Job Detail

• Job TitleMedical Device Technical Expert Human Factors


• Vacancy Reference Number13993


• Work SiteSwitzerland / | CHE - All Regions / Basel


• Contract TypeFixed Term [Full-Time]

Our offer

You will join the Global leader in Engineering and R&D Services (ER&D), offers its clients a new way to innovate by developing the products and services of tomorrow. You will be working alongside its clients on every link in the value chain of their project, from conception to industrialization. Become part of the Group, which has provided its expertise for over 30 years to key players in the Aerospace, Automotive, Defense, Energy, Finance, Life Sciences, Railway, and IT/Telecoms sectors, among others. In 2016, the Altran group generated revenues of €2.120bn, including headcount of more than 30,000 employees and presence in more than 20 countries worldwide, in Switzerland with a strong presence in Zurich, Basel, Lausanne and Geneva. 

Your role

• Responsible for independently leading the planning, execution and reporting of human factors studies and user interface design, according to current regulations and guidelines within the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. 


• Provides human factors support throughout the product development lifecycle including user needs identification, development of user profiles and use scenarios, task analysis, use-related risk analysis, generation of hardware and software design concepts (creation of physical models and prototypes, 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. 


• Defines appropriate sample sizes and statistical methods for analysis. 


• Performs anthropometric, biomechanical, ergonomic, and systems safety analyses to identify and assess risk in product development. 


• Cross-examines and optimizes developmental prototypes and provides ergonomic, usability and safety assessments for consumer healthcare products, medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging. 


• Leads IFU design and development including validation. 


• Closely collaborate with cross functional stakeholders (e.g. risk management, Drug Regulatory Affairs, clinical development…). 


• Supporting Human Factors related documentation for Health Authority registration in collaboration with Drug Regulatory Affairs. 


• Works independently against self-set targets when necessary. 


• Management of external vendors. 

Your profile

• Bachelor’s or Master degree in engineering, ergonomics, human factors, usability or related discipline. 


• Excellent skills in English, verbal and written are required. Other language skills, e.g. French, German are advantageous. 


• At least 3 years of experience in applying Human Factors Engineering to medical devices development, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, including. 


• Good understanding of medical devices development processes in general. 


• 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 and documenting Human Factors activities for medical devices as required by regulation. 


• Proven track record of successfully managing interfaces to other functions. 


• Experience in managing external suppliers for user studies (formative and summative studies) 


• Good understanding of the risk management activities 


• Good communication and problem solving in the team and across organizational boundaries.