Associate Director Engineering

Lifelancer
Cambridge, CA
Category Engineering
Job Description
Amgen is seeking an Associate Director Engineering to lead the Human Factors & Usability Engineering team. The role involves providing strategic and operational leadership for the integration of human factors, usability, and user-centered risk management across Amgen's product portfolio.

Requirements

  • Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing human factors and usability engineering team.
  • Build enterprise capability in human factors and usability by establishing scalable processes, tools, and best practices.
  • Champion the integration of human factors, usability, and user-centered design into product development processes.
  • Define and drive HF/UE strategy aligned with regulatory requirements, development milestones, and quality systems.
  • Oversee planning and execution of formative and summative human factors studies in alignment with FDA, EMA, MDR, ISO 62366, and global standards.
  • Ensure seamless integration of HF/UE activities within design controls and risk management (ISO 14971).
  • Author and review HF/UE documentation including plans, use-related risk analyses, validation protocols, reports, and regulatory responses.
  • Integrate use-related risk management across the product lifecycle to minimize on-market risk.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Device Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Medical, Packaging, Manufacturing, and Operations teams.
  • Provide HF leadership in feasibility assessments and early-stage design decisions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive employee benefits package
  • Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions
  • Group medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Discretionary annual bonus program
  • Stock-based long-term incentives
  • Award-winning time-off plans
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