Sr Director Automation Engineering

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet the team:

You will be part of the global corporate engineering team, tasked with advancing and optimizing our operations processes and equipment, both within our supplier network and for our internal manufacturing operations. This crucial role supports Dexcom's thrilling growth in delivering essential, life-changing products to our valued customers. As part of this dynamic and highly effective team, you will collaborate closely across multiple functions, gaining broad exposure to our entire product life cycle.

Where you come in:

• You will hold responsibility for overseeing the entire lifecycle of assembly automation equipment, from design to qualification, on-market support, and end-of-life management across all our manufacturing sites.

• You will lead efforts to enhance program execution, emphasizing right-first-time results and on-time delivery of automation assembly equipment while optimizing resource utilization.

• Spearheading New Product Introductions will be a key aspect of your role, involving the evaluation of next-generation technologies and ensuring their seamless integration into existing processes.

• You will drive on-market sustaining efforts, including change management, investigations, margin improvement initiatives, and continuous improvement programs, ensuring the long-term success, performance, and sustainability of our manufacturing operations.

• Formulating and implementing a global automation validation strategy and streamlined validation processes will be part of your responsibilities, fostering efficiency while maintaining robust consistency and compliance across automation equipment and manufacturing sites.

• Your leadership will play a crucial role in fostering a flexible organizational structure capable of swiftly responding to evolving project and site requirements in alignment with our expanding global manufacturing network and product roadmap.

• Your decisions will have a direct impact on the overall success of the business; any errors could lead to critical delays in schedules, product availability, and/or product performance.

• You will plan and direct all aspects of automation engineering activities within the organization, including setting goals, establishing priorities, managing resources, developing concepts and approaches, reviewing project progress and results, and making management decisions.

What makes you successful:

• As a key member of the senior management team, you will champion a proactive approach and offer recommendations for technology solutions to enhance performance and achieve both short-term and long-term objectives.

• You will facilitate seamless communication between sites and global functions, contributing to risk management, technology transfer, and alignment with global quality standards.

• In your cross-functional role, you will serve as the primary liaison with other management members, spanning engineering, manufacturing, clinical and regulatory affairs, quality assurance, quality control, and marketing.

• You will foster a reputation for the engineering organization marked by high integrity, competitive leadership, and consistent performance through the timely delivery of quality products.

• Your leadership will prioritize personal and collective accountability, creating an environment conducive to personal growth and ca