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Human Factors EngineerUsability Engineering Biopharma Medical Device Remote (JP15469)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Thousand Oaks, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 74 - 84
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
17 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
14 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Job Title:Human Factors Engineer/Usability Engineering - Biopharma Medical Device Remote (JP15469)
Location:Thousand Oaks CA 91320
Business Unit: Human Factors / Usability Engineering
Employment Type: Contract
Duration:1 years with likely extensions and/or conversion to permanent
Posting Date:08/18/2025
Target start date:6/15/2026
Pay Rate:$74-84/hr W2 with benefits
Note:This can be fully remote but local to Thousand Oaks Ca is preferred.
3 Key Consulting is hiring aHuman Factors Engineerfor a consulting engagement with our direct client a leading global biopharmaceutical company.
What you will do:
In this vital role you are responsible for supporting HFE/UE planning research development and continuous improvement of clients drug delivery devices using HFE/UE best practices and in accordance with current regulations and guidelines within the medical device combination product and bio-pharmaceutical industries. The Human Factors Engineer / Usability Engineer (HFE/UE) is expected to collaborate with internal and external partners and across functions including engineering design commercial safety risk quality regulatory and market surveillance teams. This person will support human factors research driving innovative intuitive and useful products. The HFE will support project study design HFE/UE methodology study moderation data collection and root cause analysis to inform design and apply sound HFE/UE knowledge and experience to research development clinical studies and product validation in support of regulatory submissions.
Responsibilities:
The HFE/UE responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Top Must Have Skills:
1. End to end human factors experience required from planning to validation and reporting
2. Must be able to demonstrate good technical writing skills
3. Good communicate skills and experience working with cross functional teams
4. Minimum experience needed with medical device but most importantly combination product experience
Preferred Qualifications: -
Day to day responsibilities:
Support core development team(s) on all human factors activities including attending remote meetings communicating status to manager on all program requests developing and recommending HFE strategies and creating and approving HFE documents within Clients document management system.
Red Flags:
No direct experience leading HFE activities for combination product delivery devices. Only has academic research experience. A pattern of changing jobs every year. No medical device or pharmaceutical industry experience.
Interview process:
Candidate has a 25 minute phone interview with hiring manager. Candidate sends HFE writing example (redacted) to hiring manager. Candidate has a 50 minute panel interview. Candidate CV and panel interview results reviewed with senior leadership team. Decision to hire.
We invite qualified candidates to sendyour resume to. Ifyou decide that youre not interested in pursuing this particular position please feel free to take a look at the other positions on our You are also welcome to sharethis opportunity withanyone you think might be interested in applying for this role.
Location:Thousand Oaks CA 91320
Business Unit: Human Factors / Usability Engineering
Employment Type: Contract
Duration:1 years with likely extensions and/or conversion to permanent
Posting Date:08/18/2025
Target start date:6/15/2026
Pay Rate:$74-84/hr W2 with benefits
Note:This can be fully remote but local to Thousand Oaks Ca is preferred.
3 Key Consulting is hiring aHuman Factors Engineerfor a consulting engagement with our direct client a leading global biopharmaceutical company.
What you will do:
In this vital role you are responsible for supporting HFE/UE planning research development and continuous improvement of clients drug delivery devices using HFE/UE best practices and in accordance with current regulations and guidelines within the medical device combination product and bio-pharmaceutical industries. The Human Factors Engineer / Usability Engineer (HFE/UE) is expected to collaborate with internal and external partners and across functions including engineering design commercial safety risk quality regulatory and market surveillance teams. This person will support human factors research driving innovative intuitive and useful products. The HFE will support project study design HFE/UE methodology study moderation data collection and root cause analysis to inform design and apply sound HFE/UE knowledge and experience to research development clinical studies and product validation in support of regulatory submissions.
Responsibilities:
The HFE/UE responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Work collaboratively with HFE/UE engineering design commercial and product teams to ensure successful translation of user requirements into products to create user interface (UI) requirementsthat meet the needs of users and enrich the overall user experience across clients portfolio or programs.
- Supporting usability activities such as study planning/coordination/management protocol development study moderation data collection material development IRB submissions participant recruitment data analysis and HFE/UE design history file documentation to support project needs.
- Collaborate with the HFE/UE lead to ensure Human-system capabilities and limitations are properly reflected in the system requirements and HFE/UE input is provided across functions to develop product design packaging labeling and training requirements.
- Support appropriate human factors and usability engineering activities to improve the design of products specifically the device-user interfaces including the device packaging labeling and instructions for use while minimizing the potential for use errors.
- Analyze objective and subjective data from usability studies to inform design inform risk minimization and provide alternative design controls/solutions.
- Support the HFE/UE lead in providing preparation for clinical studies and regulatory submissions in accordance with HFE/UE best practices guidance and standards.
- Prepare documentation to support development activities design controls DHF DMR including protocols task analysis risk assessment HFE/UE technical assessments comparative analysis HFE/UE reports data verifications and regulatory submissions.
- Actively communicate with internal and external key stakeholders. Exercising critical thinking & educated HFE/UE judgement to determine appropriate next steps/actions.
Top Must Have Skills:
1. End to end human factors experience required from planning to validation and reporting
2. Must be able to demonstrate good technical writing skills
3. Good communicate skills and experience working with cross functional teams
4. Minimum experience needed with medical device but most importantly combination product experience
Preferred Qualifications: -
- Masters degree in Human Factors HFE/Usability Engineering or other relevant HF/Engineering discipline and 2 years of industry experience working in multi-functional fast-paced corporate environments.
- Experience with various HF methodologies such as ethnographic research interviews contextual inquiries focus groups technical assessments device UI evaluation knowledge and comprehension studies HF professional analysis task analysis hazard analysis risk assessment formative and summative studies.
- Experience working directly with users to gather synthesize and convert user research into concepts that differentiate products in the market as well as to develop and evaluate new product features user interfaces and ergonomic designs.
- Experience using low and high-fidelity prototypes to identify and eliminate potential use errors early in the development process.
- Experience working in development organizations particularly virtual development environments contributing to systems design verification and validation milestones.
- Ability to communicate effectively with mechanical electrical software clinical regulatory safety risk and quality engineering disciplines.
- The position requires good oral and written communication and organizational skills technical problem solving the ability to work in teams critical thinking the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and desire to contribute to meaningful and innovative products.
- Functional knowledge and experience in the practical application of relevant FDA human factors guidance regulations and standards including IEC 62366 AAMI HE75 EN 60601 ISO 14971 MDR and design controls.
Day to day responsibilities:
Support core development team(s) on all human factors activities including attending remote meetings communicating status to manager on all program requests developing and recommending HFE strategies and creating and approving HFE documents within Clients document management system.
Red Flags:
No direct experience leading HFE activities for combination product delivery devices. Only has academic research experience. A pattern of changing jobs every year. No medical device or pharmaceutical industry experience.
Interview process:
Candidate has a 25 minute phone interview with hiring manager. Candidate sends HFE writing example (redacted) to hiring manager. Candidate has a 50 minute panel interview. Candidate CV and panel interview results reviewed with senior leadership team. Decision to hire.
We invite qualified candidates to sendyour resume to. Ifyou decide that youre not interested in pursuing this particular position please feel free to take a look at the other positions on our You are also welcome to sharethis opportunity withanyone you think might be interested in applying for this role.
Required Experience:
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