Director of Manufacturing

Bio-Techne • Minneapolis, MN

77d • $153,300 - $251,850

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you'll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Requirements

• 7+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing operations, ideally within biotech, life sciences, or similarly complex environments.
• Strong understanding of downstream processing, with exposure to automation preferred.
• Proven ability to lead and grow diverse operations teams while fostering a high-performance, engaged culture.
• Demonstrated success in attracting, developing, and retaining top talent.
• Skilled in operational systems, production metrics, and structured problem-solving, with experience managing multiple complex product lines.
• Track record of driving continuous improvement through KPIs and data-driven decision making.
• Experience leading in regulated settings (RUO; IVD or GMP exposure is a plus).
• Financial acumen in budgeting, expense management, and forecasting.
• History of successfully introducing new technologies into manufacturing and scaling processes effectively.
• Comfortable managing change and guiding cultural evolution within dynamic organizations.
• Strong communicator with high integrity, emotional intelligence, and a collaborative, cross-functional mindset.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and change leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or MBA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations for protein analysis reagent manufacturing, including bottling, labeling, and final kit packaging, spanning multiple product lines across the entire site.
• Partner across functions to streamline processes, reduce variability, and improve delivery performance.
• Build and coach a high-performing team focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Bring structure and discipline to operations-leveraging SOPs, KPIs, tier meetings, and visual management systems.
• Champion process improvements using lean manufacturing, or other data-driven methodologies.
• Manage capacity planning, budgeting, and staffing to support growth and operational scale.
• Ensure compliance with internal quality systems and applicable industry standards (ISO 9001, ISO 13485).
• Collaborate with leadership on strategy, infrastructure planning, and organizational priorities.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• Mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• Employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives.
• Accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• Culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees