Senior Human Factors Engineer IFUs – REMOTE; JP

Position: Senior Human Factors Engineer IFUs – REMOTE (JP14071)
Job Title: Senior Human Factors Engineer IFUs– REMOTE (JP14071)
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA. (REMOTE)
Employment Type: Contract
Business Unit: Operations Patient Experience
Duration: 1+ years (with likely extensions and/or conversion to permanent)
Posting Date: 05/09/2025
Pay Rate: Open
Notes: This is expected to be a contract position within the Human Factors and Usability Engineering group, working 40 hours/week. The position is for 1 year; it may be renewed at the end of that period. Ideally, candidates are local and work in-person in Thousand Oaks, CA. Exceptional candidate with successful experience working remotely may be considered. If the candidate is within commuting distance to Thousand Oaks, CA.

they will be expected to work on-site most/all hours. There is no relocation for this position.

3 Key Consulting is hiring a Senior Human Factors Engineer for a consulting engagement with our direct client, a leading global biopharmaceutical company.

Job Description:

NOTE:

This is expected to be a contract position within the Human Factors and Usability Engineering group, working 40 hrs/week. The position is for 1 year; it may be renewed at the end of that period. Ideally, we would like candidates to be local and work in-person in Thousand Oaks, CA. Exceptional candidate with successful experience working remotely may be considered. If candidate is within commuting distance to Thousand Oaks, they will be expected to work on-site most/all hours.

• Supports the Instruction Design and Human Factors Engineering/Usability Engineering (HFE) teams to create instruction materials, including Instructions for Use (IFUs) used to instruct laypersons in the proper use of combination products/drug delivery devices.
• IFU creation includes copy, layout, and line-art illustrations. Develops both low- (simple sketch) and high-fidelity digital samples of instructional materials intended for print.
• Manages instruction design projects, working closely with other designers, HF engineers, and other related functions.
• Supports usability studies with quick turn-around during iterative studies in a design-test-refine-test model.
• Balances design thinking with regulatory requirements during development of instructional materials.
• Develops instructions for new projects by understanding user needs with HFE partners and applying platform guidelines to create approachable, useful, and effective instructions for users who may be new to the therapy and drug administration.
• Maintains history records to capture rationale for changes over the development of the instructions.
• Supports process improvement initiatives, including: defining and documenting current procedures within the group and working with cross-functional partners to improve and document labeling across upstream and downstream functions.

Why is the Position Open?
Supplement additional workload on team/ backfill

Top Must Have

Skills:

• Minimum 5-10 years of instruction design experience including IFUs, including strong proficiency in rapid sketch illustration, digital line-art illustration, and image (photo) editing. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), and strong knowledge of InDesign paragraph and character styles. Understands the application of structure and grids for the development of platforms to ensure consistency in output and efficiency in process during instruction creation.
• Minimum 3-5 years managing design projects and/or teams.
• Medical, healthcare, medical devices and/or pharmaceuticals background.
• Must be punctual, reliable, flexible, and excellent at balancing multiple detail-oriented projects.
• If remote, must have experience working remotely from others in team.
• High-level attention to detail and accuracy in reducing errors in work deliverables.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Create and update IFUs, reference guides, and carton artwork content and graphics (layout and illustrations) for new and existing medical device/combination products to ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations, industry standards, and company requirements.
• Develop instruction design strategies for individual projects that align with department and corporate…