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.

– GLOBAL HARDWARE DIRECTOR COE

Summary

The Hardware Director is responsible for all Hardware level R&D; activities related to all Electro-Mechanical Devices and Platforms for the Global Kidney care business and their integration with Systems and Software.

Will lead a 75+ member global team for PD, HD, Acute and Water product portfolio.

This includes Feasibility / Prototyping, New Product Development (NPD), Sustaining phases of the product development lifecycle and establishing common tools / Processes across the Global product portfolio. Director will lead a global team of Hardware team in Plymouth, Medolla and Bengaluru including technical and functional leaders spanning architecture, design and development, Hardware testing, Reliability across technology & products and provides functional expertise and guidance.

The role needs to utilize a solid understanding of theories and practices of a variety of disciplines to help manage complex projects or programs within boundaries of Scope, Schedule, and the Budget.

Director will be a key member of the business R&D; Leadership Team, responsible for creating and implementing department vision that aligns with the organization's vision and strategic plan. They will co-lead and collaborate on several strategic initiatives with Systems, Supply chain, Manufacturing, PMO, MIP Leadership, Quality, and Regulatory functions. The role will also be accountable for driving specific operational efficiency activities consistent with business objectives to position organization for the future.





Serve as engineering representative of the company with customers to coordinate all development efforts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Contribute to strategic planning and technical roadmap development and accountable for tactical execution of development programs spanning across the product portfolio.

Create, effectively communicate, and realize vision and strategy for the organization that aligns with the business and patient needs.

Leverages deep knowledge of technology/process/therapy domains, user needs, hazards, risk, and business targets and budgets to drive solutions and product design realization.

Establish an organization structure that ensures clear accountability and operational excellence.

Responsible to ensure the effectiveness & efficiency of the global HW organization within the Renal Care Systems R&D; team including:

Leading organization development to ensure that technical and leadership capabilities precede product development/functional needs.

Functional budget and resource alignment to the multi-year product, technology, and capability roadmaps

Functional / program budget spend oversight / tracking / issue identification & solutions in conjunction with the PMO Operations team.

Drive the complete integration of the existing HW teams across the multiple sites, and acquisitions.

Drive / own / participate in key business / organization initiatives to help initiate, define, organize and at times lead our execution efforts to deliver on the business need.

Provides strategic planning leadership by setting strategies and priorities based upon anticipation and application of industry trends and emerging technologies.

Create and communicate global vision of the organizations contribution to the business unit/division goals, ensuring industry leadership.

Create and maintain an environment where team members experience personal and professional growth and become a more self-directed team.

Responsible for Final Approval on product/process documentation issued by its own organization.

· Provide strategic planning leadership for resource staffing and project execution with proactive management of technical and project risk to ensure delivery of business commitments.





· Embrace agile ways of working in support of a fail-fast-learn-fast culture and enabling continual improvement.

· Foster a collaborative work environment with strong working relationships within and across businesses and functions, and with strategic external partners.

· Maintain current knowledge of relevant Quality System Regulations and other regulatory requirements related to research and development (product development, design, and safety) to ensure compliance in all research, data collection and reporting activities.

· Adjusting and assigning resources as necessary to ensure the QMS is adequately implemented and monitored.

· Strong team building and talent management skills, and the ability to motivate team members to achieve goals.

· Must be a strategic, innovative problem solver, and have strong influencing and communication skills.

Critical Requirements

Graduate or Post-Graduate in Mechanical / Electrical or Electronics or related Engineering.

25+ years of overall industry experience and 15+years of Technical / Functional Leadership experience in healthcare industry.

· Strong Experience across product functions spanning Systems Engineering / Hardware Engineering in Therapeutic / interventional / Surgical Electro-mechanical devices.

· Understanding of Global regulatory requirements, International Healthcare standards for medical devices; risk and reliability concepts for development; and the need to deliver quality products and/or processes.

· Adept experience leading a cross functional team and working in a global matrix environment.

· Proven experience in driving product specific and overall portfolio strategy in a global business.

· Must possess solid knowledge of scientific/technical disciplines and solid knowledge of related disciplines such as regulatory, quality, and/or product development.

Reasonable Accommodation

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