| Location: Bristol | Salary: Benefits |
| Sector: Human Factors | Specialism: |
| Type: Permanent | Contact: Ian Cowx |
Senior Human Factors Consultant.
Flexible on Home Working - occasional visits to Bristol.
Competitive salary (please call for details).
We are looking for a Human Factors Engineer to join our clients growing team. This role is a seniot role within the exisiting Human Factors and Usability team, you will get to work on a range of exciting projects across all phases of product development, predominantly in the Medical Device industry.
You will be working with internal project teams as well as global medical clients on developing safe and usable medical devices, ensuring that user needs are considered early and often throughout the design process.
You will be responsible for identifying user needs and supporting use-related risk mitigation through the application of Human Factors principles and best practice.
Running User Studies using summative assessment techniques is a key part of this role.
The role involves a range of activities such as desk and field research, use-related risk management, planning and conducting Human Factors studies and compiling results into clear and concise reports appropriate for client teams and in accordance to regulatory standards.
The ideal background;
- 1st or 2:1 in a relevant degree (Human Factors, Ergonomics, Psychology, Product Design)
- Strong understanding of Human Factors techniques and usability principles
- Understanding of Human Factors guidance documents and standards for medical device development
- Experience in evaluating and improving designs based on sound usability understanding and studies
- Skilled in moderating user research
- Experience in data capture and analysis
- Strong report writing skills
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work cooperatively and dependably as part of a team or independently
- Great attention to detail
- Keen to progress in your own career
- Enjoys mentoring and supporting less experienced team mates
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