Program Director

About the role

With over 20 years in sustainable pest management and operations around the globe, Flyttr is establishing a dedicated program to combat the resurgence of New World Screwworm (NWS) across the United States and the Americas. As Director, you will lead the NWS Program as a large-scale scientific and operational undertaking with clear national and international impact potential, spanning the US and the wider Americas region, the operations that underpin it, and the San Antonio facilities (multiple). You will manage a dedicated team focused on accelerated program delivery, shaping the program's path from scientific early work to regional deployment and scale, and keeping delivery, supply chain, and stakeholder engagement tightly aligned with strategic vision.

The role demands working command of the underlying science, allowing you to make sound program-level judgment calls, direct technical work with credibility, and clearly represent the program to the Executive team, government stakeholders, and industry partners. This is a hybrid role: equal parts scientific delivery and hands-on operational leadership, running production, supply chain, and site operations that turn scientific direction into results on the ground.

Responsibilities

• Lead the NWS Program as a large-scale scientific and operational initiative with national and international impact, spanning the US and the wider Americas region.
• Manage a dedicated team focused on accelerated program delivery, shaping the program's path from early scientific work to regional deployment and scale.
• Align delivery, supply chain, and stakeholder engagement with the program’s strategic vision.
• Make program-level judgment calls and direct technical work with credibility, leveraging a strong command of the underlying science.
• Represent the program to the Executive team, government stakeholders, and industry partners.
• Oversee production, supply chain, and site operations to translate scientific direction into tangible results.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience directing large-scale scientific, biosecurity, agricultural, or biological manufacturing efforts, including taking novel technologies or products from scientific development through to field-scale or commercial deployment (go-to-market).
• Prior senior leadership experience at a federal or state agricultural agency or comparable industry experience leading the strategy and go-to-market execution of a novel technology (e.g., in an agtech, life sciences, or public health organization).
• Demonstrated experience directing senior scientific and operational leaders and setting program-level priorities across a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong track record of stakeholder management with federal and state government agencies, and comfort operating at the interface of science, policy, strategy, and commercialization.
• Experience managing supply chain, procurement, or logistics for a technical or regulated program, ideally spanning multiple countries.
• Experience managing facilities or corporate real estate for a technical, laboratory, or manufacturing site.
• Excellent communication and executive presence; able to represent the organization credibly with government, industry, and scientific audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in entomology, life sciences, agriculture, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience at a comparable level of seniority.