R&D Engineer_Human Factors

Duties

• Apply human factors and ergonomics expertise to the definition, design, and evaluation of products within the R&D division of Diabetes Care.
• Deliverables include, but are not limited to:
  • Usability engineering files;
  • Task analyses;
  • Usability risk analyses;
  • Usability testing throughout the product development process, from formative testing of early prototypes through usability validation of final designs.
• Influence program teams to respond to study findings and improve overall product solution to adequately meet user needs.
• Develop collaborative working relationships with other functions across the organization, including but not limited to:
• Design, Product Management, Tech Leadership to advocate for user needs and capabilities and refine product definition and detailed design;
• Regulatory affairs to develop strategies for new product submissions, create submission packages, and respond to questions from regulatory agencies;
• Design quality to ensure that the company’s usability engineering processes and methodologies meet and surpass the latest expectations of regulatory agencies and provide tangible value for our customers and our business.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to work with multidisciplinary teams that may include other human factors experts.
• Proven ability to interface with customers in a highly professional manner.
• Proven ability to apply user-centered design and human factors/usability engineering principles to product research, development and design; experience in medical device development.
• Proven ability to quickly assimilate advanced domain knowledge and guide program teams on Human Factors strategy, HF deliverables for program scope, research strategy across the product development lifecycle and successful deliverable completion within project timelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Team player: navigates complexity of advocating for user needs while building relationships within program teams.