Sr. Scientist (Human Factors / Usability Engineering)

Infotree Global Solutions is seeking a Senior Scientist specializing in Human Factors and Usability Engineering. In this role, you will facilitate research and development activities for drug delivery device interface systems while collaborating with various internal and external partners to ensure the products are safe and effective for users.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to and facilitate HF/UE research, development and continuous improvement activities for Client drug delivery device interface systems. To perform these activities, you will employ Client HF/UE standard processes in accordance with current regulations and guidelines within the medical device, combination product and bio-pharmaceutical industries. As an HF/UE, you must effectively collaborate with internal and external partners including marketing, engineering, risk, quality, safety, manufacturing, and regulatory teams. As an HF/UE, you will drive the creation of innovative and intuitive products for patients and users; you will support appropriate human factors and usability engineering activities to ensure the product user interface-design adequately supports safe and effective use
• Partner multi-functionally with engineering, operations, regulatory, risk, quality, clinical, drug product, digital health, and commercial to ensure Client products are safe and effective for end users
• Support appropriate human factors and usability engineering activities to improve the design of products, specifically the user interface, including the device, packaging, labeling, and use instructions
• Implement a risk-prioritized approach appropriate for HF/UE activities
• Ensure Human-system capabilities and limitations are accurately considered, evaluated and reflected in system requirements, and HF/UE input is provided across functions to develop device design, packaging, labeling, and training requirements
• Analyze objective and subjective data from usability studies to inform design and risk assessment activities, as well as provide alternative patient and user solutions
• Moderate and/or support note taking and analysis of study data for formative and summative studies
• Prepare documentation to support development activities and design controls including usability plan, context of use, use specification, task analysis, use-related risk analysis, usability technical assessments, HF formative reports, and HF validation reports
• Communicate regularly with key internal and external partners
• This position requires up to 10-15% yearly domestic travel in the US

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in human Factors, Human Factors Engineering /Usability Engineering, Medical Device, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Biomedical or Systems Engineering, or other relevant engineering field and 3-5 years of industry experience, working in multifunctional, fast-paced corporate environments
• HF experience in the design and manufacturing of injectable devices (e.g., auto-injectors, pens, needle-free injectors, syringes) or devices for non-invasive/minimally invasive drug delivery systems (e.g., pulmonary, transdermal)
• HF/UE experience planning, coordinating, conducting, analyzing, reporting formative human factors studies without vendor support
• Experience with various HF methodologies such as ethnographic research, one-on-one interviews, contextual inquiries, use scenarios, focus groups, technical assessments, device UI evaluation, knowledge and comprehension studies, heuristic and expert analysis, task analysis, hazard analysis, risk assessment, formative and summative studies
• Experience working directly with users to gather, synthesize and convert user research into concepts that differentiate products in the market, as well as to develop and evaluate new product features, user interfaces and ergonomic designs
• Experience evaluating low and high-fidelity prototypes to identify and eliminate potential use errors early in the development process
• Experience working in development organizations, particularly virtual development environments
• Experience working within the development of systems, including design, verification, and validation
• Functional knowledge and experience in the practical application of relevant guidance, regulations and standards
• The position requires strong written communication skills, critical thinking skills, organizational skills, technical problem solving skills, the ability to work in teams, the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, and the desire to contribute to meaningful and innovative products
• Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD and 2 years of Experience OR Masters degree and 5 years of experience OR Bachelors degree and 7 years of experience
• Very strong written communication skills with evidence of successful health authority past approvals (Validation Report, Summary Report, URRA examples)
• Critical thinking skills
• Technical problem solving skills