Principal Human Factors Engineer

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your Role at Baxter

Apply human factors engineering principles to the design, development, and evaluation of medical products while working with cross-functional program teams. With minimal guidance, plan, schedule, and lead human factors engineering activities for innovating new and improving existing medical products with product stakeholders (customers, marketing, and engineering).

What You'll be doing

• Developing and communicating project scope, plans, tasks and deliverables with program teams; managing time to meet project deadlines. This includes reporting pertinent information at key milestones through clear, concise oral and written communications.
• In partnership with other R&D teams, developing product prototypes for user interface evaluation and validation.
• Performing human factors/usability studies (formative and summative) for hardware, software, labeling, and disposable products.
• Presenting and advising on human factors topics across the organization.
• Without appreciable direction, responsible for directing and coordinating all human factors activities necessary to complete a major product development program or several small projects.
• Leading efforts to develop processes and procedures that align to Baxter initiatives and FDA/international human factors standards.
• Providing technical supervision to less experienced human factors engineers and may be responsible for the management of a small work group.
• Engaging in personal on-going learning programs to broaden knowledge in human factors engineering and to grow capabilities in new fields of user experience design in order to improve individual effectiveness.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors Engineering or equivalent (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Human Computer Interface, Applied Psychology, etc.) from a reputed institution, Master or PhD preferred.
• 5+ years of human factors relevant experience; experience in medical device industry preferred.
• Proven experience in HFE principles and methodologies (ergonomics, human computer/machine interface, data collection, data analysis, etc.).
• Proven experience in applying human factors techniques on programs across product lifecycle (user research, prototyping, formative & summative product evaluation, use-related risk analysis, etc.).
• Proven experience in the effective implementation of HFE requirements/standards.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in written and verbal form.
• Demonstrated ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied functions (Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, etc.).
• Demonstrated understanding of user centered design, heuristic evaluations, design of experiments, and qualitative data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership for HFE projects with substantial complexity and scope.
• Ability to solve HFE problems with minimal assistance.
• Ability to decompose complex problems into actionable task lists.
• Understanding of design requirements for development, validation, and verification of medical products.
• Experience with operating in a regulated environment (e.g., FDA) with comprehension of implications for medical device and healthcare applications.
• Experience in quality management systems, such as Trackwise, JIRA, etc.

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 our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a salary range of $104,000 to $143,000 and also includes an annual incentive bonus. The above range represents the expected salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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