Director, Software Engineering – Acute Devices

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.

As the Global Software Leader for Acute Products/ Devices, this role is responsible for leading multi-site device software engineering team for Acute Care products by defining and driving software strategy and implementation and delivering to all Acute Care product lines. As the Global Device Software Leader for Acute Care product lines of Vantive, works in collaboration with commercial, systems, program management, Quality & Regulatory functional leadership teams to build and execute on product strategy, roadmaps and delivery plans.

• Own product-line software strategy and roadmaps for device software for all acute products; aligning with business and product strategy and therapy needs.
• Lead Acute global device software team, including functional managers and technical leaders.
• Lead defining and implementing technology and software architecture strategy working with Acute device software leaders and in collaboration with systems leaders
• Lead Acute global device software team in building execution plans and driving execution to deliver to the product roadmaps and releases across all Acute product lines.
• Create, effectively communicate, and realize vision and strategy for the organization that aligns with the business and customer needs.
• Establish an organization structure that ensures clear accountability and operational excellence.
• Develop and mentor high-performing managers and technical leaders; build succession plans and communities of practice across global sites.
• Provide strategic planning leadership for resource staffing and project execution with proactive management of technical and project risk to ensure delivery of business commitments
• Leverages deep knowledge of technology/process/therapy domains, user needs, hazards, risk, and business targets and budgets to drive solutions and product design realization.
• Management of technical and project risk to ensure delivery of business commitments.
• Drive post-market software change management strategy, field data analytics, and reliability improvements with contained risk and minimal therapy disruption.
• Embrace and embed 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 (medical product development, design, safety, Cyber Security) to ensure compliance in all research, development, data collection and reporting activities.

• Significant experience in Electro-mechanical devices and device…