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The Position

At Roche, we put patients' needs at the center of everything we do. To ensure our innovative medical solutions – from software to hardware – are not only effective but also intuitive and safe to use, we need your expertise. As a Human Factors Engineer (d/f/m), you are the crucial interface between people and technology, ensuring that our products are developed from the very beginning for the people who need them most.

Your new team:

You will be part of our global 'Customer Experience & Solution Design' team at the Mannheim site. You will work in an agile SCRUM team with dedicated colleagues. Together, our goal is to make a decisive difference for users and patients through outstanding usability engineering.

The Opportunity

• Take Ownership: You will take responsibility for usability engineering and design validation in agile projects – from the initial idea to market launch.

• Ensure User Focus: You will plan and conduct user tests (in-house and external), create the corresponding documentation, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

• Be the Voice of the User: You will provide valuable input for the definition of requirements and product risk analysis, always representing the user's perspective.

• Drive Projects Forward: You will independently manage complex work packages, delegate tasks to internal and external partners, and ensure the timely delivery of results.

• Enable Regulatory Approvals: You will create and compile all relevant results for product approval in global markets (e.g., EU, USA, China).

Who you are

• Your Foundation: You have a successfully completed Master's degree, e.g., in Human Factors Engineering, Psychology, an engineering or natural science field, with a specialization in Human Factors Engineering.

• Your Experience: You have several years of professional experience in the development of medical devices and/or IVDs.

• Your Practical Skills: You are experienced in planning and conducting user tests, also in collaboration with external partners, and you generate design recommendations from the results that are directly incorporated into product development.

• Your Mindset: You feel comfortable in a complex and agile environment. You contribute creative ideas, can weigh risks, and drive decisions forward.

• Your Communication: You have a confident demeanor and communicate convincingly and with business fluency in English.

Your Application:

CV only – Simply upload your CV and apply directly.

Apply now – we look forward to hearing from you!

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Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.