Hello! My name is Nicolas Perez Cervantes

I'm a UX designer with over ten years of experience in healthcare, working across health insurance, data analytics, and life sciences. My work spans the full complexity of the healthcare industry: from helping benefits managers make sense of self-insured health plans, to turning vast claims datasets into actionable business and clinical insights, to designing AI-assisted tools that are changing how clinical research gets done.

PicnicHealth Research

Leveraging AI to capture medical data for clinical studies

Led end-to-end design for an AI-assisted clinical data capture tool for observational studies. I designed the full medical record data capture workflow, and shipped an MVP within client contract deadlines, enabling the company to deliver data for its first set of client studies.

AI solutions • Complex workflows • Clinical research

Case Studies
Clarify

Stringing data together to tell a story

Led design and research for two products built on large-scale medical claims data: a patient journey visualization tool for pharmaceutical and health system clients, and a patient profile for clinicians that gives clear and comprehensive access to clinical history at the point of care.

Data analytics • Data visualization • Clinical decision support

Case Studies
Collective Health

Helping benefits managers see their health plan clearly

Led end-to-end design to transform an existing benefits manager portal into a self-serve claims analytics platform, giving HR and benefits teams real-time visibility into health plan performance and the data they need to make faster, more confident strategic decisions.

Data analytics • Data visualizations • Self-serve platform

Case Study
Lyra

Revamped the provider portal for therapists to streamline their workflows, including tracking their clients' performance, submitting new payment requests, and managing their online calendars.

TOMORROW

As a design consultant, I engaged in technical and strategic projects with diverse clients, from healthcare to consumer goods to education. Clients included Nestlé, Agilent Technologies, and the University of Texas.

athenahealth

Evolved the design of a secure text messaging mobile app for healthcare professionals. On the core team researching and developing design concepts for new product offerings within the clinical pharmacy space.

Carnegie Mellon University
Master of DesignInteraction Design
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Designin Industrial and Product Design
Nicolas Perez Cervantes

A Little Bit About Me :)

Growing up I moved around a lot. I was born in Mexico City, went to high school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and completed university in Edmonton, Canada, but I've called the US home for more than ten years.

I design for healthcare because the problems are real, the stakes are high, and the systems are complex. I am driven by the belief that good design can turn the complexity into something people can actually use. Now, with the rise of AI and agentic workflows, I believe the potential for good design is even greater.

When I'm not designing, I'm spending time with my kids, illustrating, rock climbing, swimming, or keeping my plants alive.