Scientific Researcher turned Designer

Hi, I'm Priya Venkatesan, a product designer with published scientific writing from UC Berkeley, combining detail-oriented visual craft with behavioral research principles to design inclusive, intelligent experiences.
Currently, I'm designing an AI-powered Medicare prior authorization tool at Oncospark, part of a system serving 10K+ monthly patients

Unifying Service Data Across Six Cities (5k Users)
Architected a mobile app that cut resource discovery time by 60%, including an AI-powered search for 5000+ vulnerable individuals across six cities within Santa Barbara County.
Good Samaritan Shelter • Inclusive Mobile Design

Driving a 6% Lift in Stakeholder Conversion (10K Patients)
Redesigned the homepage and clinical trails page, resulting in a 6% increase in pharmaceutical stakeholder conversions, supporting a network serving 9,500+ patients.
Medocity • Strategic Web Design

Designing for Consistency at Scale (45k Students)
Developed a scalable react UI library for Berkeleytime, Berkeley’s largest course enrollment platform serving 150k MAU, enabling faster frontend deployment.
Berkeleytime • Design Systems

Analyzing the Future of AI and Admin Work (23K Staff)
Analyzed 800+ survey responses and 21 interviews to assess search behavior and AI sentiment among staff. Designed an intelligent search to unify hundreds of scattered links.
Berkeley IT • AI User Research
Data, Discovery, and Design

Hi there, I’m Priya, a product designer driven by a deep curiosity for how the world works. I back my user-centric visual craft with data to design intelligent experiences that are simple, intuitive, and empowering.

Creating impact with teams at:


Good Samaritan Shelter (5k+ Users)
A mobile app centralizing resources for 5000+ individuals from 6 cities in the Santa Barbara County, cutting search time by 60%.
Interactive Prototyping • AI Search

Medocity (75% reduction in task completion time)
Redesigned the website, strengthening the clinical credibility of Medocity's ecosystem, which serves over 10,000 patients.
Growth Strategy • Web Redesign

Berkeley IT (2k+ Staff)
Led large-scale research on AI adoption amongst Berkeley staff to uncover key pain points around trust, usability, and privacy.
AI • User Research

Berkeleytime (45k+ Students)
Developed a scalable, component-based react UI library for Berkeley’s largest course enrollment platform.







