Senior Director of Manufacturing & Operations

About the role

This senior position leads manufacturing, supply chain, production planning, facilities and operational functions for a regulated life‑sciences organization. Reporting to the executive leadership team, the role drives operational excellence, continuous improvement and growth while ensuring strict compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing, supply chain, production planning, facilities and operational functions to meet business objectives.
• Improve productivity, efficiency, quality, cost and on‑time delivery.
• Develop and execute strategies for business growth, manufacturing scalability and operational excellence.
• Build a high‑performance culture through strong leadership, accountability, coaching and talent development.
• Champion Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, process optimization and modernization initiatives.
• Oversee production planning, inventory, purchasing, supplier performance and resource utilization.
• Partner with Quality, Engineering and R&D to support new product introductions, technology transfers, process validation and regulatory compliance.
• Establish and monitor key operational performance indicators (KPIs) and use data‑driven decision‑making.
• Manage departmental budgets, capital planning and cost‑reduction initiatives while supporting long‑term strategy.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, ISO 13485, Health Canada, FDA and other applicable regulations.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Life Sciences or a related discipline.
• 7–10 years of progressive manufacturing and operations leadership experience in a regulated industry (biotechnology, pharmaceutical or similar).
• Proven success leading manufacturing operations, continuous‑improvement initiatives and cross‑functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, ERP/MRP systems, quality systems, production planning and operational KPIs.
• Lean Six Sigma certification is an asset.

Required skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• ERP/MRP systems
• Quality systems
• Production planning
• Operational KPIs
• Lean Six Sigma
• GMP compliance
• ISO 13485 standards