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Gritter Francona · 11 hours ago

Lead Human Factors Engineer

Gritter Francona is looking for a Lead Human Factors Engineer to help support a potential project that advances the enterprise standard of care and patient experience. The role involves leading human factors engineering strategies, conducting research and evaluations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system design and usability.

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Responsibilities

Serve as the HFE lead for the contract, owning the HFE strategy, roadmap, and quality bar for deliverables; establish HFE governance, definitions of ready/done, templates, and review gates
Translate state‑of‑the‑art research and industry trends in human factors, cognitive/organizational psychology, and clinical informatics into scalable methods and guidance for teams
Champion Lean‑Agile principles within a SAFe® environment, shaping ART ceremonies (PI Planning, System Demo, Inspect & Adapt) to drive value delivery and continuous improvement
Plan and execute mixed‑methods research (contextual inquiry, cognitive task analysis, diary studies, think‑aloud protocols, surveys, card sorting, tree testing, formative/summative usability) tailored to risk and regulatory context
Design and conduct workflow analyses across clinical informatics domains (e.g., order entry, medication administration, care coordination, documentation, decision support) to identify latent conditions, handoff risks, and transient failure modes that evade unit testing
Apply advanced risk and resilience methods (e.g., FMEA/FMECA, STPA, bow‑tie analysis, FRAM, HFACS) to anticipate and mitigate human‑system hazards
Visualize and articulate system‑wide impacts of design changes on all user groups (end users, supervisors, support staff, patients, administrators)
Recommend redesigns or operational mitigations to minimize negative outcomes when changes are constrained or products/processes are essential
Collaborate with product, engineering, clinical SMEs, and data teams to prototype designs (low‑ to high‑fidelity) and evaluate effects on safety, workflow, workload, and adoption
Provide thoughtful, actionable suggestions during live demo calls; adapt in real time to participant feedback in user sessions of any type (moderated, unmoderated, remote, in‑person)
Mentor cross‑functional teams in HFE practices; deliver trainings and brown‑bag sessions to empower high‑performing Agile teams
Define and track HFE KPIs (e.g., task success, time‑on‑task, error rates, cognitive load, adoption, defect escape rate, alert fatigue indices)
Produce clear, standards‑aligned HFE documentation (protocols, moderation guides, test plans, risk analyses, traceability matrices, usability engineering files, summative reports)
Ensure alignment with applicable standards and guidance

Qualification

Human Factors EngineeringSAFe Lean-Agile PrinciplesMixed-Methods ResearchCognitive PsychologyClinical InformaticsRisk Analysis MethodsTraining DeliveryMentoringCollaboration

Required

Masters' degree
10+ years of experience in human factors engineering, with a strong record leading research, evaluations, and design for complex, safety‑critical or high‑reliability systems
Experience applying SAFe® Lean‑Agile principles and practices to drive value, sustain organizational change, and enable high‑performing Agile teams

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Training & Development

Company

Gritter Francona

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Gritter Francona specializes in health care, human resource management and IT solutions to government.

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

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Richard Burke
Chief Operating Officer
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Carl Salzano
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