Senior Human Factors Engineer

QuidelOrtho • San Diego, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

QuidelOrtho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most – home to hospital, lab to clinic. Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all. At QuidelOrtho, we’re advancing the power of diagnostics for a healthier future for all. Join our mission as our next Senior Human Factors Engineer to support our Point-Of-Care business. The Senior Human Factors Engineer responsibilities will include evaluating use- related risk, designing usability studies, performing usability assessments to inform design, providing inputs to product design, documenting the outcome of usability studies, and contributing to the human factors validation of medical diagnostic devices and products. This individual will support prior human factors analysis, study design, and study execution experience is required; on-the-job-training will be performed as needed for knowledge of products and process. There will be opportunities for leading moderate-to-high complexity human factors projects and providing input to the human factors process. This position will be onsite at our San Diego, CA (Summers Ridge – Sorrento Valley) office. NOTE: this role will require travel up to 25% domestically and internationally

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical or systems engineering or related field
• 5-7 years of biomedical or systems engineering experience, ideally with medical diagnostic equipment
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to work independently
• Experience working with cross-functional development teams
• Demonstrated ability to lead moderate-to-large sized Human Factors projects and related activities
• Demonstrated experience in creation, execution, and documentation of human factors usability evaluations, formative and summative studies
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment
• Exposure to Human Factors concepts applying user-centered design methodologies (e.g. user needs assessment, design concepts, and usability evaluations in support of product development)

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with GUI workflow design
• Experience with CLIA waived and near patient (POCT) use environment.
• Familiarity with Human Factors Engineering of medical devices in compliance with regulatory standards and guidelines (e.g. FDA Human Factors Guidance, IEC 62366, AAMI HE75)
• Familiarity with Human Factors Engineering of medical devices in compliance with international regulatory standards (e.g. NMPA)
• Experience in conducting customer-facing activities
• Experience with in vitro diagnostics products and point of care test equipment

Responsibilities

• Design, Perform, and document human factors engineering activities in support of projects: use specification, user needs, task analysis, use-related risk analysis, formative and summative plans, protocols and reports, expert reviews, and human factors engineering summary report, for inclusion in regulatory filing.
• Design and execute formative and summative studies including working with project teams and external vendors to aid in coordination of participants and contracts, study site location, equipment and supply needs.
• Support development of user interfaces, including wireframing, rapid prototyping, hardware touchpoints and evaluation of complex interface workflows via direct usability testing.
• Contribute to systems engineering activities, including product requirement authoring and management, test protocol design and execution, and data analysis.
• Provide early-stage development with user research by conducting user interviews, site visits, and contextual inquiries. This will be an intermittent activity; when user research is not needed this time will be reallocated to other engineering activities.
• Provide input on human factors process.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan
• employee assistance program
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• paid time off (including sick time)
• paid Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior