Senior Director, Global Process Technology Engineering
Solventum
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Maplewood • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $246,800 - $339,350 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Driving technology advancements into Solventum global plants, including disruptive and digital technologies across the Medical, Dental, and Drinking Water business areas.
- Providing strategic and tactical direction to internal manufacturing locations, including leading Factory Acceptance Testing and assisting with on-site startup and qualification of new equipment and processes.
- Working to achieve Supply Chain performance metrics—Service, Quality, Lead Time, Inventory, COGS—by driving continuous improvement projects to deliver global cost reduction.
- Partnering with Manufacturing and R&D to incorporate appropriate process and equipment technology into NPIs and supporting growth through NPIs and new product launches.
- Providing subject matter expertise across the lifecycle of products and processes at manufacturing locations to drive growth and technology improvements.
- Developing Global Manufacturing Technology standards, programs, processes, and metrics.
- Collaborating with R&D and NPI teams to scale up and deliver robust commercial manufacturing equipment and processes, bringing new technology and automating manual processes for future efficiency and repeatability.
- Ensuring compliance with environmental, health, safety, regulatory, intellectual property, and accounting requirements.
- Providing leadership to Solventum Engineering through engineering-sponsored committees, technical organizations, and the Engineering Council.
- Managing the internal technology IP process.
- Executing process development and characterization, defining critical operating parameters for validation and manufacturing process control.
- Calculating and maintaining manufacturing capacity analysis for key assets globally.
- Participating in manufacturing network analysis programs for organic and inorganic growth and regionalization.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution AND thirteen (13) years of combined experience in manufacturing, Engineering, and/or supply chain leadership in the medical device, medtech, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry
- OR Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution AND fifteen (15) years of combined experience in manufacturing, Engineering, and/or supply chain leadership in the medical device, medtech, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry
- Strategic leader able to capture end-to-end customer/business needs across the value stream and lead a team to deliver those results
- Capability to drive success in a customer first, global, end to end value stream
- Strong coaching and collaboration skills
- Previous management experience in production, value stream/product/manufacturing operations, and plant environments
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Previous international manufacturing and supply chain experiences
- Experience in leading projects involving capital expenditures and/or New Product Introduction
- Experience working in regulated markets and/industries.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental & Vision
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Absences
- Retirement Benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
manufacturingprocess developmentcapacity analysiscontinuous improvementFactory Acceptance Testingequipment qualificationtechnology advancementsNPI (New Product Introduction)commercial manufacturingprocess control
Soft Skills
strategic leadershipcustomer focuscoachingcollaborationteam leadershiptactical directioncommunicationproblem-solvingproject managementcross-functional teamwork
Certifications
Master’s DegreeBachelor’s DegreeLean Six Sigma Black Belt