Global Manufacturing Technology Leader - Healthcare Solutions

DuPont; New Brighton (MN); On-site; USD 166,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

DuPont is seeking a Global Manufacturing Technology Leader – Healthcare Solutions to drive scalable, compliant manufacturing for a global Healthcare network. You will lead NPI, scale-up, and technology transfer, guiding asset strategy and manufacturing readiness for new programs.

The role requires 15+ years in medical device manufacturing or related regulated environments, with strong cross-functional leadership and a track record of delivering robust, scalable manufacturing solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of industry experience, ideally in the medical device manufacturing industry.
• Significant experience in medical device manufacturing technology, process engineering, or industrialization.
• Demonstrated leadership in new product scale-up, technology transfer, and manufacturing capability development.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Manufacturing Technology activities to support new product introduction (NPI), process scale-up, and technology transfer into commercial manufacturing.
• Own execution of the asset and process strategy, including capacity and capital deployment, expansion, product transfers, and manufacturing readiness for new programs.
• Ensure manufacturing processes meet critical-to-quality (CTQ), regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with site and segment operational metrics (safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity).
• Lead efforts in yield improvement, process capability enhancement, and waste reduction across manufacturing operations.
• Support validation and qualification of new equipment, tooling, automation, and processes.
• Partner with Technology Development, R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams for lifecycle execution.
• Provide manufacturing input during early development to enable design for manufacturability (DFM) and robust scale-up strategies.
• Lead, coach, and develop Manufacturing Technology teams to build depth and execution capability.
• Strengthen manufacturing technology competencies across Spectrum sites with standardization and best practices.
• Foster accountability, technical rigor, and collaboration across functions and geographies.
• Support portfolio execution through disciplined project management, risk identification, and mitigation for manufacturing activities.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Technical leadership

New product scale-up

Technology transfer

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Manufacturing process optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Advanced degree (MS, Ph.D.)

Job description

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Global Manufacturing Technology Leader – Healthcare Solutions

Role Purpose

The Manufacturing Technology Leader – Healthcare Solutions is a critical leadership role responsible for enabling robust, scalable, and compliant manufacturing processes across Spectrum’s global Healthcare manufacturing network. This role plays a central part in new product scale-up, technology transfer, manufacturing capability development, and continuous improvement, ensuring seamless transition from development into commercial production while meeting operational, quality, and customer requirements. This position reports directly to the Global Integrated Operations Leader while taking functional guidance from the Global Technology Director.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing Technology Leadership

• Lead Manufacturing Technology activities to support new product introduction (NPI), process scale-up, and technology transfer into commercial manufacturing.
• Own execution of the asset and process strategy, including capacity and capital deployment, expansion, product transfers, and manufacturing readiness for new programs.
• Ensure manufacturing processes are designed and executed to meet critical-to-quality (CTQ), regulatory, and customer requirements.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with site and segment operational performance metrics (safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity).
• Lead efforts in yield improvement, process capability enhancement, and waste reduction across manufacturing operations.
• Support validation and qualification of new equipment, tooling, automation, and processes.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Technology Development (TD), R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to ensure seamless product lifecycle execution.
• Provide strong manufacturing input during early development to enable design for manufacturability (DFM) and robust scale-up strategies.

People & Capability Development

• Lead, coach, and develop Manufacturing Technology teams to build strong technical depth and execution capability.
• Strengthen manufacturing technology competencies across Spectrum sites, including standardization and best practice deployment.
• Foster a culture of accountability, technical rigor, and collaboration.

Governance & Execution

• Support portfolio execution through disciplined project management, risk identification, and mitigation for manufacturing-related activities.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, customer expectations, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline with 15+ years of industry experience, ideally in the medical device manufacturing industry.
• Significant experience in medical device manufacturing technology, process engineering, or industrialization within regulated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated leadership in new product scale-up, technology transfer, and manufacturing capability development.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience within Healthcare, medical device, or other highly regulated manufacturing sectors.

Preferred

• Advanced degree (MS, Ph.D.) in Engineering or Science.
• CDMO experience in plastics
• Proven track record of leading global or multi-site manufacturing technology teams.

Key Success Factors

• Ability to translate development intent into robust, scalable manufacturing solutions.
• Strong execution mindset with balanced focus on speed, quality, and sustainability.
• Credibility as a technical leader who can influence across functions and geographies.

Location: Flexible within Healthcare manufacturing footprint (site-based with global interaction)

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DuPont offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the Compensation and Benefits page.

The Pay range for this role is $165,550.00 - $260,150.00 Annual

How Base Pay is Determined: DuPont has job leveling frameworks that help organize roles based on progressive levels of responsibility, proficiency and qualifications. Each role has an associated pay range (or an established pay rate for some roles) based on the competitive market in each country where we operate. Each individual’s pay is based on a variety of factors, including their role and the associated pay range for that role, their geographic location (i.e., country, state, metropolitan area), as well as their skills, experience, education and certifications, and performance.