Greta O'brien
About Greta O'brien
Greta O'Brien is a Human Factors Engineer I at Boston Scientific, with a background in systems engineering and research from the University of Minnesota.
Title and Current Position
Greta O'brien holds the title of Human Factors Engineer I at Boston Scientific. She commenced this role in 2023, where she focuses on developing training materials and study protocols for formative user testing. Additionally, she creates mock-ups using tools like Adobe Illustrator and Penpot for early-stage user testing.
Previous Experience at Boston Scientific
Greta's professional journey at Boston Scientific includes a progression of roles before assuming her current title. In 2023, she served as a Human Factors Engineering Contractor for three months. From 2022 to 2023, she worked as a Systems Engineering Contractor in Interventional Cardiology for six months. Greta also gained experience as a Systems Engineer Intern in Interventional Cardiology in 2022 for three months. Her functions in these roles included assisting in developing Task Analysis and a Usability Engineering Plan for a new product.
Experience at Smiths Medical
In 2021, Greta worked for Smiths Medical as a Systems Engineer Co-op for seven months. During her tenure in Plymouth, Minnesota, she engaged in various engineering tasks, contributing to the organization's development projects and gaining significant industry experience.
Academic Background
Greta O'brien attended the University of Minnesota where she studied Industrial and Systems Engineering. She successfully completed her Bachelor's degree from 2019 to 2023. During her academic career, she also worked as a Computer Science Teaching Assistant for three months in 2020.
Early Roles and Internship Experience
Early in her career, Greta accumulated diverse experience through a variety of roles. She worked as an Undergraduate Research Volunteer at Visible Heart® Laboratories for seven months from 2021 to 2022, and as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Minnesota Rehabilitation Biomechanics Lab for eight months in 2020. She also interned at Medtronic in 2019 for three months, gaining exposure to CRHF technology.