Microfluidics Manufacturing Leader

Overview

Responsible for overseeing the end-to-end production of microfluidics reagents and chips, ensuring safety, quality, efficiency and compliance with regulatory standards. The role involves managing day-to-day operations, optimizing manufacturing processes, leading a team of technicians/operators, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support business growth and operational excellence. Key goals are to ensure operational and financial goals set for the operations are achieved.

• Microfluidics Operations Management:
  Responsible for achieving the objectives of reagent & chip operations within the agreed performance targets, resources, and timelines. The key areas of operations are manufacturing, technical services, production planning and support for reagent and chip production.

• Demonstrate strong analytical capability in evaluating manufacturing practices, identifying operational deficiencies, and initiating effective corrective actions to address root causes and ensure sustainable process improvements.

• Manage, plan and develop methods and operating methods to ensure the efficient, high-quality, timely and business objectives of operations.

• Set goals for each area of manufacturing and ensure commitment to them.

• Manage workforce scheduling and training to ensure adequate staffing and skills development.

• Provide regular feedback on the success of manufacturing, monitoring the performance of operations in relation to set targets.

• Initiate the necessary corrective actions to correct the identified deficiencies and ensure their success.

• Ensure that operations comply with the requirements set by regulations, legislation and standards. Responsible for the development, maintenance, compliance of the occupational safety system, instructions and training in working methods, as well as corrective and preventive measures for reagent operations. Responsible for compliance with the environmental program in force at any given time and environmentally friendly operating methods at their department.

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste and enhance productivity.

• Implement Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and other continuous improvement methodologies.

• Support technology transfer and scale-up of new products into manufacturing.

• Understanding of chip fabrication, chemical, biochemical, or molecular reagent formulation preferred.

• Familiarity with buffers, enzymes, antibodies, probes, standards, calibrators.

• Strong understanding of quality control testing and acceptance criteria.

• Ability to troubleshoot formulation inconsistencies or stability issues.

• Member of the Operations Management Team.

• Member of the EHS Management Team.

• Works actively with other departments within Finance and Operations, and across Business Units and Functions, to develop an aligned operation framework.

• Report to his/her supervisor and responsible managers on the factors that hinder effective operations and presents mitigation proposals.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job at any time.

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of manufacturing operations experience including 5 years in a leadership role.

• Master's degree

• Financial acumen, planning and reporting with strong analytical skills.

• Strong Continuous Improvement / Lean background

• A flexible attitude to work, able to keep calm under pressure and manage multiple tasks.

• Strong technical acumen – the ability to look at the product or the capital equipment from a technical viewpoint and offer solutions and improvements.

• MRP/ERP systems knowledge.

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $,000. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for a new hire in this position. The base pay actually offered to the successful candidate will take into account internal equity, work location, and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred…