Human Factors Engineer

Aditi Consulting; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented Instruction Designer to support the Human Factors Engineering team. In this role, you'll review and enhance instructional materials for medical devices, ensuring clarity and compliance. You'll collaborate with designers and engineers to improve usability and support iterative design processes. This position offers an exciting opportunity to impact product development while working in a dynamic environment that values innovation and teamwork. If you have a passion for design and a keen eye for detail, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

401(k) Plan Participation

Paid Time Off

Commuter Benefits

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience reviewing medical device IFUs.
• Strong proficiency in digital illustration and image editing.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Review and ensure accuracy of IFUs and carton artwork for medical devices.
• Maintain change history of instruction materials during development.
• Develop instruction design strategies for projects in collaboration with teams.

Skills

Document Review

Rapid Sketch Illustration

Digital Line-Art Illustration

Image Editing

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator)

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Payrate: $45.00 - $50.00/hr.

Summary:
Supports the Instruction Design and Human Factors Engineering/Usability Engineering (HFE) teams to document and accurately review and check instruction materials, including Instructions for Use (IFUs) that are used to instruct laypersons in the proper use of combination products/drug delivery devices. Materials to review will include content copy, layout, line-art illustrations, and other graphical elements for IFUs, carton artwork, and device labeling. Works closely with other designers, HF engineers, and other artwork functions. In addition to accuracy, role requires instruction checks with quick turnarounds during instruction development to support iterative usability study timelines in a design-test-refine-test model. Maintains history records of changes to instruction materials to capture rationale for those changes over the development process. Supports process improvement initiatives, including defining and documenting current procedures within the group and working with cross-functional partners to improve and document labeling across upstream and downstream functions.

Responsibilities:

• Review new and updated IFUs, reference guides, and carton artwork content and graphics (layout and illustrations) for medical device/combination products to ensure accuracy. Some reviews will use digital comparison tools; other reviews will require manual checking.
• Maintain change history of instruction materials during their development, including changes from regulatory authorities and Human Factors studies.
• Ensure changes to specific projects are communicated to other programs for implementation.
• Support extension of department platform designs into individual projects. Communicate daily with other designers on impact to platform designs, and update platforms as appropriate.
• Develop instruction design strategies for individual projects that align with department and corporate instruction platforms. Manage individual projects, representing the Instruction Design group, by coordinating with cross-functional teams (including Human Factors, Device Engineering, Marketing Labeling, Clinical, Legal and Regulatory Affairs) to define instructional requirements and execute on plans.
• Support process improvement programs and documentation as it relates to design and development processes.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree

OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience

OR

• Associate’s degree and 6 years of experience

OR

• High school diploma / GED and 8 years of experience

Top 5 Must-Have Skill Sets:

• Minimum 4-6 years of experience reviewing documents including medical device IFUs., including strong proficiency in rapid sketch illustration, digital line-art illustration, and image (photo) editing.
• 2-4 years’ experience using Adobe Creative Suite software (InDesign and Illustrator) and Microsoft Word and Excel. Knowledge of Microsoft Access and Visio is a plus.
• High-level attention to detail and accuracy in reducing errors in work deliverables.
• Medical, healthcare, medical devices and/or pharmaceuticals background.
• Must be punctual, reliable, flexible, and excellent at balancing multiple detail-oriented projects. Strong organization and communication skills.

Pay Transparency: The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is: $45.00 - $50.00/hr. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience and the benefits package you select. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, 10 paid days off, 401(k) plan participation, commuter benefits and life and disability insurance.

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