Medical Device Expert - Human Factor

Medical Device Expert with excellent knowledge of Human Factors wanted for our Basel based client in the pharmaceutical sector.

YOUR EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

- Bachelor or Master degree in engineering, ergonomics, human factors, usability or a related discipline
- 3 years of experience in applying Human Factors Engineering to medical devices development, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry
- Professionalism in developing and documenting Human Factors activities for medical devices as required by regulation
- Solid understanding of medical devices development processes in general as well as project and program management expertise
- Proven track record of successfully managing interfaces to other functions
- Competent handling of managing external suppliers for user studies
- Languages: fluent English both written and spoken, French or German are advantageous

YOUR TASKS:

- Providing human factors support throughout the product development life cycle including user needs identification, development of user profiles, use-related risk analysis, generation of hardware and software design concepts as well as user interface design and instructions for use
- Executing formative and summative user studies, reporting and presenting design recommendations to the project team
- Defining appropriate sample sizes and statistical methods for analysis
- Performing anthropometric, biomechanical, ergonomic, and systems safety analyses to identify and assess risk in product development
- Examining and optimizing developmental prototypes and providing ergonomic, usability and safety assessments for consumer healthcare products, medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging
- Supporting Human Factors related documentation for Health Authority registration in collaboration with Drug Regulatory Affairs

START: ASAP
DURATION: 06MM+
LOCATION: Basel, Switzerland
REF.NR.: BH11659

Does this sound like an interesting and challenging opportunity to you? Then take the next step by sending us your CV as a Word document and a contact telephone number.

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