Vice President Operations

Clinical Search Group, LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Clinical Search Group, LLC seeks a Vice President of Operations – North America to lead U.S. operations across all business units, partnering with international HQ to drive growth and operational excellence.

This executive role offers high visibility, cross-functional leadership, and the chance to shape integration of acquisitions while building scalable processes in a rapidly expanding medical technology company.

Qualifications

• Senior operations leadership experience in medical device/medical technology.
• Experience overseeing multiple operational functions in a complex, multi‑business unit organization.
• Strong expertise in logistics, distribution, warehousing, and end‑to‑end supply chain management.
• Direct experience managing international product flows into the United States, including customs clearance and import logistics.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization with international headquarters.
• Track record of operational transformation, process improvement, and organizational scalability.
• Experience integrating acquired companies, harmonizing processes, and aligning teams and systems.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong business judgment and situational awareness, with ability to translate complex information into actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead U.S. Operations across all U.S. business units, ensuring alignment and scalable execution.
• Provide leadership across warehouse, distribution, logistics, sales support, order management, finance, and IT.
• Identify opportunities to reduce complexity and increase efficiency with scalable operating models.
• Partner with international headquarters to align priorities and drive cross-border execution.
• Oversee international supply chain, including customs clearance and import logistics.
• Support integration of newly acquired businesses and align systems and processes.
• Develop high‑performing teams and establish clear accountability and communication.
• Influence across functions and geographies to connect strategy with operational outcomes.
• Anticipate risks and address growth challenges to support the company's trajectory.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Operations management

Global supply chain

Acquisition integration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Change management

Job description

Vice President of Operations – North America

About the Opportunity

An exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing, privately held global medical technology company at a pivotal stage of its evolution. With ambitious plans to double in size and reach $1 billion in revenue over the next 4–5 years, the organization is investing in the operational leadership, infrastructure, and processes needed to support its next phase of growth.

The Vice President of Operations will serve as a key member of the leadership team, overseeing critical operational functions across all U.S. business units while partnering closely with international headquarters. This is a highly visible, enterprise-wide leadership role that combines strategic planning with hands-on operational execution.

For the right leader, this opportunity offers the scope and influence of a COO-level position, with significant exposure to global business operations, cross-functional leadership, and the integration of newly acquired organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead U.S. Operations: Oversee operational activities across all U.S. business units, ensuring alignment, consistency, scalability, and execution against enterprise objectives.
• Manage Core Functions: Provide leadership across warehouse and distribution operations, logistics and supply chain, sales support, order management, finance, and IT.
• Drive Operational Excellence: Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce complexity, increase efficiency, and establish scalable operating models that support sustained growth.
• Lead Global Collaboration: Partner closely with international headquarters and stakeholders to align priorities, navigate organizational complexity, and drive successful execution across a matrixed global organization.
• Oversee International Supply Chain: Ensure effective movement of products from overseas into the U.S., including international logistics, customs clearance, import requirements, and supply chain coordination.
• Support Acquisition Integration: Play a critical role in integrating newly acquired businesses, aligning systems and processes, and building a more cohesive and efficient operating organization.
• Build Organizational Capability: Develop high-performing teams, strengthen leadership across functional areas, and establish clear accountability, communication, and performance expectations.
• Influence Across the Organization: Work effectively across business units, functions, and geographies to connect strategic priorities with operational realities and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Anticipate Future Needs: Identify operational risks, address emerging challenges before they escal... and ensure the organization is prepared to support its ambitious growth trajectory.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proven senior operations leadership experience within the medical device or medical technology industry.
• Demonstrated success overseeing multiple operational functions across a complex, multi-business-unit organization.
• Strong expertise in logistics, distribution, warehousing, and end-to-end supply chain management.
• Direct experience managing international product flows into the United States, including customs clearance and import logistics.
• Experience working within a global, matrixed organization and collaborating effectively with international headquarters.
• A track record of leading operational transformation, process improvement, and organizational scalability.
• Experience integrating acquired companies, harmonizing processes, and aligning teams, systems, and operating structures.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence across organizational boundaries.
• Strong business judgment and situational awareness, with the ability to read the room, anticipate challenges, connect the dots, and translate complex information into actionable decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Scrum or Agile methodology experience or certification.
• Experience with ISO standards and quality management systems relevant to medical technology.
• Experience supporting rapid growth, organizational transformation, or post-acquisition integration in an international business.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Enterprise-level impact: Lead operations across all U.S. business units in a highly visible, strategic leadership role.
• COO-level exposure: Influence decisions across multiple functions while partnering with senior global leadership.
• Significant growth potential: Help build the operational foundation for a business targeting $1 billion in revenue within the next 4–5 years.
• Global experience: Work directly with international headquarters and develop meaningful cross-border leadership experience.
• Acquisition and integration exposure: Help shape the future organization as the company expands and integrates acquired businesses.
• Privately held environment: Join an organization where operational leadership can have a meaningful impact on the company's direction and long‑term success.

Compensation

Target annual compensation of $300,000, consisting of a $250,000 base salary and a 20% annual bonus opportunity.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a strategic, highly capable operations executive who can lead across functions, navigate organizational complexity, and help build the infrastructure required for the next stage of global growth.