Senior Principal Engineer

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.

This position is part of the Drug Products – Americas R&D Team, within the Product Development Lifecycle Management and Sustaining Product Organization.

This role serves as a Senior Principal Engineer and packaging material SME (subject matter expert) within the Solutions & Containers R&D organization, with responsibility for leading pharmaceutical packaging material development, critical issue investigation, and high-impact technical initiatives associated with container closure systems.

The position requires deep technical expertise combined with strategic leadership, cross-functional influence, and end-to-end ownership across the full product lifecycle. The role is accountable for defining technical direction, driving innovation, managing risk, and ensuring alignment with business and regulatory objectives across kidney care modalities and product platforms.

• Lead multiple container material–related work streams and initiatives, demonstrating accountability for delivery of scope, timelines, and technical excellence across regions and programs
• Serve as a recognized SME, providing authoritative guidance and influencing technical decisions at program and organizational levels
• Establish and govern risk-based decision-making frameworks, ensuring proactive identification, prioritization, and mitigation of technical risks
• Influence organizational technical direction and business strategy, aligning R&D initiatives with long-term product, therapy, and innovation priorities
• Translate complex and ambiguous technical challenges into actionable strategies and execution plans

• Lead evaluation, selection, development and qualification of polymer materials and container systems based on structure–property relationships and application requirements
• Lead failure investigations and root-cause analysis for material-related issues, ensuring robust resolution and prevention
• Oversee design and interpretation of complex material characterization studies (mechanical, thermal, chemical, functional performance, etc)
• Drive material selection decisions impacting product performance, cost, safety, and regulatory compliance
• Integrate material science insights into system‑level design and product realization across therapies
• Support container material–related sustaining and lifecycle management activities, ensuring continuity and compliance

• Drive application of analytical tools, data‑driven decision making, and scientific rigor in problem solving and design decisions
• Promote continuous improvement, innovation, and adoption of new technologies or methodologies across programs
• Apply critical thinking to identify optimal solutions under competing constraints and ambiguity
• Strengthen technical standards and practices to enhance product quality, robustness, and performance outcomes

• Collaborate effectively across global, cross‑functional, and multicultural teams, adapting leadership and communication styles to drive alignment and results
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers,…