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Wendy Vickaryous
Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant
Medtronic, Inc.
763-514-3978, (fax) 651-367-0570
wendy.k.vickaryous@...
www.medtronic.com/employment



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Principal Human Factors Scientist – Medtronic
Minneapolis, MN

Position Description
1.  Responsible for human factors activities across product lifecycles and across Medtronic’s product range.
2.  Human Factors responsibilities across the product lifecycle include customer needs identification, user and workplace profiles, task analysis and scenario development, interaction design ( creation of physical models and prototypes, graphical user interfaces, and product graphics), user interface design, usability testing, user error analysis, and post-launch outcomes analysis.
3.  Applies knowledge of human factors principles such as an understanding of human performance and limitations (perceptual, cognitive, motor skills and anthropometrics) and techniques (knowledge acquisition, interaction design, and usability evaluation).
4.  Human Factors Engineering activities are performed within the constraints of a complex regulated environment; and in partnership with other design (SW, FW, HW, Systems Engineering), research, technology, product planning, clinical, regulatory, and marketing groups.
5.  Additional tasks include standards development, in-house training and popularizing of HF role.  (But little selling, HF is already widely accepted as a key technology at Medtronic.)

Position Responsibilities
1.  Lead the completion of major projects by providing expertise in multiple roles in the product development lifecycle through deep knowledge about system functionality across multiple systems, and/or through deep knowledge of system functionality.
2.  Lead several human factors engineering activities at once in the product development lifecycle including identifying, planning, monitoring, and executing tasks for entire project.
3.  Develop technical solutions to complex, system-wide usability problems that require ingenuity and creativity.
4.  Apply advanced knowledge of biomedical/human factors engineering principles, cardiac rhythm management systems, and human factors engineering processes to definition, design and evaluation of products.
5.  Perform other job-related duties or special projects as required.

Basic Qualifications
MS in Human Factors, Usability Engineering, or cognitive/experimental Psychology or Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering with extensive human factors coursework.  High tolerance for change, able to multi-task continuously, willing to travel, able to quickly pick up advanced domain knowledge.
A 5-10 year history of working on human factors design and evaluation of medical, business or consumer products.  Proven track record of applying various human factors/usability engineering principles and tools in the design and evaluation of hardware and software products.  Proven ability to work with multidisciplinary teams that may include other HF experts.  Proven track record of applying various human factors/usability engineering tools in a product brought to market.  Excellent team, interpersonal, verbal, and presentation skills.

Desired/Preferred Qualifications
PhD in one of the above disciplines.  Working knowledge of cardiac function.  Experience teaching human factors and usability engineering concepts to a diverse audience.

Physical Job Requirements
Ability to freely move throughout the facility, use of a keyboard and mouse, visually able to interact with personal computers. Also, the ability to move between facilities throughout the day and work after hours if required by project schedule or issues

To Apply to This Posting
To be considered for this opportunity, please apply to it online by going to the website at www.medtronic.com/employment and entering requisition #58200.