{"id":908823,"url":"https://alion.io/job/artidis-human-factor-engineer","title":"Human Factor Engineer","company":{"id":695088,"name":"ARTIDIS","domain":"artidis.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/artidis","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Breezy","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Houston, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":86000,"max_usd":165000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":2941},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-14T14:17:15Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-14","last_verified_at":"2026-10-04T02:04:34Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":19,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":19},"description":"About Artidis\nArtidis is a pioneering clinical stage health technology company that aims to set the gold standard in tissue analysis and therapy optimization. By combining its nanotechnology platform for rapid tissue analysis with a holistic data solution, Artidis accelerates drug discovery, tissue engineering, and personalized treatment. Artidis focuses its research and development efforts on solid tumors to enhance responses to chemo, immuno, and cell therapies, driving precision in cancer care.\nJob Purpose\nThe Human Factors Engineer holds end-to-end ownership of usability and human factors engineering for the Artidis medical device and connected intelligence platform, from defining user needs and requirements through formative and summative usability studies, use-related risk management, regulatory submissions, and post-market follow-up.\nThe Human Factors Engineer is the subject matter expert and process owner for Human Factors and Usability Engineering across the Artidis product portfolio. The role owns the Usability Engineering File (UEF) and is responsible for defining user needs, clinical workflows, use specifications, use-related risk controls, and usability validation strategies from concept through commercialization.\nWorking closely with Design, Systems Engineering, Quality Assurance, Clinical Operations, Product Management, and Regulatory Affairs, this individual ensures products are safe, effective, clinically relevant, and intuitive for intended users while supporting development milestones and regulatory submissions.\nDuties and Responsibilities\nUser Needs & Requirements Definition\nLead the process of eliciting, defining, and documenting user needs through contextual inquiry, task analysis, clinician interviews, and site observations.\nServe as the primary owner of user needs, use specifications, task analyses, human factors planning, use-related risk assessments, and usability validation activities throughout the product lifecycle.\nOwn translation of user needs into atomic, validatable user need and design requirement statements, ensuring traceability through design inputs, validation, and risk management activities.\nCross-functional partnering with Systems Engineering, Product Management, Clinical Operations, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure user needs reflect real clinical workflows, intended use, intended use environments, and intended user populations before requirements are finalized.\nDefine, maintain, and continuously refine intended use, intended user, use environment, workflow, and task analysis documentation that form the foundation of the Usability Engineering File.\nUsability Engineering & Study Execution\nOwn and maintain the Usability Engineering File (UEF) end-to-end, per ANSI/AAMI HE75, IEC 62366-1, FDA Human Factors guidance, and 21 CFR 820.30(c) design controls.\nDevelop and maintain the Human Factors Engineering strategy and ensure alignment with product development, verification, validation, and regulatory submission milestones.\nPlan, schedule, and personally follow up on all formative and summative usability activities across the product lifecycle, ensuring no study, protocol, or report stalls without an owner and a closure date.\nDesign usability test protocols, recruit and screen representative participants, run sessions, and author formative and summative usability study reports.\nLead use-related risk analysis (URRA), identifying use errors, critical tasks, and hazard-related use scenarios, and integrate findings into the ISO 14971 risk management process.\nDefine critical tasks and validation scope in collaboration with Quality, Risk Management, and Regulatory Affairs.\nFacilitate heuristic evaluations and iterative design walkthroughs with clinical users to shape interface and workflow decisions for ARTIDISNET and connected measurement systems.\nEvaluate user interaction with ARTIDISNET, connected software systems, and clinician-facing outputs to ensure safe, effective, and intuitive operation.\nCross-Functional Ownership & Follow-Up\nDrive closure of all human factors activities and action items across design reviews, development phases, verification and validation activities, regulatory submissions, and post-market activities, escalating risks to timelines when necessary.\nAuthor Human Factors Engineering Reports, URRAs, study protocols, study reports, and human factors sections of regulatory submissions including De Novo, 510(k), IVDR, and other applicable submissions.\nRespond to FDA, notified body, and other regulatory authority questions related to usability engineering and human factors activities.\nCollaborate with Design, Systems Engineering, Data Science, Clinical Operations, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure usability considerations are incorporated into product design decisions.\nEnsure labeling, IFUs, software messaging, onboarding workflows, and training materials minimize use-related risk and support safe and effective operation.\nPresent human factors strategy, risks, study results, and recommendations at cross-functional design reviews and decision-gate meetings.\nServe as the Human Factors Engineering subject matter expert within the organization and influence cross-functional stakeholders to implement user-centered design principles.\nMaintain close collaboration with Quality to monitor complaint trends, use-related events, customer feedback, and field observations, ensuring findings are incorporated into usability engineering and risk management documentation.\nQualifications\nBachelor's or master’s degree in Human Factors Engineering, Ergonomics, Engineering Psychology, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Psychology, Industrial Engineering, User Experience (UX), or a related discipline.\n5+ years of human factors / usability engineering experience in the medical device field. Prior imaging, diagnostic, or oncology device experience preferred. No AFM background required.\nDirect experience working with or designing for radiology and/or oncology clinical workflows, e.g., imaging suites, pathology, tumor boards, or oncology treatment planning is an advantage.\nWorking knowledge of IEC 62366-1, FDA Human Factors and Usability Engineering guidance, and ISO 14971.\nDemonstrated experience planning and conducting formative and summative usability studies, including protocol authoring and final report writing.\nFamiliarity with design control processes under 21 CFR 820.30 and ISO 13485.\nComfort engaging directly with radiologists, oncologists, pathologists, and other clinical users to elicit and validate user needs.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting findings to cross-functional and regulatory audiences.\nAbility to work on-site in Houston with periodic travel.\nDesired Qualifications:\nPrior clinical, imaging, or oncology diagnostic device experience (radiology, pathology, oncology, or interventional imaging platforms).\nExperience authoring or contributing to De Novo or 510(k) submissions.\nFamiliarity with Codebeamer or similar requirements/quality management systems.\nExperience with EMR/HL7-FHIR-connected clinical software workflows.\nCertified Human Factors Professional (CHFP) or equivalent credential.\nWorking Conditions\nThe environment is a typical start-up with an intrinsically motivated international team. Our company is an excellent place for rapid advancement and offers a promising opportunity to learn and share know-how in a very agile environment. The position requires the employee to go the extra mile when needed. We are looking for a team player who appreciates direct communication. The effort is rewarded with challenging tasks, the possibility to take responsibility, a highly driven team, and work serving a significant purpose. 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