Johnson & Johnson · 1 week ago
Human Factors Engineer
Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$76K/yr - $122K/yr
2+ years expJohnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, committed to improving health for humanity. They are seeking a Human Factors Engineer to enhance user experiences in MedTech by conducting user research, developing usability specifications, and collaborating with cross-functional teams throughout the product development process.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Our IDHF/UX team leads contextual research to discover unmet user needs, create usability specifications and requirements, and iteratively tests with stakeholders through a robust formative and summative usability process
Supports human factors efforts for programs from concept through post market release, supporting and influencing usability activities for product lines and programs with oversight from more senior members of the IDHF/UX team
Support user research and insights discovery through design thinking, planning, coordination, observation, data collection, analysis, documentation and collaboration with cross-functional teammates through a robust usability engineering process
The position will interact closely with multiple product development teams across multiple platforms to complete the necessary usability research and documentation along with partnerships with business leaders/stakeholders to ensure success
Develop a good understanding of intended use environments gained through time spent in the field at a couple of locations and a good understanding of intended user populations formed through user interactions
Work on usability problems of diverse scope that impact broader program team and business milestones which is achieved through partnership and collaboration with more senior IDHF/UX team members
The Human Factors Engineer will be mentored by more senior members of the IDHF/UX team to execute project deliverables and will be required to collaborate with third party contractors/consultants in the execution of usability research activities
Leverage human factors standards and best practices to inform new product designs and ensure concepts support safe, effective, and satisfying use
Support the planning, fielding, and reporting of various user research activities, including ethnography, focus groups, formative usability tests, and HF validation (summative usability) tests
Consolidate user feedback into meaningful design insights and actionable recommendations
Perform thoughtful and thorough root cause analysis for use-related problems that arise during hands-on usability tests
Develop an understanding of the use environments and participate in the creation of user workflows
Understand the regulatory imperative for medical device human factors, including relevant human factors standards and guidance documents, such as IEC 62366 and FDA's final HF guidance
Contribute to human factors documentation, including formative and summative test plans and reports, expert reviews, use-related risk analyses, use specifications, known problems analyses, and Human Factors Engineering reports
Author study documentation (e.g., informed consent forms, study participant recruitment screeners, moderator's guides, use error checklists)
Qualification
Required
BS/BA Degree in Human Factors Engineering (HFE), Usability Engineering, Cognitive Science, Anthropology, or equivalent; Post-Graduate Degrees (MS, PhD) are a plus and will be considered as part of the applicant's professional experience
Minimum of 2 years' human factors/usability engineering experience/use case validation testing or equivalent experience in product development and customer interactions is required
Experience in the planning and execution of all aspects of the HFE process including ethnographic research, formative and summative studies, documentation for design control and risk management, including moderating of studies is required
Familiarity with FDA, ISO, AAMI, and other relevant usability regulations and standards
Strong knowledge of human factors principles; working knowledge of task and use-related risk analysis methods
Knowledge of user interface and user experience principles for hardware and software, workload, human perception and cognition
Basic knowledge of anthropometrics, biomechanics, and physiology
Experience consolidating user feedback into concise, meaningful design insights and actionable recommendations
Experience in ability to negotiate with stakeholders and provide disposition feedback and/or suggestions for edits or new entries
Experience performing root cause analysis for use-related problems
Experience partnering with R&D, Marketing and Development teams to define and act as a guardian in upholding the best usability practices
Must be able to commute into the Cincinnati, Ohio or Raritan, NJ office at least three days per week
Ability to travel up to 20%, domestic and international is required
Preferred
Medical Device product development or experience is a strong plus
Clinical experience and/or professional experience/degrees in software development and/or GUI development is a strong plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Business accident insurance
Group legal insurance
Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
Savings plan (401(k))
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 10 days
Volunteer Leave – 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours
Company
Johnson & Johnson
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
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