LHH is assisting a growing medical device manufacturer with a Senior Director or Vice President of Manufacturing to lead end‑to‑end operations, scale‑up, and sustaining engineering. This leader will oversee a large production organization, partner closely with R&D, and drive manufacturability, process excellence, and operational strategy.

This role is 100% onsite, highly visible, and integral to the company’s next stage of growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all manufacturing operations including production, scale‑up, optimization, and operational excellence.

• Oversee sustaining engineering and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Drive NPI readiness and design transfer in collaboration with R&D.

• Provide strong manufacturability leadership and influence engineering design.

• Manage supplier and vendor relationships; oversee process validation and compliance.

• Own budgeting, capacity planning, and executive‑level operations reporting.

• Lead a team of ~40–50 employees including 3–4 supervisors and a Production Supervisor.

  Required Experience

  • 8–15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership within regulated environments.

  • Medical device manufacturing experience required (complex, multi‑component devices).

    • Not suitable for biotech, pharma, or therapeutics backgrounds.

  • Demonstrated ownership of end‑to‑end manufacturing operations.

  • Strong engineering foundation capable of guiding R&D for manufacturability.

  • Proven stability in tenure; at least one role of 4+ years preferred.

  • Experience leading NPI, scale‑up, sustaining engineering, and design transfer.

  • Comfortable in fast‑paced, hands‑on environments with cross‑functional leadership.

    Systems & Tools

    • Experience with manufacturing systems, operational tools, and ERP platforms.

    • NetSuite strongly preferred

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or Manufacturing required.

• Mechanical Engineering degree strongly preferred.

• Advanced degree preferred

Compensation: $200k-$270K

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Pay Details: $200,000.00 to $270,000.00 per year

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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