Manufacturing Manager (Defined Term Contract)

Company Description

Sirtex Medical is a global healthcare business with offices in Boston, Sydney, Germany, and Singapore, working to improve outcomes in people with cancer. Our current lead product is a targeted radiation therapy for liver cancer called SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres. More than 100,000 doses have been supplied to treat patients with liver cancer at more than 1,300 medical centers in over 50 countries. At Sirtex, we’re transforming our industry through our leadership with interventional oncology and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. We offer stimulating careers and development, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We will always foster a diverse and inclusive workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to improve the quality and longevity of patients’ lives by providing innovative interventional oncology solutions. Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring and bold mission.

Job Description

The Hayward, California plant is a new Sirtex production site for production of a Class III devices.  The Manufacturing Manager will be the most senior position at the Hayward site collaborating with the device developer.  The position has overall responsibility for production at the site.

• Oversee all functions of Manufacturing Operations
• Maximize capacity and ensure highest quality at the lowest cost in a safe working environment.
• Produce product from sales forcast while adhearing to manufacturing budget
• Supervise Manufactring personnel and be the site leader for all of operations.
• Manage scale up of USA Maufacturing of the liquid emblics product lines.
• Ensure all product are manufactured to specifications and within medical device regulations
• Ensure product, process, equipment and cleanroom are appropriately calibrated and validated to medical device manufacturing standards.
• Coordiante and manage specific projects including site start up. 

Qualifications

• Bachelors' degree in Science, Engineering or related discipline
• 10 years experience in a medical device with experience leading manufacturing operations.
• Management of diverse and multidisciplinary teams
• Experience leading, building and developing high impact multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent written and verbal skills and ability to influence others across the organization
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills demonstrated in a medical device setting
• Execution focused, able to move from hands on tasks to providing guidance to the team and in turn enable it to achieve success
• Strong track record in effectively building and managing a high performing teams to achieve stretch goals, while not afraid to hold others accountable and give them timely and direct feedback
• Thorough knowledge of the current medical device quality and regulatory requirements required.            
• Work with Quality to ensure quality standards are maintained        
• Coloraborate with Corporate EHS to ensure health and safety regulations are met.  
• Work with Engineering to ensure successful integration of new products and processes
• Domestic travel - 10-20%

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Do you want to be part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the globe making a real difference to the quality of people’s lives.  Sirtex recognizes that well-being, financial health, and work-life balance are crucial for our employees to achieve personal success. 

Sirtex offers qualified candidates:

• Diverse and flexible work arrangements to achieve the optimum balance between work and personal responsibilities.
• A culture of respect, diversity, collaboration, and innovation fostering inclusiveness and superior performance.
• Attractive compensation and benefit packages which are practical, robust and equitable.
• A commitment to support ongoing professional growth through career development, on the job experiences and training opportunities.
• Challenging work which supports the development of new and better ways to improve clinical outcomes for oncology treatment around the world.
• An unwavering commitment to company values, employee safety and excellence in everything we do.  

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion fosters belonging, growth and success. Sirtex believes that it takes multiple perspectives and voices to create a culture and workplace which fosters engagement, teamwork, and employee satisfaction to perform our best and deliver on commitments. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where all employees feel valued, include