Smart Manufacturing Transformation Manager

About the Role

The Smart Manufacturing Transformation Manager is responsible for driving enterprise-wide digital transformation across manufacturing and critical stakeholders. This position reports to the Vice President of Operations and is part of the Smart Manufacturing & Operations Excellence Digital Transformation team located in Fargo, ND. It is an on-site role.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the Smart Manufacturing transformation roadmap, aligning digital, data, automation, and AI initiatives with business and operational priorities.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, R&D, and business leaders to identify and deliver high-impact opportunities that improve throughput, right-first-time quality, and scalability.
• Prioritize and execute initiatives based on business value, risk, and dependencies to ensure efficient and focused delivery.
• Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of new processes, systems, and ways of working across manufacturing, quality, and R&D.
• Establish and drive a structured execution model, including roadmap planning, milestone tracking, dependency management, and risk mitigation to ensure consistent, on-time delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Life Sciences, or a related field with 9 years of experience, OR Master's degree in the same fields with 7+ years of experience, OR Doctoral degree with 4+ years of experience.
• Experience in manufacturing, operations, or digital transformation roles, including hands-on experience delivering cross-functional initiatives with proven ability to manage and deliver multiple concurrent initiatives with measurable business impact.
• Experience with digital manufacturing technologies such as MES, automation systems, or manufacturing data platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to bring structure to ambiguous environments, defining plans, priorities, and execution frameworks (such as Agile Scrum).
• Capability to identify future industry trends and translate them into applicable business actions, with strong stakeholder management experience across business, operations, and IT functions.

Qualifications

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• AI, advanced analytics, or data-driven use cases in manufacturing, quality, or R&D.
• Regulated CDMO, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Large-scale transformation programs or Industry 4.0 initiatives.

Benefits

Aldevron, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.