Director of Manufacturing

Role Summary

Director of Manufacturing responsible for leading day-to-day protein analysis reagent manufacturing operations, driving process improvements, and ensuring quality and scalability across multiple product lines. Leads a high-performing team, builds structured operations, and partners with leadership on strategy and infrastructure planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations for protein analysis reagent manufacturing, including bottling, labeling, and final kit packaging, spanning multiple product lines across the entire site.
• Partner across functions to streamline processes, reduce variability, and improve delivery performance.
• Build and coach a high-performing team focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Bring structure and discipline to operations‚Äîleveraging SOPs, KPIs, tier meetings, and visual management systems.
• Champion process improvements using lean manufacturing, or other data-driven methodologies.
• Manage capacity planning, budgeting, and staffing to support growth and operational scale.
• Ensure compliance with internal quality systems and applicable industry standards (ISO 9001, ISO 13485).
• Collaborate with leadership on strategy, infrastructure planning, and organizational priorities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing operations, ideally within biotech, life sciences, or similarly complex environments
• Strong understanding of downstream processing, with exposure to automation preferred
• Proven ability to lead and grow diverse operations teams while fostering a high-performance, engaged culture
• Demonstrated success in attracting, developing, and retaining top talent
• Skilled in operational systems, production metrics, and structured problem-solving, with experience managing multiple complex product lines
• Track record of driving continuous improvement through KPIs and data-driven decision making
• Experience leading in regulated settings (RUO; IVD or GMP exposure is a plus)
• Financial acumen in budgeting, expense management, and forecasting
• History of successfully introducing new technologies into manufacturing and scaling processes effectively
• Comfortable managing change and guiding cultural evolution within dynamic organizations
• Strong communicator with high integrity, emotional intelligence, and a collaborative, cross-functional mindset
• Excellent project management, organizational, and change leadership skills

Education

• Bachelor's degree required (engineering, chemistry, biology, or business preferred); Advanced degree or MBA is a plus.

Additional Requirements

• Location and travel expectations not specified in the description.