Global Value Engineering Lead, R&D

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead the overall global value engineering strategy, savings commitments, and execution for Electromechanical device (PD Cycler), covering opportunity identification, product and cost breakdown, initiative prioritization, solution development, design transfer, and mass production introduction.
• Act as the primary liaison between China execution teams and global R&D, Quality, Regulatory, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, finance, and suppliers; resolve barriers, and coordinate deployment of all cost-reduction levers including design-to-value, DFM/DFA, manufacturing optimization, and supply chain localization.
• Drive localization of critical components and sub-assemblies while maintaining full traceability and aligning all design changes with global Design History File (DHF), design control, risk management; ensure localized components and modifications meet or exceed current specifications for system quality, performance, reliability, clinical performance, safety, and cross-market regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate, qualify, and develop high-quality local suppliers, contract manufacturers, and component vendors in China against technical, quality, regulatory, capacity, cost, and supply continuity requirements, translating R&D design requirements into scalable engineering and process solutions.
• Lead sample development, engineering verification, and structured design transfer from R&D to suppliers, ensuring design intent, drawings, critical-to-quality requirements, test expectations, process controls, DFM/DFA improvements, risk mitigation, process capability, production documentation, and compliant manufacturing readiness are defined, verified, and implemented at the supplier site.
• Establish and deploy global value engineering standards, Core Cost Lever frameworks, evaluation templates, supplier assessment models, governance routines, and project KPIs to create a repeatable integrated end-to-end approach and transparently track total product optimization.
• Directly lead the Supplier Development Engineers and Supplier Quality Engineers assigned to the program. Qualifications
• Master's degree or above in mechanical design, mechatronics, automation, electrical engineering, electronics, precision instruments, biomedical engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 12-15 years of relevant work experience, including at least 10 years in the medical device industry; experience with active medical devices, mechatronic equipment, or complex engineering products is preferred.
• Proven track record of leading successful Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) or redesign-for-cost projects with demonstrated COGS and end to end savings of 40% or more.
• Deep knowledge of Core Cost Levers and the ability to apply an integrated end-to-end value engineering approach across product architecture, design, materials, components, manufacturing processes, sourcing, supply chain, quality, and lifecycle cost.
• Deep knowledge of the local China medical device supply chain, supplier ecosystem, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Hands-on experience navigating global regulatory standards and requirements, including ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 14971, and NMPA requirements.
• Familiar with the development, manufacturing, verification, and mass production introduction processes for mechanical structural parts, electronic components, mechatronic assemblies, or core components of active medical devices.
• Experience in supplier technical assessment, sample development, process optimization, DFM/DFA, verification and validation, and manufacturing transfer, including establishing process controls, manufacturing readiness criteria, critical-to-quality parameters, and production documentation to ensure suppliers meet design, quality, repeatability, compliance, and cost targets.
• Understanding of electronic hardware, embedded systems, firmware/software, or active medical device system architecture will be a plus.
• Willing to travel at a certain frequency depending on supplier locations and project stages. Leadership & Soft Skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams across geographical boundaries, cultures, and time zones.
• Project management skills; PMP or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification is a plus.
• Language Requirements: Full professional proficiency in both Mandarin Chinese and English, written and spoken.

Reasonable Accommodation

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