Job Description

Who We Are

We touch the lives of over 200 million patients every day, and billions every year. After all, everyone needs healthcare or medication at some point. Yet until today, you may not have heard of us.

We're Teva, a global pharmaceutical company, committed to increasing access to high-quality healthcare to patients around the world.

We would like to invite applications for the role of Senior Human Factors Engineer at our Waterford Site

The role is responsible for leading Human Factors/Usability activities within R&D in accordance with FDA and EU regulatory guidelines and best practice.

A Day In The Life Of A Senior Human Factors Engineer

• Manage human factors (HF)/Usability and risk management activities associated with combination product development throughout their development cycle.
• Ensure HF processes and procedures are followed according to regulations and best-practice.
• Design and execute formative/validation/comparative use HF studies in accordance with US and EU regulatory guidance.
• Develop user needs, task analyses, cognitive-walk throughs, anthropometric analyses, known use issues, use-related risk assessment and threshold analyses documents. 
• Develop intuitive IFUs, labelling artwork and associated language
• Write HF related technical reports, scientific advice and regulatory submission documents
• To deliver Customer Service (both internal and external) through project timelines in accordance with quality standards and cost control.
• Identify areas for improvement and take corrective action as required to ensure continuous improvement in accordance with Company Continuous Improvement Process.
• Communicate effectively with immediate Line Manager, colleagues and staff from other functions or sections of the Company.
• To ensure that all work carried out is in compliance with the required standards and analysts trained to conform with company, cGMP, cGLP, Health & Safety, Environmental Guidelines and regulatory requirements
• Participate in the management of projects and where appropriate work cross functionally. Ensure progress is maintained on projects to meet defined project timelines.
• Make comprehensive records of all work and write formal reports. Ensure all appropriate documentation is completed right first time (i.e. correct and in full) in order to achieve Customer Service, GMP and GLP.

Travel Requirements

This role may involve up to 20% international travel across Europe and The US.

Who We Are Looking For

Are you ….

• Educated to degree level, ideally in a Science/Engineering/Product Design/Psychology related discipline, however we're open to alternative educational backgrounds

Do you have…

• An understanding of Pharmaceutical and Combination Product Development Process

• Experience in Human Factors/Usability Engineering and application of risk management within a highly regulated setting, ideally Pharmaceutical/Combination Products

• Familiarity with US and European Pharmaceutical regulatory guidelines- this would be desirable

• Advanced computer skills

• Technical Report Writing

• Project Management skills

• Strong communication skills

• The ability to work autonomously

• Experience of authoring/ reviewing/ approving internal and external documents eg. protocols, reports, and documents suitable for audits and submissions.

Reports To

Associate Director, Human Factors Manager, CPD

Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

At Teva, we pride ourselves on being a company where we can all thrive, and where everyone feels comfortable being their true self.
Diversity and inclusion sits at the heart of everything we do. By valuing difference, we can be a better employer for our colleagues, and provide a better service for our customers and patients. That’s why we’re constantly looking for ways in which we can learn from each other, embrace what makes us unique and contribute to a fairer society free from discrimination and prejudice.

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