Senior Manager, Operations – Medical Devices

In our line of work, life isn’t a given – it’s the ultimate goal. When life takes an unexpected turn, our technology and solutions enable caregivers to make informed diagnostic decisions to improve patient care. This is our shared purpose at Radiometer and what unites all 4000 of us – no matter our roles or where in the world we’re located. Creating impactful innovations like ours, doesn’t happen overnight – it requires uncompromising persistency, passion, and a desire to make a difference. Here, you can learn, grow, and chart an uncommonly diverse career.

Radiometer is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

You will be responsible for monitoring and managing Safety, Quality, Delivery and Inventory of the Operations organization. Coordinate and manage manufacturing operations activities that align with in-year and strategic business goals and objectives. Support the Senior Director of Operations/Site Lead to drive improvements in year-over-year employee satisfaction survey results through appropriate employee engagement.

Provide support and leadership of manufacturing value streams, warehouse manager and planning departments leveraging the Danaher Business System (LEAN) principles. Support the implementation of waste-reducing Kaizens in Operations to include focus on standard work in Operations and ensure sustainment of DMS (Danaher Material System) to drive Inventory optimization as well as QSB (Quality Systems Basics).

You will be a part of the senior leadership team and report to the Site Director. If you thrive in a growing, multifunctional, fast paced, leadership role and want to work to build a world-class manufacturing organization, please read on.

Responsibilities

Manage Value Stream Managers to proactively identify and implement product and process improvements, Cross-functional collaboration, standard work and scalable processes to support capacity and future growth

Manage Production Planners and Buyers to ensure materials are at the right inventory levels to meet OTD of products and strive for improved turns in support of optimizing working capital for the business

Provide insights into long-term plans and objectives to meet future manufacturing requirements; including specific capital deployment projects to support growth, risk mitigations and cost savings initiatives

Drive employee development programs for subordinates, including cross training, kaizen event participation and development goal support across Value Streams.

Support and ensure procedures and methods to ensure compliance with FDA, GMP, ISO, Canadian Medical Regulations and QA/QC medical, state and local regulatory agencies

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, or Masters’ / Doctoral Degree with 6 years of experience – including 2 years managing people. Experience must include Manufacturing and operating in an FDA/ISO regulated industry.

Degree in life sciences, engineering, sciences, or related field

Prior experience in a DBS, Lean or Six Sigma Culture. Detailed understanding of Lean manufacturing tools and concepts along with a proven track record for lean implementations and documented resulting success.

Proven track record to work cross-functionally and within matrix to achieve business outcomes

Demonstrated success managing manufacturing, cycle count and inventory goals

Preferred Qualifications

Experience setting and managing budgets and profit targets including productivity and labor costs

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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