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Director, Operations

USA, IL, Buffalo Grove💼 Full-time💰 $160,100–$160,100🗓 2026-08-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Manage day-to-day operations and core functions to achieve operational excellence for medical device manufacturing.

Role type

Director, Operations (Manufacturing)

Builds

Medical devices and innovative products for market-leading brands

Domain

Medical Devices / Regulated Manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

P&L ownership, FDA/ISO 13485/GMP compliance, multi-shift operations leadership, NPI management, process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Lean Daily management, high-speed automation, cross-functional leadership

Preferred skills

MBA, scaling operations experience, design transfer expertise

Technologies

Lean tools, high-speed automation systems

Responsibilities

Guarantee production and on-time delivery, define operational financial goals, execute strategic operational programs, review Key Operating Indicators (KOIs) with executives, attend quarterly business reviews with customers, direct purchasing/production/planning/engineering/maintenance/logistics activities, implement HR strategies for workforce recruitment and retention

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on operational oversight

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