Start Date: Summer

Length of Assignment: 3 months, 40/hrs per week, remote

Preferred Majors/Disciplines: human factors or a closely related field

Education Level: to be updated

Device and Packaging Development

We are a team of scientists and engineers that develop medical devices and combination products to support the Genentech/Roche Pharma Portfolio. As a part of Device and Packaging Development, the human factors engineering team supports projects at all stages of development, from before the first human clinical trial of a product through improvements after launch. The team supports human factors engineering needs throughout the project lifecycle, including:

• Advocating for the user in the development process
• Providing input on user and design requirements to develop product user interfaces
• Developing instructions for use and training
• Conducting human factors studies to gather early-stage data and assess/optimize product usability
• Identifying and mitigating use-related risks
• Conducting user studies
• Providing input to the clinical team and launching device training
• Authoring human factors reports and content for health authority submissions

Internship Overview

The human factors intern will provide support for ongoing activities related to our devices under development. Example devices include prefilled syringes, autoinjectors, digital health technology, ocular tools and devices, and inhalers. The intern will work with human factors engineers on any of the following activities:

• Planning usability studies and collecting/analyzing data
• Providing input and recommendations for device design
• Contributing to human factors reports and documents
• Assisting with risk analysis development
• Participating in human factors team continuous improvement activities (e.g., development of internal tools and templates)
• Attending human factors team and individual device team meetings

This internship is expected to be conducted remotely, with some potential onsite work for candidates who are located near our offices in South San Francisco.

Qualifications

The right candidate will possess the following skills and experience:

• Recent graduate or currently pursuing a degree in human factors or a closely related field
• Understanding of human factors principles and user-centered design
• Knowledge and experience with general human factors methods, which may include user testing, heuristic evaluation, use-related risk analysis
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative research
• Experience and/or interest in applying human factors to the healthcare or medical device industries
• Strong technical writing skills
• Some knowledge of medical device and combination product regulations is helpful, but not required
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, verbally, and as a presenter
• High level of initiative and ability