Medolla, Modena
15 days ago
QA R&D Principal Engineer

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy

 

Baxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B 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 separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Summary

Covering this position, you’ll have the opportunity to execute Product Quality activities within New Product Development (NPD), Sustaining Engineering (SPO) and Regulatory Compliance projects for dialysis electromechanical devices, based on the project assignments received by the Product Quality Manager.

You’ll also participate directly in projects for continuous improvement of product quality handling design NCR/CAPA (as quality approver) and Product Quality Data Review (PQDR) activities.

What you’ll be doing

Be member of Project Core teams for New Product Development Projects and design Change Controls as Product Quality representative.Executes Product Quality activities within New Product Development (NPD), Sustaining Engineering (SPO) and Regulatory Compliance projects for dialysis electromechanical devices, based on the project assignments received by the Product Quality Manager.Review the documents for Device History File issuing and maintenance.Assure compliance to all applicable Baxter corporate procedures as well as all local work instructions and applicable laws and standards.Ensures that complaint data and CAPA corrective actions from current products are considered in sustaining engineering activities.Reviews and approves design NCR/CAPA for the product families assigned.Retrieves and analyzes Product Quality data in post market phase, in order to trend safety and performance of the devices in the field (PQDR).Cooperate and support other Company entities for Audits (internal and external) preparation.Periodically reporting to Product Quality Manager about the status of activities under his/her responsibility.

What you’ll bring

Degree in Engineering (SW, Mechanical or Biomedical field preferred)3-5 years’ experience in Med-Tech industry with focus on medical devices (R&D experience on electromechanical devices is preferred)Knowledge and experience of Quality System based on ISO 13485, FDA, CFR, GMP regulation and MDSAPKnowledge of Design Control and Risk Management principlesCritical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, communications and negotiation skills are requiredFluent knowledge of English

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