Human Factors Engieer IV

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.       

About the role: 

The Neuromodulation (NMD) R&D team is looking for an experienced human factors engineer with extraordinary potential to apply their expertise in the development of complex medical devices and systems for class 2 & 3 devices, implantable products, hardware and/or software only products.  As a member of the NMD R&D team, you will make important contributions to the development of life-changing medical devices through analysis of voice of the customer, user experience, formative, and summative analysis for a structured development process that proceeds from concept to production to operation.  As a Senior Engineer, you will have the opportunity to own and drive portions of the design process while being part of an experienced design team providing mentorship and technical discipline growth for the organization 

Work Mode:
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an remote work model.

Relocation:
Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

VISA:
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Work cross-functionally with engineering groups, quality, regulatory, marketing, clinical, and R&D to ensure that products are safe and meet the needs of customers
• Conduct early research, interviews, heuristic analysis, and contextual inquiry to gather design inputs ensuring customer and device interface quality needs are met for product development
• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Design Quality Assurance (DQA) and technical writing staff to inform both usability engineering plan and risk documentation
• Document product task and use error analysis by defining intended user profiles, use flow, use environments, tasks and potential use errors and associated hazards to inform design and potential risk mitigations
• Define user interface specifications to generate design inputs/outputs, in support of developing mature system requirements that are testable from a usability perspective
• Plan, write, conduct, and report on formative and summative usability studies for medical device products including EME.  Document the Usability Engineering activities and prepare the Human Factors Usability Engineering Summary report
• Supports team members by setting an example, coaching and providing feedback and guidance
• Assist Regulatory with product submissions
• Manage vendors

Preferred Qualifications

• BS/BA in Engineering, Psychology or Industrial Design 
• Required minimum years of relevant work experience: 6 yrs experience, graduate degree preferred
• Strong medical device development experience
• Experience in Contextual Inquiry / gathering Design Inputs, Task and Use Error Analysis, and complex use flows.
• Formative and summative study design and execution
• Documentation of usability study results (usability reports)
• Experiencing managing outside vendors
• Experience mentoring junior staff

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience evaluation both hardware and software
• Experience in evaluating spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems
• Experience conducting usability activities with physicians and lay users with cognitive and physical impairments
• Ability to solve complex problems with root cause analysis, including designing and executing experimental plans and using statistical methodologies to drive data-based decisions
• Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied sources
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently to plan, schedule, and execute activities necessary to meet project timelines
• Discipline and standards knowledge specific to Human Factors Engineering
• Contributions to the Human Factors / User Experience community

Requisition ID: 623124

Minimum Salary: $89200 

Maximum Salary: $169500 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com—will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

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As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

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