Medtech Site Operations Leader: Scale & Compliance

Aurora Lifesciences; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Lifesciences in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Site Operations Director to lead a growing manufacturing facility. You will have end-to-end accountability for operations, people, safety, quality, performance, budget and future scale-up.

You will align site execution with corporate objectives, build leadership capability, drive continuous improvement, and partner with HR and Quality to sustain compliance and growth.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing or operations.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior site, plant, operations or general management position.
• Experience working within a Medtech manufacturing environment (essential).
• Strong change management and organisational development capability.
• Strong experience leading manufacturing operations and operational teams.
• Experience scaling operations within a growing organisation.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and communicating at executive level.

Responsibilities

• Take overall accountability for the safe, compliant and effective running of the manufacturing site.
• Set and communicate clear site-level objectives aligned with wider business strategy.
• Lead continued development and scale-up of manufacturing operations.
• Drive throughput, productivity and overall operational efficiency.
• Own the site's operating budget and capital expenditure planning.
• Build and develop a high-performing site leadership team.
• Partner with HR, Quality and Regulatory functions to ensure compliance.
• Establish reporting structures with clear visibility of site performance.

Job description

Aurora Lifesciences in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Site Operations Director to lead a growing manufacturing facility. You will have end-to-end accountability for operations, people, safety, quality, performance, budget and future scale-up.

You will align site execution with corporate objectives, build leadership capability, drive continuous improvement, and partner with HR and Quality to sustain compliance and growth.