Human Factors Engineer
Human Factors Engineer - Basel
Jocelyn Blackham is recruiting for a Human Factors Engineer to join a global medical device company at their site based in Basel. The position is offered on a 12 month contract.
This position will be based with the team focusing in the area of digital health, drug delivery devices and combination products to benefit patients, healthcare providers and their needs for the future. To support the development team we are seeking an experienced human factors engineer who leads and monitors human factors activities in development of established and novel software as medical device (SaMD), drug delivery devices and combination products.
This position is part of multidisciplinary and international teams, spanning across multiple projects, with human factors engineering being a key element for success. Management of external partners is also an important part of this position.
The main purpose of the role will be to:
- Lead the planning, execution, interpretation and reporting of formative and summative human factors evaluations, according to current regulations and guidelines within the medical device and pharmaceutical industry and manage external partners including monitor work progress and budget according to plan.
- Define appropriate sample sizes and methods for analysis of human factors activities.
- Perform anthropometric, biomechanical, ergonomic, and systems safety analyses to identify and assess risk in product development.
Further responsibilities will include:
- Provide human factors expertise in a broader cross-functional development team including user needs identification, development of user profiles and use scenarios, task analysis, use-related risk analysis, generation of hardware and software design concepts, user friendly system design, operating and training requirements, user interface specification and instructions for use in compliance with both company quality assurance standards and applicable regulations.
- Lead/support creating of internal procedures and templates for the execution of human factors engineering research.
In order to be considered for this role, you will be required to have the following qualifications, skills and experience:
- Bachelor degree in Engineering, Psychology, Ergonomics or related discipline/specialty in Human Factors (or equivalent).
- A thorough knowledge of relevant human factors regulations, standards and guidelines for medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging. Working understanding the principles of Medical Device and healthcare regulations.
- Fluency in English language, succinct writing and communication skills, basic German skills are desirable.
- Previous experience in a regulated industry.
- Experience in medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience in design of human factors evaluations to address the needs of the requirements setting, design testing, verification and validation stages of device development including documentation.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a global pharmaceutical and medical device company.
For more information or to apply for this position, please contact Jocelyn Blackham on 0041 (0) 782 516 595 or email jblackham@ckqls.ch. Please could you send any correspondence in English. Please quote reference 46991 in all correspondence.
