Senior Director, External Manufacturing Strategy

AngioDynamics, Inc.; Marlborough (MA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

AngioDynamics, Inc. is seeking a Director of Contract Manufacturing to lead the strategy, governance, and performance of external manufacturing partners in support of current and future growth.

The role collaborates with Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, R&D, Finance, and Commercial teams to assure safety, quality, service, cost, and delivery. The ideal candidate brings a strategic, results-driven mindset with deep experience in external manufacturing, supplier relationships, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in engineering, supply chain, operations, business, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred in MBA, engineering, or supply chain management.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, procurement, or external manufacturing.
• 5+ years of experience managing contract manufacturers, outsourced production, or strategic manufacturing partners.
• Proven track record developing manufacturing strategies, managing supplier performance, and improving operational and financial results.
• Experience negotiating manufacturing agreements and managing complex supplier relationships.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives, product transfers, capacity expansions, or manufacturing scale-ups.
• Experience working in a multi-site, global, or complex manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the contract manufacturing strategy aligned with objectives and growth plans.
• Evaluate and optimize external manufacturing network: capacity, footprint, cost, risk.
• Identify, assess, and qualify new contract manufacturers for new products and growth.
• Lead make-versus-buy assessments and footprint optimization decisions.
• Develop long-term manufacturing partner strategies for flexibility and continuity.
• Establish governance, performance reviews, and escalation processes with partners.
• Negotiate agreements, SLAs, pricing, capacity, and performance goals with Procurement and Legal.
• Drive accountability and transparency across external partners.
• Oversee performance: planning, capacity, on-time delivery, yield, throughput.
• Develop contingency plans for supply disruptions and quality issues.
• Partner with QA and Regulatory to ensure compliance by contract manufacturers.
• Maintain supplier qualification, audits, CAPAs, change control, and continuous compliance.
• Drive root-cause analysis for defects and nonconformances.
• Establish and monitor standardized CM scorecards and KPIs.
• Lead cross-functional collaborations and executive reviews with partners.
• Mentor contract manufacturing staff and establish clear priorities.

Skills

Contract manufacturing

Supply chain

Supplier mgmt

Cost optimization

Quality management

Leadership

Cross-functional

ERP systems

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, or a related field

Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management preferred

Tools

ERP systems

SC planning tools

Job description

AngioDynamics, Inc. is seeking a Director of Contract Manufacturing to lead the strategy, governance, and performance of external manufacturing partners in support of current and future growth.

The role collaborates with Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, R&D, Finance, and Commercial teams to assure safety, quality, service, cost, and delivery. The ideal candidate brings a strategic, results-driven mindset with deep experience in external manufacturing, supplier relationships, and