Human Factors Engineer

• Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
• Legal entity:
  Nemera Insight Chicago

With sales of €500m and 2,800 employees worldwide, Nemera is one of the leading global manufacturers of complex drug delivery systems for the pharmaceutical industry, offering to patients a broad product portfolio which includes inhalation devices, injection devices, nasal and dermal pumps and ophthalmic delivery devices. Nemera has built very long lasting, strong relationships with the leading global pharmaceutical companies globally by providing high quality development, industrialization and manufacturing services.

Nemera develops and manufactures its own IP product platforms but also offers fully custom developments and contract manufacturing.

Nemera’s manufacturing sites are located in the US, France, Germany, Brazil and Poland. The headquarters and Innovation Center for early device design and development are located in France (Lyon).

We have big ambitions at Nemera! We are growing our franchises and strengthening our capabilities.

The Human Factors Engineer provides human factors services to internal and external clients as part of a world‑class team of human factors experts.

• Work with clients to plan, manage, and execute HF activities
• Work within multi‑disciplinary teams to develop solutions using human factors principles and methods to contribute human factors expertise to the development process
• Analyze use workflows, goals, tasks, and experiences to identify user needs
• Create and execute all components of usability studies
• Conduct user‑focused risk identification and assessment activities (e.g. use FMEA)
• Work with consumers and designers to evaluate concepts and existing products for improvement opportunities
• Have passion, creativity, and ability necessary to solve challenging user and technical problems
• Knowledge of, or direct experience with the use and application of anthropometric data
• Awareness of/coursework in psychology, cognition, marketing, design, or product development
• Ability to balance theoretical tools and practical experimentation to develop concepts and ideas
• Be familiar with industry standards regarding human factors and usability (FDA, HE 75, ISO 62366) in the medical device development process

• Minimum BS or BSE in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Industrial Engineering, Cognitive Psychology or extensive formal education in human factors related areas
• 2+ years of experience preferred working in a human factors capacity within the medical device / healthcare sector
• Experience conducting usability studies and hazard analysis of use‑related hazards
• Experience creating experience maps, site/app maps, wireframes, and interactive prototypes
• Experience in research design as it relates to product development
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, wire framing tools, and image/video editing
• Willingness to travel up to 20% to support key business initiatives

POSITION RANGE: $70,000 USD - $90,000 USD Salaried
(This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.)

Nemera is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class indication. This company is required by federal law to hire only persons who can establish their eligibility to work in the United States.