What You Will Do:

AO Leadership, Authority & Governance

• Serve as the accountable Advanced Operations (AO) leader for Commercial NPD, representing AO in governance forums and senior leadership engagements.
• Act as the primary AO interface for GQO, Division, and site leadership in Flower Mound, Texas.
• Prioritize and deploy AO resources to meet NPD commitments, balancing business needs, functional priorities, and capacity constraints.
• Lead structured governance, escalation, and cross-functional alignment to ensure timely decisions and risk resolution.

NPD Execution Excellence & Predictability

• Own the health, predictability, and transparency of AO support across Commercial NPD programs.
• Establish and drive NPI performance metrics, operating cadence, and review mechanisms to provide early visibility to risks and tradeoffs.
• Lead structured problem-solving when execution deviates from plan, driving root cause identification, corrective actions, and sustainable recovery plans.
• Provide clear recommendations and escalation pathways to senior leadership to enable data-driven decisions.

Flower Mound Site & Organizational Leadership

• Provide direct leadership for AO Engineering resources in Flower Mound, supporting both Commercial and Endoscopy Business Units.
• Serve as the senior AO presence at the site, strengthening engagement, accountability, and cross-functional alignment.
• Lead a diverse organization of people leaders and individual contributors, including AO Project Managers and Engineers.
• Build a high-performing, globally connected AO organization across Flower Mound, Texas and Tuttlingen, Germany.

Manufacturing Strategy & Global Supply Leadership

• Own launch site strategy and manufacturing readiness for new products, independent of business unit or geography.
• Lead make/buy and sourcing strategy in partnership with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, Trade Compliance, Tax, and other key stakeholders.
• Engage global manufacturing sites, OEMs, and contract manufacturers to ensure scalable, future-fit supply chains.
• Develop and present enterprise-level, fact-based recommendations that optimize cost, risk, and long-term supply strategy.

Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication

• Build trusted partnerships across Advanced Operations, Commercial NPD, and Global Operations.
• Communicate execution status, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions with clarity and executive presence.
• Foster credibility through disciplined follow-up, transparent communication, and consistent operating rhythm.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering, Science, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in operations, supply chain, project/program management, or related fields, preferably within the medical device or regulated manufacturing industry.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading managers and individual contributors in complex, matrixed organizations.

Preferred Skills:

• Master’s degree and/or MBA
• Lean Six Sigma Certification
• PMP Certification
• NPD experience
• Global management exposure
• Experience presenting to and influencing senior and executive leadership