What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Human Factors Engineer position at Abbott?
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Senior Human Factors Engineer – Electrophysiology, St Paul, MA
Come join a growing team of Human Factors Engineers, working on emerging cardiac ablation technologies. This role will lead the design of next generation cardiac ablation products, shaping the experience of its users.
Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
Position Responsibilities
Provide human factors expertise to R&D teams
- Responsible for directing and coordinating all activities necessary to complete human factors engineering projects. Activities include, but are not limited to : Conducting ethnographic user research to identify user needsTranslating user needs to requirements and product design conceptsDeveloping prototypes to explore and validate product design conceptsPerforming workflow, task and use error analysesConducting Formative Usability testingConducting Summative Validation testing
- Support program teams to ensure sound human factors principles are considered and implemented
- Create and communicate project plans, tasks and deliverables and manage time to meet project deadlines.
Required Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications and Education :
The base pay for this position is $85,300.00 – $170,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Salary : $85,300 - $170,700
