Senior Human Factors Engineer at Nemera in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Nemera is a world leader in the design, development and manufacturing of drug delivery devices for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and generic industries. We leverage a long standing experience to provide our clients with leading-edge drug delivery devices for different application areas, from design to large scale manufacturing. Nemera Insight Chicago is an integral part of the Nemera’s design and development offering in the US. Located on the north side of Chicago in the Ravenswood neighborhood, we offer a professional approach but a casual and friendly work environment.

We are currently searching for a Senior Human Factors Engineer to help us through an increase in customer reqirements.

Responsibilities:

• Work with clients to plan, manage, and execute HF activities

• Work within multi-disciplinary teams to develop solutions using human factors principles and methods to contribute human factors expertise to the development process

• Analyze use workflows, goals, tasks, and experiences to identify user needs

• Create and execute all components of usability studies

• Conduct user-focused risk identification and assessment activities (e.g. use FMEA)

• Work with consumers and designers to evaluate concepts and existing products for improvement opportunities

Competencies:

• Have passion, creativity, and ability necessary to solve challenging user and technical problems

• Minimum BS or BSE in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Industrial Engineering, Cognitive Psychology or extensive formal education in human factors related areas

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience working in a human factors capacity within the medical device / healthcare sector

• Experience conducting usability studies and hazard analysis of use-related hazards

• Experience creating experience maps, site/app maps, wireframes, and interactive prototypes

• Experience in research design as it relates to product development

• Knowledge of, or direct experience with the use and application of anthropometric data

• Awareness of/coursework in psychology, cognition, marketing, design, or product development

• Ability to balance theoretical tools and practical experimentation to develop concepts and ideas

• Be familiar with industry standards regarding human factors and usability (FDA, HE 75, ISO 62366) in the medical device development process

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, wireframing tools, and image/video editing