Senior Director of Engineering

We believe that the future is bright for everyone at Terumo. We work with the future in mind to generate lasting change, create a bigger impact and produce greater outcomes for today, and for decades to come.​

At Terumo we believe in the power of personal growth and will encourage you to get in the driver’s seat – progressing in the direction you want to go by deepening your skills throughout your career. We want you to be bold, think outside the box, experiment, innovate and deliver what’s next for quality healthcare. You will be part of a collaborative, respectful and resilient team of associates and leaders around the world, working together as partners to achieve more than you thought possible, providing real-world, sustainable solutions for patients.

Join us, and help shape wherever we go next!

Advancing healthcare with heart

Job Summary:

The Sr. Director, Engineering will be responsible for leading and managing a team of engineers, overseeing engineering for manufacturing, sustaining, automation, process improvement, operational excellence and molding and extrusion of high-quality medical devices within the healthcare industry. This leader is accountable for sustaining engineering quality and creating process improvements aligned with operational efficiencies, quality standards, and manufacturing excellence aligned with the growth of the company and advancement of our portfolio. The role will be responsible for end-to-end aspects of engineering, aligned with day-to-day operations, defining the strategic direction of the engineering team to drive and sustain business growth in accordance with the company’s overall business goals.

Job Details:

• This position is a operations leadership team member position, with responsibilities for developing and implementing technical strategies that drive innovation, optimize resources, and ensures the delivery of quality products to customers.
• Lead and manage engineering teams, ensuring that all members are working effectively and efficiently towards the goals set forth by the organization.
• Lead the development and automation of technologies and equipment to enable improved product performance and efficiency in manufacturing.
• Lead and provide direct Manufacturing Engineering support to TMC and indirect support to TPR Manufacturing Operations.
• Execute validation for concurrent engineering practices across functions for TMC/TPR product families to manufacturing.
• Provide technical input to the execution of the Operations Roadmap process.
• Participate in portfolio development, management, and organizational oversight of the execution of operational cost down activities that deliver annual gross margin improvements to the product portfolios.
• Support commercial and operational Long-Range Planning (LRP) and Business Development opportunities.
• Participate in Manufacturing Engineering activities for strategic planning, budgeting, expense management and project management review.
• Provide direct supervision, development, and performance planning leadership to leaders and direct report engineering associates. Prepare performance plans, Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and conduct performance reviews with mangers & associates.
• Develop budgetary estimates, timelines, and has ultimate responsibility for the fiscal management of their assigned engineering groups.
• Drives cost and operational improvements in support of the company’s long-term strategic objectives.
• Collaborates closely with key stakeholders across the organization, to ensure that the engineering team is aligned with the needs of the business.
• Prepare presentations and formally present to executive leadership.
• Lead special projects as assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Strong leadership ability with extensive knowledge of compliance to ensure adherence to engineering best practices and industry standards.
• Strong technical skills, project management, critical thinking skills and the ability to adhere to demands of on-time completion and within budget constraints.
• Extensive experience in the development of new and improvement of existing manufacturing processes for global Medical Devices or other highly regulated industries in accordance with global regulatory and quality standards and requirements.
• Proven experience with the use and upscaling automation and technology in a manufacturing environment,
• Proven track record of monitoring and maintaining compliance with engineering best practices and industry standards.
• Experience in the application of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design for Manufacturability (DFM); Design for Assembly (DFA), Lean Six Sigma principles and tools and concurrent engineering principles.
• Demonstrated understanding of the cross-functional interactions needed for the development and manufacture of new products, preferably within FDA design control guidelines.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written; adept at communicating technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to develop budgetary estimates and manage their execution.

Background Experiences

• BS in Engineering or other related technical field with 15+ years in Medical Device, Pharmaceutical or other highly regulated industry in process development and/or manufacturing implementation/improvement
• 10 years of proven overall experience leading engineering teams of +25 through development process for complex projects