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Adriana Sainz · PhD in HCI · SF, CA
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Hi, I'm Adriana, a design leader who loves building products where patients feel seen and scientists can do their best work.
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A lab execution platform unifying +5 legacy systems into one, modernizing lab software to reduce TAT and improve ease of use for lab users.
+5 systems unifiedReduced TATEnd-to-end lab ops
- Replacing fragmented legacy tooling with a single, cohesive platform
- Designing for bench scientists — reducing clicks, errors, and cognitive load
- Coordinating across eng, science, and ops to align on a shared workflow model
Natera UX research repository
A reusable insight library across Natera — making past research findable, actionable, and shared.
Cross-org reuseStructured taggingFaster synthesis
- Centralizing scattered research artifacts into one searchable system
- Designing a taxonomy that works across product areas and research methods
- Reducing duplicated discovery work and surfacing existing evidence faster
Women’s Health, Computed
Translating 4 years of menopause app research into insights for designers and skeptical consumers.
Public writingSubstack
- Covering AI health products, femtech design, and clinical decision support
- Written from a researcher-practitioner perspective
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Papers, patent, talks
Usability of human-computer interaction in neonatal careEarly Human Dev.
Systems and methods for in-flight crew assistanceUS Patent US10775793
UX in Pediatric Biomedical InformaticsUX Healthcare USA 2021
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Write a book about women's health HCI
Work at a company shaping how AI meets health
1,000 Substack subscribers
Ship a consumer health product
Publish in a top HCI venue (CHI 2020)
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