Director, Software Engineering – Acute Devices

Vantive; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantive is the Global Software Leader for Acute Products/Devices, and this role leads a multi-site device software engineering team to define and drive software strategy for Acute Care products. You will collaborate with commercial, systems, program management, and Quality & Regulatory leaders to build roadmaps and delivery plans.

Essential duties include owning software strategy, leading the global team, architecting software solutions, and delivering roadmaps across all acute product lines

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with electro-mechanical devices and device software engineering.
• Deep understanding of global regulatory requirements for medical devices.
• Experience leading a globally distributed team in a matrix organization.
• Strong team-building, talent management, and succession planning skills.
• Proven ability to shape product strategy and software technology across a global business.
• Solid knowledge of regulatory, quality and product development disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Own product-line software strategy and roadmaps for device software across all acute products.
• Lead global device software team including managers and technical leaders.
• Define and implement architecture strategy with Acute device software leaders and systems leaders.
• Drive execution plans to deliver roadmaps and releases across all Acute product lines.
• Communicate vision and strategy aligned with business and customer needs.
• Establish an organizational structure ensuring accountability and operational excellence.
• Develop and mentor high-performing managers and technical leaders; build succession plans across global sites.
• Provide strategic planning for staffing and project execution with proactive risk management.
• Leverage deep knowledge to drive solutions and product design realization.
• Manage technical and project risk to ensure delivery of commitments.
• Drive post-market software change management, field data analytics, and reliability improvements.
• Embrace agile practices to enable fail-fast learning.
• Foster collaboration across businesses, functions, and external partners.
• Maintain knowledge of Quality System Regulations and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance.

Skills

Electro-mechanical devices

Device software engineering

Global regulatory requirements

Global matrix leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer/software engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

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.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Electro-mechanical devices and device software engineering.
• Understanding of global regulatory requirements for medical devices; risk and reliability concepts for development; and the need to deliver quality products and/or processes.
• Significant experience leading a globally distributed team and working in a global matrix environment.
• Strong team building and talent management skills, and the ability to motivate team members to achieve goals.
• Proven experience in driving product specific and overall portfolio strategy, specific to software technology, in a global business.
• Must possess strong knowledge of scientific/technical disciplines and solid knowledge of related disciplines such as regulatory, quality, and/or product development.
• Recognized internally and externally as expert in functional area.
• Must be a strategic, innovative problem solver, and have strong influencing and communication skills.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills across Clinical, RA/QA, Systems, Operations, and suppliers.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer/software engineering (Master’s preferred). Experience in medical devices or other safety-critical electromechanical domains (e.g., aerospace, industrial controls, automotive) required; medical device experience strongly preferred.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Vantive, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $200,000 - $275,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay