Senior Principal Engineer, R&D Disposables (Hybrid)

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.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Serve as the technical expert and product design owner for disposables product families, design history files, and complex design change programs.
• Coordinate and communicate the efforts of R&D in collaboration with global cross-functional stakeholders for both internal updates and external regulatory audits.
• Creative Problem Solver - identify technical and cross functional risks up front, develop and execute mitigations and provide team direction on how to remove or avoid roadblocks.
• Build strong relationships with Commercial, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing and Clinical partners for a broad understanding of stakeholder needs to provide innovative solutions.
• Schedules, budgets, and leads product development life cycle management activities with minimal guidance.
• Drive adherence to design control procedures, general safety rules, company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, and FDA regulations.
• Apply state of the art techniques to manage design history files and implement design changes for disposables products.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional and global project teams.
• May supervise engineers and/or technicians.
• Contribute to Vantive intellectual property through invention disclosures and patent applications.
• Occasional travel up to 15%.

What you’ll bring:

• BS in Mechanical, Plastics, Biomedical Engineering or a related field, Masters preferred.
• Minimum 8 - 10 years of related experience in Class II or Class III medical product development.
• Working knowledge of plastics materials and processing such as injection molding, extrusion, ultrasonic welding, UV/solvent bonding, and sterilization.
• Provide solutions that reflect understanding of business objectives.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office and MS Project.
• Ability to train, coach, and mentor others from technical expertise.
• Advanced knowledge of medical device design controls preferred.
• Able to objectively identify ambiguous and diverse technical problems and create solutions.
• Able to organize and present technical and project overviews independently.
• Communicate frequently and efficiently with internal and/or external contacts.
• Self-directed, resourceful, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Able to work independently in a fast paced and results driven environment.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration and influencing skills.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Vantive, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $120-150,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

US Benefits at Vantive: This is where your well-being matters. Vantive offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan ("Aon PEP"), Vantive's 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future. The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently. The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Vantive is an equal opportunity employer. Vantive evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodation: Vantive is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.