R&D Project Leader LSI

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.

Summary 
The R&D Project Leader leads R&D project teams to project closure with limited direction. There is a level of independent interaction, influence, and leadership with the project team to ensure the team keeps the project on track and delivers to commitments. The R&D Project Leader role is guided by the product lifecycle management processes. The individual in this role will be strengthening their independence and strong leadership and project management skills in order to evolve to lead larger projects.

What you'll be doing
Within the R&D perimeter and for the specific perimeter assigned in the project:

• Responsible for building, consolidating and maintaining the R&D project plan, the R&D project team and related structure, act as change owner 
• Responsible to assign and monitor team deliverables for project completion
• Responsible for project communication with the R&D team and Leadership, PMO, and other project key stakeholders. Communication includes, but not limited to, project status and achievement, execution strategy, risk escalation, etc
• Coordinate project R&D documentation and issue the specific project management documentation
• In collaboration with the PMO core team leader and the other core team members, responsible for establishing and implementing an effective project risk mitigation plan, including effective communication of risk status to PMO core team leader and R&D leadership team
• Leads scheduled meetings in R&D, develops and manages agenda, creates minutes, and follows action items throughout the integration steps

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent
• 3+ years of project management or experience in the product life cycle for medical devices
• Basis of HW, SW and System Engineering
• Medical device regulations and standards
• Familiarity with Project Management areas of knowledge
• Familiarity with electromechanical medical devices technology and related design and development processes
• Team working approach and Problem solving attitude
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in written and verbal form 
• Capability to flex and understand from technical details to wide strategic analysis and discussions
• Fluent in English (spoken, Written/read)

Reasonable Accommodation

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