Job Description

Becton Dickinson (BD) recently completed the acquisition of the Edwards Critical Care business. This position is part of the Critical Care division, and as such will become a part of the BD organization in the future. Critical Care will operate as a separate business unit, called Advanced Patient Monitoring (APM) within BD's medical segment, aligning with BD's smart connected care approach. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. If you are invited to interview for this position, a recruiter will provide further details about this exciting transition. Learn more about BD at bd.com We are seeking a **Senior Engineer, Human Factors** , to enhance our patient-first corporate strategy. In this role, you will apply your expertise in human factors engineering to minimize use-related risks and ensure the clinical success of our devices and systems. Your knowledge of industry requirements and best practices will be crucial in achieving these goals **How you'll make an impact:** + Apply knowledge of device users and use environments and engineering knowledge to the design and development of new products and product changes. + Engage and influence business unit and project team leadership to support human factors and usability engineering activities throughout the product development process. + Partner with clinical, quality, regulatory, marketing, and R&D functions from multiple project teams to promote and execute best practices in human factors and usability engineering, identify and mitigate use-related risks, and ensure compliance with internal requirements and external regulations and expectations. + Support planning and executing usability research and evaluations. + Initiate and perform analytical usability assessments of devices and systems. + Document results of usability evaluations and other usability engineering process deliverables, including usability engineering plans, protocols, reports, team debriefs, design reviews, etc. + Identify opportunities to improve product usability by engaging with clinicians and other device users to collect user feedback (both objective and subjective) on devices. + Provide creative solutions to alleviate complex usability problems. + Maintain current knowledge of human factors and usability regulations, expectations, and best practices. + Help lead internal human factors and usability training courses + Some domestic and international travel (up to 5%). **What you'll need (Required):** + Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent in human factors, mechanical, biomedical, or related engineering discipline with 4 years' experience of human factors experience -OR- + Master's Degree or equivalent in in human factors, mechanical, biomedical, or related engineering discipline with 3 years' experience of human factors experience **What else we look for (Preferred):** + **UI/UX design experience is strongly preferred.** + **Degree or certificates in human factors engineering, usability engineering or related degree strongly preferred.** + **Experience in the medical device or other highly regulated industry strongly preferred.** + **Experience planning and executing human factors studies utilizing various methodologies such as ethnographic research, contextual inquiry, cognitive walk through, heuristic analysis, task analysis, simulated use studies, and summative testing.** + Clinical experience with medical monitoring devices or other software based medical systems is preferred + Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied sources. Ability to be collaborative and flexible in approach to solving user interface related challenges. + Effective communication, listening, and diagnostic skills are required to interface with health care professionals and team members from various departments. + Ability to clearly communicate how study results can be implemented into design, including analyzing and synthesizing large quantities of information into usable content for project teams and the business + Must be proactive and creative in solving technical problems. + Strong documentation and organizational skills + Must be a dynamic team player and a highly motivated self-starter able to achieve results independently and through cross-functional collaboration. + Demonstrated ability to present to and interact with senior leadership Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families. For California, the base pay range for this position is $106,000 to $149,000 (highly experienced). The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website. Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities. **COVID Vaccination Requirement** Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.

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