Principal Human Factors Engineer

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5 Locations
Remote
109K-219K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
The Role
The Principal Human Factors Engineer at Abbott will provide critical human factors support for R&D in product development. Responsibilities include conducting user research, translating needs into design requirements, developing prototypes, analyzing workflows, and performing usability testing. The role requires collaboration across teams and technical leadership throughout the product lifecycle.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
  • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
  • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
  • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

What You’ll Work On

  • Provide human factors support to R&D teams for product development 

  • 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 needs  

  • Translating user needs to requirements and product design concepts 

  • Developing prototypes to explore and validate product design concepts 

  • Performing workflow, task and use error analyses 

  • Conducting Formative Usability testing  

  • Conducting Summative Validation testing   

  • Participate on development 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

Required Qualifications: 

  • M.S. degree in Human Factors Engineering, or a related discipline   

  • 7+ years of relevant human factors/usability engineering or design experience  

  • Proven ability to apply knowledge of human factors principles (human performance and limitations – perceptual, cognitive, motor skills, anthropomorphic) and techniques (user research, user-interface design, usability testing) to the design, development, and evaluation of hardware and/or software products  

  • Experience leading Human Factors activities across the product lifecycle, including ethnographic research, user needs identification, workflow and task analysis, requirements development, user interface design, user error analysis, usability and validation testing 

  • A proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and provide technical leadership    

  • Experience with software and/or hardware user-interface design   

  • Proven ability to interface with customers in a highly professional manner 

  • Ability to quickly assimilate advanced domain knowledge 

  • Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills. 

  • 10% Travel, including Internationally, by plane and by car when COVID 19 restrictions are lifted 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ph.D. degree in Human Factors or related disciplines 

  • Experience in medical device development 

  • Working knowledge of cardiac electrophysiology 

  • Working knowledge of Human Factors/Usability Engineering regulatory standards  

  • Excellent collaboration and organization skills 

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

     

The base pay for this position is

$109,300.00 – $218,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:Product Development

     

DIVISION:EP Electrophysiology

        

LOCATION:United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Tech Center : One St Jude Medical Drive

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:Standard

     

TRAVEL:Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

Top Skills

Human Factors Engineering
The Company
Abbot Park, IL
97,838 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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