Senior Human Factors Engineer, Electrophysiology

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

Industrial Design & Human Factors

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

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

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

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

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Human Factors Engineer to support our Electrophysiology business.  This role will work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week(could be more based on study support) onsite in our Irvine, CA office.

Purpose:

The Biosense Webster Usability and Design team is seeking a multi-faceted, exceptionally talented, user-centered Senior Human Factors Engineer who is passionate about improving the quality of people's lives through compelling design experiences.

The Senior Human Factors Engineer will be responsible for providing human factors engineering expertise to multiple teams across the BWI portfolio, taking into consideration all aspects of the user experience. This will include early stage UX research and VOC analysis, User Performance evaluations e.g. EMG studies, formative and summative studies.

The Senior Human Factors Engineer has strong experience in human factors engineering for medical devices. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, Marketing, Project Management, Clinical & Medical Affairs and Quality.

They will be responsible for educating and guiding teams through human factors activities and requirements throughout the product development process to ensure devices are safe, effective and easy to use.

Responsibilities:

• Influences HF/Usability strategy and leads human factors efforts for programs from concept through post market support, supporting and influences usability activities for product lines and programs with minimal oversight.
• Will develop a good understanding of intended use environments gained through time spent in the field, and a good understanding of intended user types formed through interactions with users.
• Work on problems of diverse scope that impact broader program team and business and leads projects requiring identification and analysis of a variety of factors, demonstrating judgment in selecting methods and techniques for evaluations.
• Mentor other engineers on project and supervises/directs third party contractors/consultants; including reviews of deliverables to ensure accuracy.
• Network with key contacts outside own area of expertise, contributes to cross functional decisions; understands importance of alignment and negotiation, representing the voice of the customer from a human factors and technical application perspective for new product development.
• Identify areas for innovation in human factors and design.

Requirements:

• University/Bachelor's Degree in Human Factors Engineering (HFE), Usability Engineering, Cognitive Science, Anthropology or Equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years work experience in human factors/usability engineering.
• Hands-on involvement in FDA submissions (PMA, 510(k)) and EU MDR compliance.
• The candidate has demonstrated ability to lead project-level human factors activities, including contextual inquiry, ethnographic studies, requirements definition, use-related risk analysis, formative usability assessments, and summative evaluation studies.
• 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.
• Knowledge of the IEC 62366 standard and the FDA guidance on human factors engineering
• Fluent in English.
• Ability to travel up to 20%, domestic and international is required.

Preferred Skills:

• Clinical experience and/or professional experience/degrees in design development and/or product development is a strong plus.
• Industrial or Product Design experience.
• Exposure to UX design principles and collaboration with design teams.
• Good knowledge of the ISO 14971 and IEC 62304 are a plus
• Experience with data analysis and programming tools e.g. MATLAB, python, r.
• Experience in running and analyzing data from physiological studies e.g. EMG, blood oxygenation, etc.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation,  external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers. Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Collaborating, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Concept Testing, Human Factor Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), Process Oriented, Product Design, Product Improvements, Prototyping, Report Writing, Research and Development, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Technologically Savvy, User Research

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$92,000.00 - $148,350.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 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

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year


For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits