Senior Engineer I/II, Human Factors

ZipRecruiter; North Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the healthcare sector seeks a Human Factors Engineer to enhance product usability and safety. This role involves cross-functional collaboration to ensure user-friendly medical devices and regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates will have strong backgrounds in human factors engineering and medical device development, with a focus on effective communication and analytical skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Short-term and long-term incentive programs

Qualifications

• Education in Human Factors, Industrial Engineering, or Psychology.
• Experience in medical product development.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute usability testing and human factors studies.
• Develop user needs and interface requirements.
• Conduct risk analyses for design mitigations.

Skills

Human factors methods

Usability engineering

Risk management

Scientific writing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Factors, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Master’s Degree or PhD in related field

Job description

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionCompany Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onX,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok.

Job Description

The AbbVie Combination Product Development function provides design and development expertise to enable drug delivery systems for AbbVie pharmaceuticals. The Human Factors Center of Excellence (HF CoE) within CPD manages the drug delivery device user interface design process and executes usability assessments required to support the successful regulatory submission of AbbVie Combination Products. In addition to supporting the development of combination products, the HF CoE provides human factors engineering support for all AbbVie products requiring such support, including oral presentations, medical devices and software as a medical device products.

We are looking for an individual with academic training and professional experience in human factors/usability engineering or a related discipline for a Human Factors role to support our product development efforts.

Overview of Position:

This role is intended to support the HF CoE’s need to manage projects to design, test and validate medical products. This individual will work alongside AbbVie HF, Engineering, Medical, Compliance and Regulatory team members to design device user interfaces and HF studies required to ensure ease-of-use, safety, customer acceptance, and regulatory approval.

The individual will perform the following functions:

• In collaboration with cross-functional development teams, plan and execute the human factors engineering process for product development projects: User-Need Assessments, Task Analysis, UI Design, Usability Testing, Risk Management, Post-Market Surveillance
• Work with System Engineers to develop user needs requirements and user interface requirements
• Conduct use-related risk analyses, and recommend and evaluate design mitigations to use-related risks
• Design user interfaces and associated instructional materials and labeling for combination products, medical devices, oral presentations and software as a medical device.
• Working with third-party human factors firms to design and conduct usability studies and other usability assessments
• Prepare and compile thorough documentation (validation protocols, Human Factors Engineering/Usability Engineering Reports) for in regulatory submissions.
• Work with other HF CoE team members to advance procedures and best practices that support the work of the CoE.

Qualifications

• Education in Human Factors, Industrial Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Psychology, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent.
  • For Senior Engineer I: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and typically, 10 years of experience, Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 8 years of experience, PhD and no experience necessary.
  • For Senior Engineer II: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and typically, 12 years of experience, Master’s Degree or equivalent education and typically 10 years of experience, PhD and typically 4 years of experience
• Strong working knowledge of human factors methods and principles.
• Experience executing comparative analyses is .
• Demonstrated ability to learn, understand and master new technical skills.
• Ability to multitask and work within timelines.
• Demonstrated scientific writing skills and strong verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in medical product development and knowledge or related regulations and standards is .

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• This is primarily an on-site opportunity that will observe a hybrid working model.
• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentiveprograms

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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