Program Manager

Vantive • Plymouth, MN

23d • $128,000 - $160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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. Your role: The Program Manager provides business and execution leadership for one or more projects, holding accountability for project schedule, budget and risks, and interacts with all functions and levels of management ensuring effective communications. In this role, you’ll lead project team through identification, prioritization, initiation, development and implementation defining key milestones to achieve the launch date commitments and identify issues and risks associated with those plans.

Requirements

• MBA/MS or Bachelor’s degree
• PMI or IPMA or equivalent certification required
• 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)
• Business Acumen
• Role Model of Vital Behaviors 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
• Self-motivated, good interpersonal skills, capable of analyzing and solving complex problems through innovative thought and experience
• Ability to travel up to 25% of time

Nice To Haves

• PMI / PMP Certification (or equivalent) desired.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for core team performance, program schedule and execution, budget commitments and spend.
• Leads team in defining program strategies, developing goals, and orchestrating team appraisal process.
• Provides clear direction on product lifecycle management requirements to meet expectations of external customers and business stakeholders.
• Interacts through program updates and reviews 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.
• Maximizes business results through continuous improvement in organization's ability to execute programs from identification through implementation.

Benefits

• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”), Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future.
• The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently.
• The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals.
• We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level