Global Principal Human Factors Engineer
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Westborough • Massachusetts • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $128,775 - $180,285 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provide project and technical leadership as it relates to Human Factors in the product development process including structuring and planning HF efforts, conducting HF activities and creating documentation
- Establish and foster strong collaborative relationships with internal team members and external partners in the execution of HF activities
- Provide expert consultation to multiple projects and multi-disciplinary design teams to execute HFE projects/studies and assume responsibility for project execution and quality
- Serve as a key point of contact for HFE focused efforts
- Develop and document HFE processes, tools, and templates for staff education and training
- Author comprehensive human factors engineering protocols and reports (e.g., Usability engineering reports) and support the design and execution of formative and summative human factor studies to address the needs of the requirements setting, design testing, and validation stages of physical and digital medical devices
- Ensure that expert HFE input is provided to product design teams and the Regulatory team for addressing design requirements, packaging requirements, IFU’s, design validation activities in support of regulatory submissions
- Partner with Quality teams in ensuring appropriate risk assessment related to usability
- Coach HFE team members through mentorship, training, and professional development
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors (HF), Cognitive Psychology, or other Engineering/Life Sciences related subject area is a minimum requirement
- Minimum years of HF experience: 8 years with a M.S. or 12 years with a B.S. degree in Human Factors or other related discipline
- Medical Device experience is required
- It is preferred the candidate is certified as either: Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) or Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP)
- Strong background developing and validating user requirements
- Experience with complex, multi-functional development projects and cross-disciplinary teams
- Proven experience on multiple projects with high-demand schedules
- Demonstrated time management, decision making, presentation, and organization skills
- Proven experience in the Human Factors principles/methods of human-centered design, observational research, ergonomic design, human/machine interface, and data collection/analysis
- Experience working directly with users to gather, synthesize and convert user research into robust set of user needs
- Experience working directly with users to develop and evaluate new product features, user interfaces and ergonomic designs to track performance as it relates to usability goals
- Thorough knowledge and expert understanding of the principles, standards and guidance for Human Factors in Medical Device and healthcare regulations
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Annual bonus
- 401(k) with company match
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs
- Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 12 Paid Holidays
- On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Human Factors EngineeringUsability EngineeringUser Requirements DevelopmentHuman-Centered DesignObservational ResearchErgonomic DesignHuman/Machine InterfaceData CollectionData AnalysisRisk Assessment
Soft Skills
Project LeadershipCollaborationMentorshipTime ManagementDecision MakingPresentation SkillsOrganization Skills
Certifications
Certified Professional ErgonomistCertified Human Factors Professional