Associate Director, Systems

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Your role at Vantive:

We are seeking an Associate Director to be the leader for our Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Systems Engineering Team. You will directly be responsible for leading, building the high performing team & required Systems engineering infrastructure. You will be leading a team of Research & Development engineers of multi-faceted talent (such as Therapy experts, Requirement/Risk Management Owners, Systems Engineers, Lead System Designers, Product Design Owners etc.), providing Product Technical expertise & guidance along with accountability of quality of the design deliverables to the business. You will ensure a holistic system design to deliver the PD therapy to the patient, working collaboratively across the design & development team disciplines and cross functions by analyzing multiple input sources to define product requirements, develop architectures and designs, to identify, assess, and ensure proper mitigation of patient and user risks.

What you'll be doing:

Business

• Understands customer, patient & therapy needs, and product roadmaps for the business.
• Leads the strategic planning for the new product development roadmap.
• Takes ownership for the continuous improvement initiatives within the assigned function in alignment with business needs.
• Effectively communicates within the function, across cross functions, to the leadership and stakeholders.

Organization:

• Sets policies for the staff in accomplishing and documenting projects. Assists in the development of overall engineering departmental policy.
• Identifies and builds strategic technical competencies in the R&D organization to realize all aspects of the business product development needs.
• Create a culture and environment that attracts, develops, retains, and grows diverse and top talent aligned through an environment of mentoring, coaching, career growth and progression, and employee development are critical focus areas.
• Leads functional and technical team leaders in the group that ensures clear accountability and operational excellence.
• Ensures that succession planning and talent pipeline is in place.
• Leverages and supports cross functional teams including Sustaining engineering, the larger business unit, quality, program management, manufacturing, regulatory, medical and clinical, to achieve business results.
• Fosters an environment where mentoring, coaching, career growth and progression, and employee development are critical focus areas.
• Continuously improve department efficiencies to deliver best-in-class development output and optimize fiscal funding.
  

Projects

• Leads new product developments and/or life cycle management of current products in the field for the Peritoneal Dialysis Therapy Systems.
• Effectively manages resources from planning through execution in close collaboration with Program management.
• Responsible for development of state-of-the-art industry expertise and technical competencies to achieve new product developments and to bring productivity/efficiency in enhancing and sustaining the products to meet the evolving Market needs & Regulatory/Quality Standards.
• Applies knowledge of medical device lifecycle management to effectively drive specific phases of product development with high quality and predictability of timeline and budget.
• Adheres to FDA, ISO, and IEC design control procedures, regulations and standards and ensures appropriate design controls and are being adhered to. 
  

What you'll bring:

• Graduate or Post-Graduate in Electrical, Mechanical, Biomedical or related Engineering. An advanced technical degree is desired.
• Experience should include 10-12 years of relevant technical experience in Systems Engineering, including 5 years of leadership experience. Prior experience in Renal Care domain is a plus.
• Must possess a strong knowledge of engineering disciplines and solid knowledge of related disciplines, Electro/Mechanical, Systems, Fluid Mechanics, Materials Science, etc.
• A demonstrated track record in electromechanical system development, preferably medical devices.
• Have a proven track record of management/leadership effectiveness and Influencing in a fast-paced environment.  
• Experience in leading large multi-functional teams with diversified backgrounds covering Systems engineering, System verification & validation.
• Strong foundation and experience in resource, project and budget management and strategy development.
• Proven ability to create results within budget, timeline, and product/project deliverables.
• Proven ability to make sound decisions, think critically, build realistic plans, and manage execution, including creating and implementing resource deployment strategies.
  

Vantive is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

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