claude, Lovable, Replit
Domain
Healthcare SaaS, HIPAA-Compliant, Regulated Environments, Clinical Trials, Genetic Testing, Cancer Risk, Fintech

Skills

  • Product Strategy
  • Design Systems
  • Prototyping
  • Wireframing
  • Accessibility / WCAG
  • Usability Testing
  • Persona Creation
  • Journey Mapping
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Information Architecture
  • Workflow Analysis

Education

  • UX Design ImmersiveGeneral Assembly · 2015 – 2016
  • California Certified Interior DesignInterior Designers Institute · 2010 – 2011
  • B.A. Business Information TechnologyLondon School of Business and Economy
  • Advanced Diploma, Software DevelopmentAzad University
  • PMC Level I (Certification)Pragmatic Institute · December 2023
  • Vibe Coding L5: Diamond (Certification)Lovable · April 2026