Senior Human Factors Engineer

Req ID: 8973

Working Location: MASSACHUSETTS, WESTBOROUGH

Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid

For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. 

Every day, we live by our philosophy, True to Life, by advancing medical technologies and elevating the standard of patient care so people everywhere can fulfill their desires, dreams, and lives.

Our five Core Values empower us to achieve Our Purpose:

Patient Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Empathy.

Learn more about Life at Olympus.

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Job Description

The Senior Human Factors Engineer is an individual contributor acting to support the Digital Unit in launching products on time through the regulatory process. The Senior Engineer will lead or contribute to efforts to define user and product requirements, collaborate with product managers and other core team members on project execution strategy, timelines and costs, lead product design and user requirement efforts, execute product feasibility testing, technical risk reduction planning, verification and validation testing strategy and testing efforts, lead or contribute to design analysis testing, and ultimately work with our system engineer to produce documentation for our regulatory submissions.

The Human Factors Engineer is expected to take costs, technical risk, and user needs into consideration while contributing to product design. They must fully understand medical device design control requirements,
Have experience lading technical development efforts, and be effective at communicating advancements and issues to all levels of the organization.

Job Duties

Support multiple new product development projects and assume responsibility for project execution and quality.
Human Factors subject matter expert on project teams providing project support and Human Factors guidance.
Manage the execution and reporting of human factors activities including those completed by vendors.
Ensure that human capabilities and limitations are properly reflected in the system, safety risk and user needs requirements.
Author comprehensive human factors engineering documentation including protocols and reports (e.g., Usability engineering reports) and support the design and execution of Human Factors activities such as formative and summative human factors studies for physical and digital medical devices, instructions and packaging.
Drive Human Factors Engineering requirements in the design process.
Coach and mentor others in Human Factors practices and processes.

Job Qualifications

Required:

BS degree or equivalent in human factors engineering, engineering psychology, related engineering or life science discipline. MS or other advanced degree desired.
Minimum 5 years of professional experience conducting human factors in medical device product development.
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across functions.
Strong technical problem-solving skills including VOC translation to Design Specs, Human Factors processes, managing usability studies (i.e. Formative and Summative), and Use Risk Management.
Strong working knowledge of FDA and IEC regulatory expectations for Human Factors.
Proven track record in New Product Development with a focus in Human Factors, ensuring the design and testing of robust customer focused usability features, Concept through Post-Launch.
Strong overlap with ET zone work hours, and some ability to overlap with CET zone work hours.
Traveling to visit Olympus sites and customers is a part of this job. Expect to travel about once a quarter, with some international travel.

Preferred:

Well organized, flexible self-starter, team-oriented and excellent at prioritization and multitasking.
Certified Associate or Full Human Factors, Ergonomics or User Experience Professional (AHFP, AUXP, AEP, CHFP, CPE, CUXP)

Why join Olympus?

We offer a holistic employee experience supporting personal and professional well-being through meaningful work, equitable offerings, and a connected culture.

Equitable Offerings you can count on:

Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date
24/7 Employee Assistance Program
Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs
Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time
Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance*
12 Paid Holidays
On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center**

Connected Culture you can embrace:

Work-life integrated culture that supports an employee centric mindset
Offers onsite, hybrid and field work environments
Paid volunteering and charitable donation/match programs
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Initiatives including Employee Resource Groups
Dedicated Training Resources and Learning & Development Programs
Paid Educational Assistance

*US Only

**Center Valley, PA and Westborough, MA

Are you ready to be a part of our team?

Learn more about our benefit and incentives.

At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.

For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus employs more than 31,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and regions. Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,200 employees throughout locations in North and South America. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.

Olympus is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace

We recognize diversity in people, views and lifestyle choices and emphasize the importance of inclusion and mutual respect. We strive to continue to foster empathy and unity in the workplace so that our employees can fully contribute and thrive.

Let’s realize your potential, together.

It is the policy of Olympus to extend equal employment and advancement opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship status, religious creed (including dress and grooming practices), age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth and/or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental) and/or a medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or service in the uniformed services, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Applicants with Disabilities:

As a Federal Contractor, Olympus is committed to ensuring our hiring process is accessible to everyone. If you need an accommodation in order to complete the application or hiring process, please contact Olympus via email at OCAAccommodations@olympus.com. If your disability impairs your ability to email, you may call our HR Compliance Manager at 1-888-Olympus (1-888-659-6787).

Posting Notes: || United States (US) || Massachusetts (US-MA) || Westborough || Research and Development

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