Chief Manufacturing & Growth Officer, MedTech

LightForce; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

12 paid holidays

Premium health, dental, vision

401(k) retirement plan

Parental leave

Job summary

LightForce is transforming orthodontics with a fully digital, 3D-printed platform. We seek an operations leader to scale a medtech manufacturing operation from early‑scale to a system supporting over $250M in revenue.

You will own strategy, throughput, yield, capacity, and cost, reporting to the President and guiding the executive team on performance and risk. Build a lean, high-performing organization with strong QA and regulatory discipline.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive manufacturing and operations leadership in FDA-regulated environment.
• Experience scaling manufacturing in high-volume, complex settings.
• Deep knowledge of FDA Quality System requirements and ISO 13485.
• Hands-on Lean, automation, and process engineering with CapEx/OpEx budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Set the multi-year manufacturing strategy and capacity plans to meet demand.
• Own production performance including throughput, yield, on-time delivery and cost.
• Build a Lean operating system with standard work and visual management.
• Lead Manufacturing Engineering/Technical Operations for process development and automation.
• Drive NPI and design transfer to manufacturability and scale.
• Build and retain a high-performing operations leadership team and budget accountability.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

FDA regulatory knowledge

Lean manufacturing

Capex budgeting

Financial fluency

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Technical degree preferred

Job description

LightForce is transforming orthodontics with a fully digital, 3D-printed platform. We seek an operations leader to scale a medtech manufacturing operation from early‑scale to a system supporting over $250M in revenue.

You will own strategy, throughput, yield, capacity, and cost, reporting to the President and guiding the executive team on performance and risk. Build a lean, high-performing organization with strong QA and regulatory discipline.