Principal Human Factors Engineer

About

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 jnj.com.

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Job Function

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function

Industrial Design & Human Factors

Job Category

Scientific/Technology

Job Description

We are searching for the best talent to join our DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics team as a Principal Human Factors Engineer, based in U.S. (West Chester, PA; Palm Beach Gardens, FL) and EMEA (OTX Gieres; Synthes, Oberdorf; Leeds–Beeston, and Synthes/J&J AG, Zuchwil)

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 Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone Orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Summary

Our global Human Centred Research and Design team focuses specifically on advancing the needs of the Orthopedic Industry by placing our users at the centre of our design process. We design solutions that span the full episode of care and balance the needs of various users, surgeons, hospital staff, patients and caregivers. Our team is comprised of Industrial Designers, Human Factors Engineers, and User Experience Designers, in six locations around the world.

You will:

• Set 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.
• Supervise the activities of others, and mentors on best practices in the field.
• Require a deep understanding of intended use environments gained through time spent in the field at a couple of locations and a good understanding of intended user types formed through interactions with users.
• Create formal networks involving coordination among key contacts and groups, can makes decisions that consider internal & external constraints and needs of other groups, communicates strategies; proposes potential business relationships and co-ordinates with senior leadership to deliver on program and company goals.
• Represent the voice of any customer from a human factors and technical application perspective for new product development beyond area of expertise.

Qualifications:

• University/Master’s Degree in Human Factors Engineering (HFE), or Usability Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years work experience in human factors/usability engineering experience/use case validation, with at least 7 years of digital experience.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of alignment between human factors process and design controls.
• Medical Device product development or experience working in a highly regulated industry is a strong plus.
• Clinical experience and/or professional experience/degrees in software development and/or GUI development is a strong plus.
• Demonstrated proficiency to negotiate with stakeholders and provide disposition feedback and/or suggestions for program and company goals.
• 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
• Good knowledge of the ISO 14971 and IEC 62304 are a plus.
• Fluent in English.
• German and French are an advantage.
• Ability to travel up to 20%, domestic and international is required.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Critical Thinking, Customer Intelligence, Human Factor Engineering, Industry Analysis, Organizing, Product Design, Product Improvements, Product Portfolio Management, Product Strategies, Product Testing, Prototyping, Research and Development