Jose L. Blas

Senior UX Designer · Andalucía, Spain

About Jose L. Blas

15+ years of experience · Available worldwide, remote only · Currently between roles since 13 August 2026. Immediately available, no notice period.

Digital Health Product Design Design Systems UX Research Game UX Figma WCAG 2.1 MDR
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Summary

I've spent 15+ years turning complex problems into products people actually enjoy using, from large tourism portals to medical-grade digital therapeutics. My background spans UX strategy, product design, design systems, and user research, with particular depth in digital health, complex SaaS, and design systems.

Unlike most product designers, I have a genuine coding background: an FdSc in Computer Games Development, and years of hands-on experience coding games, websites, SaaS products, and CMSs. I use Claude Code daily. That front-end and implementation fluency shapes how I design: I hand off work that engineers can actually build, and I can prototype ideas in code myself when it's faster than a mockup.

Experience

Lead UX
Univa Health · Digital Health
08/2024 – 08/2026

Led UX for gamified eating-disorder recovery apps: a dual patient/carer app pair plus an NHS clinical portal. Built and maintained a WCAG 2.1 AA Figma design system supporting the whole platform.

Product Designer
Healios Technologies SL · MedTech
05/2023 – 03/2024

Designed game-based digital biomarkers for clinical use, and produced EU MDR (Medical Device Regulation) Usability Engineering documentation to support regulatory compliance.

UX Designer & Strategy Lead
Aareon AG · SaaS · Enterprise
03/2021 – 11/2022

Led a team of 6 designers building a design system from scratch for an international SaaS property-management platform, driving UX strategy across global teams and markets.

Freelance
2019 – 2021
  • YouMedico: a telehealth platform connecting patients with medical professionals for remote consultations.
  • Pandemic Tool: a mobile app for the Swedish government providing citizens with up-to-date COVID-19 information, testing locations, and alerts.
Director of UX
Podsystem LTD / Pod Group · IoT · SaaS Billing
10/2013 – 12/2018

Grew from UX Designer into leading a design team, working across IoT, white-label, and SaaS billing products.

Education

FdSc Science and Maths, Computer Games Development
University of Brighton
09/2006 – 06/2008

Skills

Digital Health Product Design Design Systems UX Research Game UX Figma WCAG 2.1 MDR (EU Medical Device Regulation)

Languages

EnglishProfessional
SpanishNative

Let's talk about your project

I'm open to freelance and consulting projects, particularly in digital health, complex SaaS, and UX strategy. Based in Andalucía, available worldwide.

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