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Senior Usability Engineer (Cambridge, MA)

The Breakthrough Innovation Teams (BRITE) are the embodiment of Philips' approach to driving breakthrough innovation and we are looking for a talented Senior Usability Engineer to join our team and lead the end-to-end usability testing and UFMEA activities to ensure that our healthcare solutions will be safe, effective, and loved by our customers.

Your role:

• Support the development of groundbreaking robotic solutions that will advance patient outcomes, improve procedural efficiency, and position Philips as a leader in the targeted clinical segment.

• Create usability engineering plan, develop testing protocols, and facilitate iterative user testing and expert review sessions, using the latest data-driven usability engineering tools and methodologies.

• Conduct UFMEA (Use Failure Modes & Effects Analysis) and other Human Factors (HF) analysis to identify risk, errors, and failures in the design and workflow. Document UFMEA results and work with stakeholders to create mitigation plan and design improvement.

• Define and document usability requirements and work with product manager, system engineer and other R&D functions to translate usability requirements into product and technical requirements.

• Manage formative and summative evaluation and create appropriate documentation as required by regulatory bodies (e.g., FDA, EUMDR, CMDE).

You're the right fit if:

• You have acquired 7+ years of relevant experience in usability engineering and have conducted UFMEA, formative and summative testing.

• You have experience developing and testing medical products and have supported regulatory submission for FDA’s 510K, IDE, DeNovo or PMA processes. Medical robotics experience is a plus.

• You have broad experience in healthcare/medical device or other safety critical/regulated areas (automotive, aviation, military, etc.) with expert knowledge of usability methodologies, processes and standards, particularly regulatory standards (FDA, IEC 62366-1, EU-MDR, CMDE). You also have a strong understanding of Risk Management process (ISO 14971).

• You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in design research, product design, interaction design, usability, human factors, human-computer interaction or related fields.

• You have great communication, collaboration and execution skills to perform with multidisciplinary and international teams. You have a deep commitment to prioritizing customer needs and enhancing customer experiences in all aspects of your work. Your mindset is entrepreneurial, and you have a track record of working on pioneering innovations.

• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

How we work together:

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. This is an office-based position.

About Philips:

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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• Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Philips Transparency Details:

The pay range for this position in (Massachusetts) is $130,000 to $223,000

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information:

• US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

• Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance of Cambridge, MA.

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran and maintains a drug-free workplace.