Senior Human Factors Engineer

This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

This role involves collaborating with clinicians, engineers, and cross‑functional partners to improve usability, safety, and efficiency for hospital beds, mobile and overhead patient lift systems, and other product portfolios. Your efforts will directly support developing new products and sustaining engineering initiatives.

• Plan and complete human factors engineering activities, including project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
• Conduct use‑related risk assessments, identify potential use errors, and support risk mitigation activities.
• Plan, complete, and detail formative and summative usability studies in compliance with applicable regulations and standards.
• Develop and maintain human factors documentation, including user needs, task analyses, interface specifications, and study reports.
• Communicate human factors progress, findings, and risks to project teams and key collaborators.
• Lead and deliver human factors work streams for complex programs or multiple concurrent projects with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with R&D, marketing, clinical, and engineering teams to evaluate concepts, improve usability, and drive user‑centered design decisions.
• Apply human factors, usability, and user experience guidelines to support continuous improvement and successful product development.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Human Factors Engineering, Human‑Computer Interaction, Psychology, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related area.
• 3+ years of human factors/usability engineering experience in medical devices or another regulated industry.
• Experience applying human factors methods, including user research, task analysis, use‑related risk analysis, and usability testing.
• Knowledge of IEC 62366‑1, FDA Human Factors Guidance, ANSI/AAMI HE75, ISO 14971, and medical device design controls.
• Experience authoring human factors documentation, protocols, and reports to support development controls and regulatory submissions.
• Strong understanding of user‑centered design principles, usability evaluation methods, and qualitative data analysis.
• Ability to independently solve complex usability challenges, develop actionable recommendations, and collaborate across cross‑functional teams.
• Preferred:
  Advanced degree or equivalent experience in a related field along with experience conducting IRB‑reviewed studies, FDA submissions, or human factors research within clinical or healthcare settings.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in‑person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its discretion, Baxter may decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $96,000–$132,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position.

We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based…