Senior Human Factors Engineer (w / m / d)

6918 Roche Diabetes Care GmbH; Mannheim; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading medical technology company in Baden-Württemberg is seeking a Usability Engineer to manage design validation for medical devices. You will be responsible for test planning, project management, and facilitating usability evaluations within agile SCRUM teams. The ideal candidate holds a Master's degree in Human Factors Engineering and has several years of relevant experience. This role may require travel of 20%-30%. Apply with your CV to join our mission in advancing healthcare.

Qualifikationen

• Several years of experience as a development or usability engineer for IVD and medical devices.
• Familiarity with conducting user tests.
• Experience in agile project environments.

Aufgaben

• Execute complex work packages within usability engineering and design validation.
• Create test plans and provide input in requirement definitions.
• Manage usability-focused project control ensuring timely delivery of results.

Kenntnisse

Experience in usability engineering

Knowledge of medical devices

Project management skills

Collaborative skills

Creative problem solving

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in Human Factors Engineering or related field

Jobbeschreibung

At Roche, you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.

Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted, and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.

This is how we aim to prevent, stop, and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.

Join Roche, where every voice matters.

What to Expect:

In our global organization, Customer Experience & Solution Design, we develop innovative patient solutions.

We need your support in usability engineering and design validation of medical devices (software and hardware). As a member of a SCRUM or project team, you will independently execute complex work packages within usability engineering and design validation, considering time, capacity, and resources, while keeping product and project risks in view.

• You will significantly contribute to establishing the new agile development model within the organization and be responsible for usability engineering and design validation during the concept phase and within the SCRUM/project team until product market launch, involving relevant specialists.
• You will create test plans considering all interface functions, applicable standards, regulatory strategy, results of the product risk analysis, and medical aspects.
• You will provide input in requirement definitions and product risk analysis.
• You will independently manage usability-focused project control, ensuring that results are delivered on time according to plan.
• You will delegate work packages to functions outside the global team and external development partners, ensuring correct execution of delegated tasks.
• You will conduct in-house tests independently and oversee external test execution, including documentation and reporting according to applicable standards.
• This role involves an average travel requirement of 20%-30% due to usability engineering and design validation tasks.
• You will be responsible for compiling usability engineering and design validation results for product approvals in target markets (e.g., EU, USA, ROW, China).

We hope you will support the expansion of methodological expertise in the department and stay updated with the latest industry standards.

Who You Are:

• You hold a Master’s degree in Human Factors Engineering, Psychology, or a scientific/engineering field, with relevant additional qualifications.
• You have several years of experience as a development or usability engineer for IVD and medical devices, including testing.
• You are familiar with conducting user tests and collaborating with external development partners.
• You excel at bringing creative ideas into complex, agile environments, weighing project and product risks, making decisions, and achieving results.
• You are flexible within SCRUM teams, capable of switching between planning and execution, and motivating team members.
• Experience in projects within an agile development organization is preferred.
• Satisfactory command of English and confident demeanor are essential.

Application documents: CV only — simply upload your resume and apply directly. We look forward to your application!

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About Us:

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Over 100,000 employees worldwide are dedicated to advancing science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.

Our efforts include treating over 26 million people with our medicines and conducting more than 30 billion tests with our diagnostics products.

We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and aim high to deliver healthcare solutions that make a global impact. Let’s build a healthier future together. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.