R&D Integration Program Manager

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 Integration Program Manager is a part of the R&D organization that supports Vantive’s Kidney Care business. Within the team, we provide R&D focused project management support for all product phases, innovation initiatives, new product development and improvement programs for existing therapy systems. This collaborative role gives you the direct opportunity to define solutions to new products challenges and services to patients and continue Vantive’s mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Vantive is a global company with R&D sites at multiple locations in the world; competences and capabilities are spread over the different R&D sites, and you will commonly collaborate with colleagues across several of these R&D sites and with other functional representatives. Work assignments within the team are highly variable and we can promise you a work environment with exciting project management challenges and variability in your day-to-day activities.

The Drug Products and Sciences (DP&S) organization is responsible for Kidney Care drug products (dialysis solutions, concentrates, etc) and related sciences (Sterility Assurance, Analytical Chemistry, Materials compliance, Extractables & Leachables, Toxicology). As a member of the Drug Products and Sciences organization, the Program Manager leads DPS R&D project activities with their Project Management and Technical Leadership skills. The Program Manager will be responsible for forming project teams and developing effective operating mechanisms. This role may be responsible for multiple simultaneous projects of greater complexity and/or visibility.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities.:

• Lead research and development (R&D) project management work and facilitate technical decision making for drug products, medical devices, and other regulated healthcare products
• Owner of R&D program schedule creation, tracking, and execution. Integrate inputs from all DP&S competencies/subject matter experts into a harmonized project proposal, project schedule, technical risk assessment, and other project plans.
• Drives interactions and resolution of technical issues with other R&D functions and cross-functional interfaces for complex projects
• Participates as a member of cross functional teams and/or integrates cross functional inputs into project deliverables
•   Accountable for project execution and proactive risk management.  Effectively tracks project status, risks, budget, and external spend.
• Demonstrates understanding of and adherence to FDA, ISO and IEC design control procedures, regulations, and standards
• Prepares project reports, analyses and delivers presentations to R&D leadership on a regular basis
• Leads scheduled meetings in R&D, develops and manages agenda, creates minutes, and follows up action items throughout the project
• Establish project communication channels and archives. e.g., Teams group, Status meetings, Escalation matrix, etc. 
• Facilitate/organize DPS R&D project design reviews and similar decision meetings 
• Facilitate purchase orders (POs) and approve corresponding invoices for the R&D tasks executed by external vendors (e.g., external labs, translation agencies, etc.)  
• Across multiple parallel projects, identify and evaluate interactions/dependencies and potential synergy opportunities

Qualifications. 

• Deep experience in project management principles and methodologies; multiple cycles of successful product development experiences
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in written and verbal form
• Demonstrated ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied functions (Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, etc.).
• Ability to provide technical leadership and coordination for medical product projects with substantial complexity and scope.
• Ability to decompose complex problems into actionable plans and track them to closure
• Understanding of design requirements for development, validation, and verification of medical products

Education and/or Experience"

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Science or equivalent field.
• 14+ years of R&D experience; 12+ years project management experience
• Experience in pharmaceuticals or medical device industry strongly preferred.

Reasonable Accommodation

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