Presenter
Emily Alexander
Biography
Emily Alexander is a Human Factors Engineer at Fathom Consulting. With over ten years of experience in the medical device industry, she has led the usability testing efforts for numerous devices. She has been part of 800+ individual study sessions and her work has resulted in successful FDA approvals of 21 products and counting. Emily is most passionate about how study design and moderation impacts reporting and analysis of residual risk.
Emily holds a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University and a M.S. Medical Device Innovation from the University of Minnesota. Prior to her career in Human Factors, she gained experience in the medical device industry through roles at Medtronic and Abbott, supporting Operational Quality and Design Assurance.
Emily is the Founder and President of the HFES Twin Cities Chapter as well as a Co-Track Chair for the HFES Healthcare Symposium, Medical and Drug Delivery Devices track for 2026.
Connect with Emily on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emalex/
Emily holds a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University and a M.S. Medical Device Innovation from the University of Minnesota. Prior to her career in Human Factors, she gained experience in the medical device industry through roles at Medtronic and Abbott, supporting Operational Quality and Design Assurance.
Emily is the Founder and President of the HFES Twin Cities Chapter as well as a Co-Track Chair for the HFES Healthcare Symposium, Medical and Drug Delivery Devices track for 2026.
Connect with Emily on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emalex/
Presentations
Poster Presentation
Digital Health
Hospital Environments
Patient Safety Research and Initiatives
Medical and Drug Delivery Devices
Simulation and Education