Johnson & Johnson

Sr. Human Factors Engineer

Johnson & Johnson • $92K — $148K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Human Factors Engineering, Usability Engineering, Cognitive Science, Anthropology, or Biomedical Engineering.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in human factors/usability engineering or product development for medical devices.
  • Proficiency in the human factors engineering process, including research and regulatory submissions.
  • Ability to negotiate with stakeholders and provide feedback on risk management documentation.
  • Expertise in usability testing, including study moderation and documentation.
  • Knowledge of IEC 62366 and FDA guidance on human factors engineering.
  • Experience in a highly regulated industry, particularly medical device development.

Responsibilities

  • Support human factors and usability strategies from concept to post-market support.
  • Address complex issues affecting program teams and apply appropriate evaluation methods.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and evaluate user-related solutions.
  • Prepare usability engineering documents, including risk assessments and test reports.
  • Act as an internal expert on human factors and improve HF processes to meet standards.
  • Mentor engineers and supervise third-party contractors on projects.
  • Facilitate multi-functional decision-making and advocate for user needs in product development.

Benefits

  • Inclusive culture emphasizing growth and development.
  • Opportunity to work on innovative medical technologies.
  • Engagement in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team environment.
  • Potential for international travel to support global projects.
Full Job Description
Job Function:
R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:
Industrial Design & Human Factors

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Senior Human Factors Engineer, to join the OTTAVA™ team. This location for this position is Cincinnati, OH.

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

In this critical role, you will contribute to the vision and delivery of the OTTAVA™ Robotic Surgical System. You'll lead Human Factors activities for this system and collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to help build and deliver J&J MedTech's multi-quadrant surgical robotic system to markets, globally.

Overview

As a Senior Human Factors Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering on sophisticated HF workstreams as a key individual contributor while providing guidance and support across a range of HF activities. You'll bring experience and creativity that will help the team navigate interesting questions and challenges in the world of medical robotics. Our inclusive culture heavily emphasizes growth and development, and you'll take part in the continued advancement of HF practices and help uphold a high standard for the team.

Does the idea of working in medical robotics excite you? Are you a technical leader who is motivated by impacting patients globally with your work? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities
  • Support the development and execution of human factors and usability strategies from initial concept through post-market support, facilitate usability efforts across product lines and programs with general direction.
  • Address sophisticated issues that affect the program team, contributing to projects that involve identifying and analyzing multiple factors, while applying attention to detail in choosing appropriate methods and techniques for evaluations.
  • Collaborate with R&D, Marketing, Medical Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Engineering, and Quality Engineering to design, evaluate, and provide guidance on solutions and their user-related impact throughout the entire care process, ensuring a balance of the needs of users, surgeons, hospital staff, and patients in alignment with the technical development roadmap.
  • Prepare precise and concise usability engineering documents for multiple projects in a timely manner, including task analyses, usability risk assessments, use specifications, test reports and root cause analyses, and usability engineering plans.
  • Act as internal expert and advisor on human factors (including ergonomic and anthropometric principles) and continuously improve our HF process to align it with standards and guidances while also customizing it for the specific realities of our business.
  • Mentor other engineers on project and supervise/direct third party contractors/consultants; including reviews of results.
  • Network with multi-functional team beyond own area of expertise, actively facilitate multi-functional decision-making, and advocate for the voice of the customer from a human factors and technical application perspective in new product development. Recognize the importance of alignment and negotiation to ensure seamless collaboration and successful outcomes.

Education

Required
  • Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience in Human Factors Engineering (HFE), Usability Engineering, Cognitive Science, Anthropology, Biomedical Engineering

Experience and Skills:

Required
  • Minimum 5 years' work experience in human factors/usability engineering experience/use case validation testing or equivalent experience in product development for Medical Devices.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with the human factors engineering process, including research, planning, risk assessment, user interface requirements, and regulatory submissions.
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate with stakeholders and provide disposition feedback and/or suggestions for edits or new entries to risk management documentation.
  • Expertise in planning, executing, documenting, and reporting usability testing, including moderation of studies.
  • Ability to own and/or support user workflow and user interface designs, including the negotiation of design recommendations to mitigate use errors and improve usability.
  • Proven knowledge of the IEC 62366 standard and the FDA guidance on human factors engineering.
  • Solid understanding of ISO 14971 and IEC 62304.
  • Medical Device product development or experience working in a highly regulated industry.
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%, both domestically and internationally.
Preferred
  • Clinical experience and/or professional experience/degrees in software development and/or GUI development is a strong plus.
  • Hands-on experience contributing to the development of both software and hardware solutions.


Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Concept Testing, Critical Thinking, Customer Intelligence, Human Factor Engineering, Product Design, Product Improvements, Report Writing, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy, User Research

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$92,000.00 - $148,350.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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