Senior Manager, External Manufacturing Operations
Core
Provide strategic and technical leadership to drive operational excellence, value engineering, and cost optimization across the external manufacturing network.
Role type
Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Builds
Scalable Contract Manufacturer engagement framework and sustainable savings pipeline
Domain
Regulated manufacturing (medical device, pharmaceutical, diagnostics)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Value engineering, cost reduction, continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, PPI, project management, cross-functional collaboration, regulatory compliance (cGMP, ISO), technology transfer, process validation, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Supplier development, contract manufacturing management, automation, digital manufacturing, Industry 4.0, capital project management
Technologies
Manufacturing systems, quality tools, engineering performance metrics
Responsibilities
Lead Contract Manufacturer engagement framework deployment and execution; Facilitate improvement workshops with external partners; Execute engineering-led cost reduction initiatives; Manage value engineering opportunity pipeline; Develop and maintain engineering savings pipeline; Partner with Procurement, R&D, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain; Establish and report key performance indicators; Develop training programs for cost reduction methodologies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
