Human Factor Engineer

Title: Human Factor Engineer

Location: San Diego, CA

Duration: 6 Months

100% Onsite

Main Purpose of The Role

• With supervision can represent Human Factors discipline on multiple projects
• Able to take an increasing independent role in support of larger programs. Demonstrates strength in select Human Factors skills.
• Directs external usability design resources, reports progress on various project activities. In supporting role, can drive to resolution
• key Human Factors and Usability risks and mitigations
• Remains abreast of and consults on usability improvement advancements. 
• Exercises independent judgment in the planning, organizing and performing work; monitors performance and reports status to
• program leadership.

Main Responsibilities

• Plans and conducts worldwide customer, competitive, and software industry research to identify and prioritize usability improvement possibilities.
• Leads the creation of targeted usability related processes affecting single product lines.
• Creates detailed usability improvement concepts. Works within internal departments, and project teams to create and manage usability improvement activities.
• Using knowledge of customer needs, Company technology, business plans, as well as market research and financial tools such as ROI, contributes to usability improvement projects.
• Communicates improvement plans, concepts and status across Marketing, development staff, and senior management.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) Engineering or Science required
• Masters Degree (± 18 years) Science preferred

Experience/Background

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Progressively more responsible work experience within design and development
• organizations.
• Requires experience in human factors as well as cognitive psychology theory and
• application; the product development process, software technology, and effective methods
• of working with R&D teams
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to lead and work within a team in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at
• multiple levels in the organization.
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• Travel less than 30% of the time, including internationally.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.