Research Associate III - Materials Plymouth, MN

Research Associate III – Materials job mouth, MN. 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.

In this role, you will be part of the materials and chemical characterization team and will bring hands‑on technical experience in material selection, material sustainability, and compendial testing – in particular for polymeric materials – pertinent to use in drug and device industry. This Research Associate role will entail utilization of expertise in materials science to perform gap assessments for medical device requirements and support change control activities across the Renal and Acute Care businesses within Vantive.

Additional responsibilities include providing input to regulatory, product sustaining, and product development strategies from the perspective of materials science and polymer science. You will perform laboratory work in materials characterization and execute laboratory studies independently. You will lead design and development of material testing for multiple projects (e.g., New Product Development & Change controls related to supplier notifications) at in‑house labs and/or coordinate the testing with external testing houses.

The individual will author required reports (internal documentation and regulatory submissions) following pertinent internal and external guidelines that enable the eventual use of materials in drugs or devices that Vantive makes.

• With minimal or no assistance or technical supervision, perform technical analysis of materials incorporated into the design of simple and complex medical devices. Determine and communicate whether and how the materials in the design meet regulatory and product requirements.
• Lead material selection activities including compendial testing activities. Lead material testing & qualification at in‑house or external laboratories to enable usage of the materials tested in drug and/or medical device products.
• Lead and/or coordinate EP, USP compliance testing on disposables (e.g., filters, dialyzers, polymeric connectors, etc.), packaging, and container closure materials and container systems.
• Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders – e.g., technical SMEs, product owners, and product management; participate and contribute to materials strategy discussions and provide technical assessments for near and long‑term strategic imperatives.
• Support the development and execution of strategies for subject‑matter expertise in materials characterization and assessment across business units.
• Conduct routine and non‑routine research assignments to advance internal knowledge of materials and associated needs for product development and product lifecycle management.
• Partner with colleagues in matters of subject expertise and participate in non‑routine investigations to troubleshoot and investigate challenges in the field and in product development.
• Demonstrate ability to apply technical theories and principles to projects within the area of expertise for non‑routine tasks. Employ appropriate techniques/methods including extensive data analysis of literature and/or lab‑generated data to execute assignments successfully and independently within negotiated deadlines.
• Write comprehensive…