Beschreibung
BRINE SA has been placing top IT specialists at well-known customers for over 30 years. In doing so, we focus on performance, competence, experience and partnerships.
Brine SA is looking for a Human Factors Engineer for our Client in Basel.
To support the development of the medical device team we are seeking a human factor engineer to lead human factors activities in developing medical devices/combination product and apps from early phase to late phase development. This position is part of multidisciplinary and international teams, spanning across multiple projects, with human factors engineering being a key element for success.
The Human Factors Engineer will provide expert input to the device development teams to establish system, design, operating requirements, support design of packaging, labeling and user interface.
The candidate will be responsible for independently leading, planning, executing and reporting of human factors studies with users to evaluate the user interface design and propose improvement.
Roll out the Human Factors strategy by planning the activities accordingly and performing/documenting the planned activities (eg user studies, design input).
Communication and negotiation skills are key to influence diverse stakeholders
Typical activities are:
Provides human factors support throughout the product development life cycle including user needs identification, development of user profiles and use scenarios, task analysis, use-related risk analysis, generation of hardware and software design concepts, generation of instruction for use (creation graphical user interfaces, and product graphics), user interface design and instructions for use.
Plans and executes formative and summative user studies, reporting and presenting design recommendations to the project team either using external vendors or using internal facilities.
Design Instruction for Use and User Interface
Performs anthropometric, biomechanical, ergonomic, and systems safety analyses to identify and assess risk in product development.
Propose design optimization of the developed product.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's or Master degree in engineering, ergonomics, psychology, human factors, usability, user interface design, industrial design/graphic design or related discipline.
Excellent skills in English, verbal and written are required.
An ideal candidate would have a relevant degree and 5 to 10 years of experience in applying Human Factors Engineering/usability to medical devices development, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, including:
Good understanding and specific knowledge on applying Human Factors Engineering processes to medical device development from concept generation to health authority submission
Experience in project/program management
Experience in developing apps, software and/or industrial design
Experience in managing user studies (performed by vendors or self-managed)
Experience in developing and documenting Human Factors activities for medical devices as required by regulation
Good understanding of the risk management activities
To learn more about this opportunity please send your CV ASAP in Word format to Brine SA.
Work location: Basel
Start: 01.09.2020
Duration: till 31.12.2020 (extension possible)
Workload: 100%
Salary: to be discussed
Language: Fluent English (oral and written)
Ref: RE2738
BRINE SA has been providing its IT- and SAP specialists for short-, mid- and long-term projects in Switzerland since 1985, with customers primarily active in the following market sectors:
Financial services sector, especially banks and insurance companies
Pharmaceutical industry
Government and services sectors
BRINE SA is a stable, financially independent, Swiss enterprise with its head office in Zurich. Our services cover the entire IT spectrum, as well as interfaces to the various business sectors, and range from management- and IT-consulting through to software development and project implementation.
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We offer our top consultants, computer Profi's and SAP experts to our customers as external specialists for limited assignments and as well for permanent positions. BRINE SA is especially distinguished by its renowned characteristic strengths:
Short reaction time - rapid selection and supply of consultant's CVs, with skills matched to customer requirements.
Quality - we take quality very seriously, both for internal and external-facing processes, thereby convincing many customers to maintain a long-standing business relationship with BRINE SA
Coaching - BRINE SA coaches and supports its consultants throughout the entire duration of the customer assignment.
BRINE SA is ISO 9001:2008 certified since 2014