Principal Eng, Systems

Vantive: A New Company Built on Our Legacy

Since last year, Baxter has been on a journey to separate our Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. 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 are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed sale of Vantive to funds managed by the Carlyle Group is subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions.

Organization:

Join us as we revolutionize the treatment landscape and help improve patient lives worldwide.        

Baxter in on its way to divest its ~$5B Kidney Care segment into an independent company. The new standalone entity will leverage its nearly 70-year legacy in home and in-center dialysis as well as acute therapies to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. With its own investment priorities and enhanced management focus, the company will be better positioned to pursue growth opportunities and invest in innovation. We will build on our leadership in the kidney care space, fueled by our steadfast focus on innovation, our passion for patients and their families and our expertise in operational excellence.

Summary:

The ideal candidate will leverage his/her exposure to embedded software and its interplay with electronics/hardware to support optimal system/product level realization for new products as well as sustenance of the existing products to deliver dialysis therapy. You join our Systems engineering function which is a part of the larger R&D organization and collaborate across functions (Software, Hardware, V&V, Digital) and sites globally (QA, RA, Clinical, Service, Mfg).

The successful candidate will possess strong technical abilities, an excitement and energy for product development, and a passion for their work and the impact it has on extending lives and expanding possibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

As a member of cross-functional team, integrates cross functional inputs to delivery of a project of minor to moderate complexity.

Product Requirements creation, analysis and management.

System integration and testing.

Leverages knowledge of technology, process, and/or therapy domains to drive solutions and product design realization.

Contributes through demonstrated hands-on participation with teams. Accountable for direct production of project deliverables.

Contributes to design concepts and research methodologies that meet current and future customer & business needs for a product or process domain area.

Participates as a member of Design Review Teams.

Ensures inclusion of inputs into product and technical design reviews from cross functional stakeholders.

Proposes and drives solutions to technical problems.

Engaged within the team. May act as the leader for a subsystem for products of minor to moderate complexity or as a subject matter expert on technical problems.

Understands and contributes to resolution of competing constraints within assigned function (e.g. systems, electrical, software, or mechanical engineering) required to deliver products to market.

Able to apply technical risk mitigation tools and execute mitigation strategies to ensure optimal results.

Able to contribute to the program/project or the organization’s technical strategy.

Desirable:

Awareness of medical devices ISO and IEC design control procedures, regulations and standards.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or higher engineering degree in Electrical/Electronics, Bio-medical, or related discipline.
• Proven experience as a systems engineer or a similar role.
• Proficiency in relevant software & systems tools & techniques.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A demonstrated track record in electromechanical system development, preferably medical devices or other highly regulated products.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Reasonable Accommodations

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