Josh Brown

About Josh Brown

Let\'s embark on a question! Product Design Lead with 5+ years\' experience in…

Experience

1. Senior Designer

   Healthworx Studio

   Jan 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Developed and spearheaded 0–1 brand and product design capabilities for an early-stage venture studio focusing on creating and launching healthcare start-ups. • Worked closely with New Venture Leads and Senior Director of Product to identify and test early-stage hypotheses for new ventures and prioritize design activities according to key questions and business solvency metrics;• Developed collaborative processes for spinning up high-agility, mid-fidelity brands, product prototypes, and service offerings relative to testing key hypotheses and assessing potential product/market fit and protecting against build-burn / new-brand skittishness;• Gained experience with nearly every sector of the healthcare industry by working closely with major players representing payer, provider, and investor stakeholders; • Designed B2B products and services for a vast range of industries, including primary care, specialty surgery, child welfare and government benefit programs, community paramedicine, and pharmaceutical distribution, education, and stewardship;• Worked directly with Founders to generate compelling brand narratives and visual identities which spoke to their unique market position and value proposition for key audiences;• Wrote for and designed investor and sales pitch decks, and coached presenters on approach, technique, and delivery;• Conducted generative and evaluative user research to identify opportunities for new ventures and get higher-fidelity information relative to core assumptions upon which the nascent companies were built;• Managed a number of skilled contractors to execute against established design strategy and higher-fidelity deliverables;

Education

• Northeastern University

  Master of Science - MS

  2021 — 2023

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Bachelors of Humanities & Arts

  2014 — 2018

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Advanced Music Studies Certificate

  2018 — 2019