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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.

SUMMARY
• The Project Manager provides business and execution leadership for one or more projects, holding accountability for project schedule, budget, risks, and interacts with all functions and levels of management ensuring effective communications.
• The Project Manager leads project teams through the identification, justification, prioritization, initiation, development and implementation processes
• The Project Manager leads the project team to define the milestones to achieve the launch date commitments and identify issues and risks associated with those plans
 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & AUTHORITIES
• Accountable for project team performance, project schedule and execution, budget commitments and spend.
• Leads team in defining project strategies, developing goals, and ensures project scope is defined and controlled.
• Continuously interacts with all functions and levels of management ensuring effective ongoing communications across teams and stakeholders.
• Ensures identification and communication of project risks, development of risk plan and proactive management of risk response strategies.
• Anticipates potential conflict situations for proactive solutions and manages conflict situations to result in win-win outcomes.
• Leads core team to identify and implement continuous improvement.
 

Qualifications
• Business Acumen
• Role Model of Vital Behaviours and Leadership Essentials
• Expertise in all aspects of program management
• Ability to communicate effectively using a wide variety of skills and vehicles
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams simultaneously in a matrix environment
• The role thus requires the person to be self-motivated, have good interpersonal skills, be capable of analyzing and solving complex problems through innovative thought and experience
• PMI or IPMA or equivalent certification required
• Ability to travel up to 25% of time

Education/Training Requirements 
• MBA/MS or Bachelor’s degree 
• PMI / PMP Certification (or equivalent) desired.
 

Experience
• 10 years of product life cycle experience
• 5 years project management experience with demonstrated success leading multi-site projects
• Strong knowledge Medical Device Product Lifecycle (ISO 13485 and FDA QS Regulation 21 CFR Part 820)

Reasonable Accommodation

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