Product Director - Molding Solutions

Cretex Medical Component and Device Technologies • Brooklyn Park, MN

1d • $139,500 - $216,300

About The Position

The Product Director – Molding Solutions drives profitable growth, market expansion, and the technology roadmap for Cretex Medical’s precision injection molding business. This includes micro-molding, insert/over molding, liquid silicone rubber molding, high-cavitation tooling, and advanced polymers. Working with medical device OEMs and cross-functional teams, the role turns customer needs into differentiated capabilities, value-based pricing, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) solutions.

The director owns the multi-year Molding Solutions roadmap and supports growth and margin expansion across target markets. The position leads technical quoting and commercial development, collaborates with engineering and operations on feasibility and production scale-up, and builds investment cases for equipment and capacity. It also develops supplier relationships and supports customer negotiations, presentations, and executive reviews.

The role requires at least 10 years of progressive leadership in medical device contract manufacturing, with direct precision injection molding, tooling development, and commercialization experience strongly preferred. The position may require travel up to 20% for customer, industry, and supplier meetings. Compensation is listed at USD $139,500–$216,300 per year, and the role is bonus eligible. Benefits vary by weekly hours and eligibility criteria.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Plastics Engineering, Polymer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent education and industry experience.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership in medical device contract manufacturing; direct experience in precision injection molding, tooling development, and commercialization is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of polymers and engineering resins, mold flow, tooling construction, and scientific/decoupled molding.
• Proven experience in cost estimating, tooling quotes, and financial/margin modeling.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leaders without direct authority, manage competing priorities, and develop market analyses, roadmaps, pricing, and value propositions.
• Working knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA QSR, and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ERP, and engineering/quoting software.
• Ability to travel up to 20% for customer, industry, and supplier meetings.
• Prompt, responsive communication and a hands-on, action-oriented approach.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or master’s degree in Plastics/Polymer Engineering.
• RJG Scientific Molding / Master Molder certification or deep decoupled molding experience.
• 5+ years in Product Management, Strategic Marketing, or Technical Sales/Commercial Development in medical plastics molding.
• Experience with micro-molding, implantable polymers, bioresorbable materials, or cleanroom automated assembly.
• PMP or Lean/Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification.

Responsibilities

• Own the multi-year Molding Solutions roadmap, targeting sustainable double-digit growth and margin expansion across Cretex Medical target markets.
• Expand advanced polymer, micro-molding, multi-shot/over molding, automation, and tooling capabilities; monitor competitors, material advances, resin pricing, and customer pipelines.
• Partner with commercial and OEM engineering teams from concept through commercialization, leading technical discovery, DFM reviews, and mold flow evaluations.
• Build ROI-based business cases for presses, cleanrooms, automation, metrology, and tooling to support growth and capacity.
• Lead technical quoting for tooling, prototype-to-production programs, resin selection, and engineering changes.
• Build margin-protective cost models covering cavitation, tonnage, cycle time, automation, scrap, validation, and packaging.
• Partner with Tooling Engineering and Operations to assess manufacturability, resin behavior, lead times, capacity, and supply readiness before quote submission.
• Serve as the technical authority in customer negotiations, presentations, and executive reviews.
• Partner with NPI, Tooling, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality on handoffs from tooling design through scientific/decoupled molding validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and production.
• Work with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to optimize press allocation, tooling maintenance, cleanroom space, and labor.
• Develop supplier relationships for materials, tooling components, external services, and automation to support pricing, quality, and supply continuity.
• Lead a hands-on, action-oriented team and support prompt, responsive customer communication.

Benefits

• 401k retirement savings plan with company match contribution.
• Onsite health clinics.
• Discretionary holiday bonus program based on years of service.
• Cretex University.
• 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost.
• Wellness program with incentives.
• Employee death benefit.
• Employee sick and safe leave.
• For employees working 20+ hours per week: comprehensive medical insurance with access to virtual providers, dental insurance, vision insurance, pre-tax health savings account, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts, paid holidays, paid time off, and discretionary profit sharing program.
• For employees working 30+ hours per week: parental leave, accident and critical illness benefits, optional employee, spouse, and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability, company-provided life insurance, and tuition assistance programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director