Sara Waxberg Mcnew BS, MS

Sara is currently the Director of Human Factors and Industrial Design at Eli Lilly and Company. She has held positions previously at Phillips HealthCare and Baxter Healthcare, including User Centered Design Lead, Senior Manager of Human Factors and Industrial Design, and Senior Human Factors Engineer. Through these responsibilities, she has led cross functional teams, interacted with regulatory agencies and executed strategic plans. While at these organizations, she was responsible for ensuring that intended end-users are effectively represented and that their needs are fully considered throughout the product life cycle.

Sara has a B.S. in human factors engineering and biomedical engineering design from Tufts University, where she has also completed her M.S. course work. As a member of the human factors committee of the Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), Sara has also contributed to the development and revision of technical information reports and standards.