Product Design Owner (w/m/d) Acute Devices

About Vantive

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.

About the Location

At the Gambro Dialysatoren GmbH site within Vantive, we specialize in the development and manufacturing of innovative dialyzers and dialysis catheters. Around 1,100 highly qualified employees are dedicated daily to improving the quality of life for patients with kidney diseases or kidney failure.

Responsibilities

Within our R&D department, you will undertake the following tasks:

• Product Design Owner (PDO) within the product family of acute filters and dialyzers
• Technical expert for lifecycle management activities within acute filter and dialyzer R&D
• Organization, planning, and execution of sustainable activities in accordance with current quality assurance/environmental/regulatory standards
• Supervision of Change Owners and PI Leads within the product family to complete tasks according to plans, milestones, and business requirements
• Review and approval of Design Control documentation to maintain activities
• Creation, maintenance, and updating of the technical specification describing the product's features and functions, and associated verification and validation documents
• Organization, planning, and tracking of the execution of product changes, supplier changes, and labeling changes related to lifecycle management projects
• Support of worldwide product audits according to international/regional/national regulations; technical support for regulatory issues
• Participation in product/process/cost improvements related to lifecycle management projects
• Provision of resource estimation and forecasting
• Ensuring good internal and cross-functional communication as well as regular status updates of projects

Requirements

• University degree in chemistry, process engineering, mechanical engineering, or equivalent
• 2-5 years of experience with medical devices, ideally in the acute therapy area
• Membrane science and/or filtration/purification knowledge
• Independent work style
• High flexibility
• Very good and effective communication skills with internal and external customers
• Very good command of English, both written and spoken

What We Offer

We offer exciting challenges with development potential. With us, you will encounter an inclusive and diverse corporate culture with the opportunity to network with colleagues around the world.

What We Do

Our products and therapies help millions of people worldwide every day, both in clinics and at home. Patients and medical professionals rely on our life-saving products.

We bring people and opportunities together. Gender, age, skin color, origin, sexual orientation, and disabilities play no role – on the contrary: We promote diversity and believe that diversity is an enrichment: https://www.charta-der-vielfalt.de/.

We look forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, resume, and certificates) and to personal contact with you.

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