Principal Human Factors Engineer specialized in Lifesciences (Medical

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Relocation bonus

Job Title: Principal Human Factors Engineer specialized in Lifesciences (Medical Devices)

Location: Fort Worth, TX

• Apply user-centered design principles to the

Research, design, and development of Alcon's Digital Health Suite and Surgical Instrumentation

projects.

• Apply Human Factors Engineering (HFE) methods and principles to design and develop products

that meet customer technical/functional specifications as well as manufacturing

cost/efficiency requirements.

• Accountable to delivering on traditional HFE activities and deliverables such as HFE Plans,
• Development of Task Analysis to support Risk management activities, planning and conducting

usability evaluations, cognitive walk-throughs, data analysis to identify opportunities and

control risks,

effectively report on formative and summative evaluation results, and proactively present

recommendations to product teams.

• Author Human Factors artifacts required for regulatory compliance,
• specifically IEC 62366, AAMI HE75, FDA Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering to

Medical Devices.

Supportive requirements

• This specialized skillset works integrally with product teams to ensure optimal usability

characteristics and use safety of current and future Alcon products.

• This position serves to identify, define, analyze, validate and report on Human Factors

Engineering and Usability considerations to ensure they are incorporated in the design process

related to Alcon products.

• The position also involves advocacy for end users through the conduct of interviews or surveys

of users or customers to collect information on topics such as use-related requirements, use

risks, needs, user profiles, task analysis and user interfaces.

• Additionally, the position involves needs assessment of the user-interface elements and

usability characteristics of both current and future Alcon products, with special emphasis on

aspects related to use safety.

• The contracted service is accountable for ensuring user needs and requirements are translated

into design concepts in collaboration with the product design teams.

• Maintain awareness of the state-of-the-art methods as applied to life-sciences / medical device

industry.

• The contracted service is expected to plan and own their activities including collaborating with

multi-disciplinary teams, including design, engineering, marketing, quality, regulatory, and

clinical areas.

Candidate minimal requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+5 yrs;

PhD+4 yrs)

• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English.
• At least 4 Years of Experience delivering HFE support of medical device (SiMD, SaMD, etc)

development

• Must have delivered the full HFE file to support at least one successful medical device FDA

approval and IEC 60601-1-6 certification (IEC 62366 TRF)

Compensation: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

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• Headquartered in New Jersey
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Qualifications

• Author Human Factors artifacts required for regulatory compliance,
• specifically IEC 62366, AAMI HE75, FDA Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering to
• This specialized skillset works integrally with product teams to ensure optimal usability
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+5 yrs;
• PhD+4 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
• At least 4 Years of Experience delivering HFE support of medical device (SiMD, SaMD, etc)
• Must have delivered the full HFE file to support at least one successful medical device FDA
• approval and IEC 60601-1-6 certification (IEC 62366 TRF)

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Relocation bonus
• Compensation: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
• MAKING THE INDUSTRY'S BEST MATCHES
• Collaborative Team Approach

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and development of Alcon's Digital Health Suite and Surgical Instrumentation
• Apply Human Factors Engineering (HFE) methods and principles to design and develop products
• that meet customer technical/functional specifications as well as manufacturing
• Accountable to delivering on traditional HFE activities and deliverables such as HFE Plans,
• Development of Task Analysis to support Risk management activities, planning and conducting
• usability evaluations, cognitive walk-throughs, data analysis to identify opportunities and
• control risks,
• effectively report on formative and summative evaluation results, and proactively present
• recommendations to product teams
• characteristics and use safety of current and future Alcon products
• This position serves to identify, define, analyze, validate and report on Human Factors
• Engineering and Usability considerations to ensure they are incorporated in the design process
• The position also involves advocacy for end users through the conduct of interviews or surveys
• of users or customers to collect information on topics such as use-related requirements, use
• risks, needs, user profiles, task analysis and user interfaces
• Additionally, the position involves needs assessment of the user-interface elements and
• usability characteristics of both current and future Alcon products, with special emphasis on
• The contracted service is accountable for ensuring user needs and requirements are translated
• into design concepts in collaboration with the product design teams
• Maintain awareness of the state-of-the-art methods as applied to life-sciences / medical device
• The contracted service is expected to plan and own their activities including collaborating with
• multi-disciplinary teams, including design, engineering, marketing, quality, regulatory, and