Operations Integrator - Program Director

MiniMed•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Integrator - Program Director is a strategic operations leader who serves as the primary Operations interface across multiple New Product Development (NPD) Core teams or leads exceptionally large and complex product development program. This is a highly visible, strategic role with significant organizational impact across the organization and direct influence on business outcomes. The Operations Integrator - Program Director provides strategic direction, makes critical business decisions, and leads cross-functional / international teams responsible for value stream design, planning, execution, and post-launch hyper care of new products’ production systems. Success in this role requires exceptional collaborative leadership, strategic communication abilities and the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all organizational levels and across diverse functional areas.

Requirements

Typically has mastery level knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with broad understanding of other areas within the job function.
Requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience and 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience and 7+ years of managerial experience.

Nice To Haves

Broad management knowledge and experience to lead project teams in multiple job areas.
Prior NPI experience or MFG engineering Management experience.
Experience working with suppliers/CMO's.
Experience working in a regulated industry.
Manufacturing Engineering or Operations Management and Process Validation experience with successful New Product Introduction experience across multiple products.
Significant experience applying Lean Six Sigma, Design for Lean Six Sigma, Value-Added Value Engineering (VAVE), Robust Engineering and/or similar methodologies across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

Independently make strategic decisions that impact multiple programs and operational functions while building consensus and alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
Define strategic direction through collaborative engagement with executive leadership.
Establish new operational frameworks through cross-functional partnership.
Drive organizational transformation by influencing and aligning teams through complex, ambiguous, and high-stakes situations.
Own strategic Operations execution through strong collaborative relationships and influence networks spanning all organizational levels.
Build and lead high-performing Extended Operations teams.
Foster cross-functional partnerships across operational functions.
Create alignment between corporate strategy and operational execution through collaborative influence rather than hierarchical authority.
Serve as the architect of scalable and sustainable production systems for new products.
Apply structured manufacturing methodologies to design, build, and validate production systems that are repeatable, cost-effective, and built to scale across the product portfolio.
Embed Design for Manufacturability principles early in the NPD process.
Ensure compliance-by-design within a regulated environment.
Translate operational learnings into a living knowledge base that accelerates future launches.
Build strategic partnerships and collaborative frameworks across the organization.
Lead executive-level meetings and foster alignment between competing priorities and perspectives.
Influence executive leadership and board-level stakeholders through compelling strategic communication while building consensus across diverse viewpoints.
Resolve complex, multi-functional conflicts through collaborative problem-solving, stakeholder alignment, and organizational change management.
Drive cooperation and shared accountability across multiple functional areas and geographic regions through influence, relationship-building, and collaborative leadership.
Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships across international teams, multiple time zones, and diverse cultural contexts.
Lead strategic operations across multiple NPD programs through collaborative influence and consensus building.
Build and align extended operations teams globally across diverse functions and cultural contexts.
Navigate organizational complexity and resolve conflicts through stakeholder management and collaborative problem-solving.
Ensure program delivery excellence through cross-functional partnerships and shared accountability.
Negotiate high-stakes decisions on operations risks, tradeoffs, and resource allocation.
Secure organizational resources through compelling business cases and executive influence.
Drive commercialization readiness via partnerships with marketing, regulatory, and quality functions.
Lead organizational change through systematic methodologies and cross-functional collaboration.
Maintain strategic alignment between executive leadership, operations, and project teams.
Design collaborative organizational structures and governance frameworks with executive leadership.
Establish strategic program portfolios with aligned scope, cost, and schedule commitments.
Develop enterprise-level success metrics and shared accountability frameworks.
Build proactive risk management systems and facilitate collaborative solution development.
Lead cross-functional change initiatives across design, reliability, regulatory, and operations.
Drive strategic launch planning through executive partnerships and cross-functional alignment.
Facilitate multi-directional communication across all organizational levels and stakeholder groups.