Director, Manufacturing Operations
Panther Life Sciences · Pittsburgh, PA · 2 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$170k–$220k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary relationship owner and day-to-day point of contact for CDMO partners
- Lead technology transfer from R&D to clinical and commercial manufacturing
- Oversee late-stage clinical and commercial production across product lines
- Drive manufacturing performance metrics including yield, throughput, and product quality
- Support CDMO selection and onboarding, including process validation and scale-up
- Build and manage supply chain, logistics, fulfillment, and inventory operations
- Own material sourcing and supplier relationships
- Identify critical dependencies and build supplier redundancy to mitigate risk
- Scaling, Systems & Financial Planning
- Build the manufacturing line from the ground up with a path from ~10K to ~1M units per month
- Drive automation, process optimization, and line redesign as production scales
- Own manufacturing cost modeling and financial planning (FP&A) for operations
- Develop sourcing strategy and budget frameworks in partnership with finance and leadership
- Establish systems and processes to support future team growth and internal manufacturing capabilities
- Quality, Compliance & Cross-Functional Leadership
- Partner cross-functionally with CTO, formulation, device, and quality teams
- Contribute to customer satisfaction through reliable product delivery and issue resolution
Qualifications
- Proven experience scaling a product from R&D to commercial manufacturing in a regulated environment
- Experience overseeing manufacturing operations for a Class II or III medical device or equivalent regulated product
- Direct experience working with CDMO partners including selection, onboarding, and tech transfer
- Experience managing supply chain, logistics, inventory, and fulfillment operations
- Familiarity with Quality Management Systems (QMS) in regulated environments
- Demonstrated ability to lead technology transfer and process scale-up
- Experience with manufacturing cost modeling and financial planning
- Direct people management experience