Design-Led
Transformation
at Global Scale

A decade-long strategic partnership delivering enterprise-grade UX across multiple platforms

Design-Led Transformation

Partnership Background

Delivering consistent, high-quality design across complex commercial portfolios remains a critical challenge for life sciences organisations. YUJ Design’s decade-long partnership with one of the largest management consulting and professional services firms addresses the challenge of delivering high-quality design through specialised designers who embed directly within product teams to support digital transformation and user-centred design initiatives.

40+

Stakeholders- Product, Engineering, IoT Platform, Marketing, Digital, CRM, Testing, and IT Vendors

80+

Release Cycles

13-18

Month Long Varied Projects

10+

Years of Engagement

15+

Product Lines

35+

Designers & Developers

700+

Design Sprints

The YUJ Edge

Embedded design teams across multiple product lines supporting enterprise UX at scale

End-to-end capability from research to frontend development and design system implementation

Design operations framework ensuring quality at scale through design ops best practices

Cross-functional expertise in Pharma Operations & AI-driven decision support

Accessibility-first approach ensuring inclusive access

The Partnership Journey

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The Gaps Identified

When YUJ began this partnership, the organisation faced significant challenges across practice, operations, and program management. These gaps presented opportunities for transformation from an unrecognised design function to a committed strategic capability supported by mature UX processes and design governance.

Practice Gaps
  • Ad-hoc design approach
  • Capability not recognized
  • No success metrics
  • Inconsistent methodologies
  • Limited innovation focus
  • Undefined competency levels
  • Weak governance structure
Design Operations Gaps
  • Fragmented design processes
  • Unclear effort scoping
  • Immature design systems
  • Disconnected research-design workflows
  • Poor engineering alignment
  • Inconsistent quality standards
  • Limited roadmap visibility
Program Gaps
  • No capacity planning
  • Isolated team structures
  • Insufficient knowledge sharing
  • Weak performance tracking
  • Low project transparency
  • Missing outcome orientation
  • Limited innovation co-creation

Experience Design COE Framework

quality of design practices

Client Speak

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The Experience Design Centre framework that YUJ implemented transformed how we approach design at scale. We went from fragmented design efforts to a mature, predictable operation with zero escalations. YUJ doesn't just deliver design—they've built a sustainable design capability that scales with our business.

VP of Center of Design Excellence
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Impact by Design

Operational Excellence

Operational Excellence

  • Zero escalations through robust PCMS
  • Zero attrition over 3 years
  • Accurate demand forecasting
  • Quarterly Design Operations Reviews
Partnership Growth

Partnership Growth

  • From 3 to 32-member integrated team
  • 250% growth over 10 years
  • 30% projected growth next 5 years
Innovation Leadership

Innovation Leadership

  • 10+ industry-first solutions
  • First-time iPad support for field teams
  • Component library & UI (DLS) supporting scalable design systems
Practice Standardization

Practice Standardization

  • Standardized design thinking workshops
  • 150,000+ hours of user research
  • Design-dev handshake process
  • Measurement framework (ABT model) enabling data-driven UX
Business Impact

Business Impact

  • Design consulting on RDE AI & BT
  • Executive demos for stakeholders
  • Enhanced customer reviews & adoption
Design Maturity Transformation

Design Maturity Transformation

  • From "Interested" to "Committed" level
  • Design drives core strategy
  • Strategic differentiator in the market through human-centred design
  • Leadership champions design thinking

You already have a design team.
But is your design practice everything it could be? 

Let’s start with a quick, no-commitment conversation.
See how our designers can shift the way design works for you. 

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