Human Factors Engineer

Hobson Prior are looking for a Human Factors Engineer to join a healthcare organisation focused on providing solutions to address the evolving needs of patients all over the world. This role will lead human factors activities in developing medical devices/combination product and apps from early phase to late phase development.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides human factors support throughout the product development lifecycle including user needs identification, development of user profiles and use scenarios, task analysis, use-related risk analysis, generation of hardware and software design concepts, generation of instruction for use (creation graphical user interfaces, and product graphics), user interface design and instructions for use.
• Performs anthropometric, biomechanical, ergonomic, and systems safety analyses to identify and assess risk in product development.
• Plans and executes formative and summative user studies, reporting and presenting design recommendations to the project team either using external vendors or using internal facilities.
• Design Instruction for Use and User Interface.
• Propose design optimization of the developed product.

Key Skills:

• Excellent skills in English, verbal and written are required.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, ergonomics, psychology, human factors, usability, user interface design, industrial design/graphic design or related discipline.
• A relevant degree and 5 to 10 years of experience in applying Human Factors Engineering/usability to medical devices development, preferably in the pharmaceutical Industry.
• Good understanding and specific knowledge on applying Human Factors Engineering processes to medical device development from concept generation to health authority submission.
• Experience in project / program management.
• Experience in developing apps, software and/or industrial design.
• Experience in managing user studies (performed by vendors or self-managed).
• Experience in developing and documenting Human Factors activities for medical devices as required by regulation.
• Good understanding of the risk management activities.

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