Operations Engineering Director / Sr. Director - Medical Device

Evergen•Alachua, FL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Build and Lead a Newly Created Engineering Function Driving Evergen's Next Phase of Growth. As Evergen continues to grow as a global leader in regenerative medicine, we are creating a new executive leadership position responsible for building and leading our Global Operations Engineering organization. Historically, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, and packaging engineering capabilities have been managed independently within individual sites. As our business expands, we are taking the next step in creating a more connected, scalable, and technically advanced operating model. We are seeking an accomplished Director or Senior Director of Global Operations Engineering to lead engineering strategy across our U.S. manufacturing facilities while partnering closely with our operations team in Germany. This leader will establish the engineering capabilities, talent, systems, standards, automation, and technology roadmap required to support Evergen's future growth. Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President of Operations, this role will play a critical leadership role in shaping how products are transferred, scaled, manufactured, packaged, validated, and continuously improved across our global network.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Biomedical, Chemical, Packaging, Industrial, or related Engineering discipline
12+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, process, or packaging engineering within medical device, pharmaceutical, biologics, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment
7+ years of people leadership experience, including responsibility for managers and geographically distributed technical teams
Demonstrated success leading multi-site engineering strategy, capital programs, process validation, design transfer, technology transfer, and cross-functional product launches
Experience operating effectively in a global, matrixed organization and collaborating across cultures, time zones, and functional reporting relationships
Experience developing and implementing use cases in AI and Digital Automation

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field preferred
Lean certification, Project Management Professional certification, or equivalent operational excellence and project-delivery training preferred