Manufacturing Program Manager
Manufacturing Program Manager
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Job Description
The Manufacturing Program Manager is responsible for leading the strategic planning and of product commercialization and ongoing posttransfer support for our clients. This role requires overseeing product performance cost control and timelines to provide an exceptional and seamless customer experience for various StarFish clients. The ability to foster and build relationships actively listen solicit critical information and respond to technical engineering requirements and client feedback is essential to the positions success.
The role holder will collaborate crossfunctionally to align engineering manufacturing and supply chain efforts with client expectations ensuring timely product launches costreduction activities and the transition to highvolume production. The Manufacturing Program Manager will motivate diverse crossfunctional teams in a creative and collaborative environment.
This position reports directly to the Director of Program Management and with a dotted reporting line to the Director of Manufacturing.
Join us to help navigate these complex challenges that make a real difference in millions of lives worldwide.
StarFish Medical is a product development and lowvolume contract manufacturing Consulting Firm focused on medical devices and laboratory test equipment. Many medical devices we consult on and manufacture are complex electromechanical systems that require our engineers and designers to work closely together to develop.
At StarFish Medical youll be part of an awardwinning multidisciplinary development team that delivers elegant solutions exceptional customer service and final products that enable our customers commercial success. If you are looking for a workplace where you can make a difference and be recognized as a difference maker then StarFish Medical is the place for you. Here youll have the opportunity to grow professionally and personally significantly impacting the lives of millions worldwide.
Location
Toronto Ontario.
Benefits of working at StarFish Medical
An exciting career working with a genuinely talented and ambitious team combined with:
- The opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology.
- Awardwinning culture with deeprooted Guiding Principles.
- Profitsharing program.
- Excellent companypaid benefits package.
- Paid vacation and sick leave including a vacation purchase program to take more time off.
- Monthly Allhands meetings.
- Active social committee.
- 50 TTC costsharing in Toronto.
- The Office has shower facilities for midday runs or biking to work. A bike Share station is within a 5minute walk of the Office.
- The location offers free parking onsite or around the premises.
What Youll Be Doing
Client Management:
- Build and maintain strong trustfirst client relationships to understand their strategic goals and align activities with their success.
- Provide proactive updates on timelines costs risks and resolutions.
- Establish a deep understanding of the clients strategic direction and work to align and support all activities required for our clients success.
- Ensure overall client satisfaction by ensuring the client experience meets or exceeds StarFish standards.
Program Leadership:
- Champion strategic department initiatives to embed goals across team activities.
- Coach and mentor team members to enhance performance and collaboration.
- Lead the design transfer process ensuring an efficient transition from development to production.
- Deep understanding and in control of the product roadmap for projects supported articulating the value of the work being performed and how it pertains to the commercialization objectives.
Operational Excellence:
- Develop and implement cost models and valueadded service offerings.
- Oversee product roadmaps and drive costreduction strategies to align with client needs.
- Support sustaining engineering efforts including design changes and process improvements.
- Ensure compliance with ISO standards and the companys Quality Management System.
CrossFunctional Collaboration:
- Act as the liaison between manufacturing product development and supply chain teams.
- Partner with the supply chain to strengthen vendor capabilities and establish strategic plans.
- Collaborate with New Product Introduction (NPI) teams to ensure resources and processes are in place for successful project .
Project Health:
- Monitor and report on project KPIs identify risks and implement mitigation strategies. This includes communication across the internal StarFish organization and externally to various customer stakeholders.
- Oversee internal financial processes related to client projects.
- Manage the production schedule ensuring timelines and budgets are consistently met.
- Drive manufacturing transfer activities to meet commercialization milestones utilizing resources from other Starfish departments.
What You Bring To The Team
The StarFish team is talented innovative and passionate about developing cuttingedge medical devices for our clients to improve peoples lives. We work in a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. We understand that only by working together can we constantly have breakthroughs on the most complex devices.
You are suited to our approach and possess these attributes:
- 10 years of experience in product management project engineering or similar roles with full product lifecycle ownership.
- A degree in Business Management Engineering or related fields (equivalent experience considered).
- Exceptional communication and negotiation skills with a clientcentric approach.
- Proven strategic planning cost management and crossfunctional team leadership expertise.
- Experience working within ISOcompliant environments and following Quality Management Systems.
- Strong problemsolving ability and adaptability in dynamic situations.
Thanks in advance for your interest in StarFish Medical!
Amazing Culture!
Our work environment received Canadas Most Admired Corporate Culture awards for 2021 2022 2023 & 2024 recognizing bestinclass cultures that have helped enhance performance and sustain a competitive advantage. We are Canadas leading medical device designservice provider providing a full complement of design development and lowcontract manufacturing services in Victoria and Toronto. Wesuccessfully partner with innovative companies (both large and small) to createbreakthrough productsfor several medical specialty areas.
Dont meet every single requirement Studies have shown that women and people of colour are likely to only apply for jobs if they meet every qualification. At StarFish Medical we are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace. If youre excited about this role but your experience aligns differently from every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Please apply through the StarFish Medical Portal.
Accommodations are available on request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process.
If you experience difficulties with the StarFish Medical Job Portal dont hesitate to contact with the subject line Manufacturing Program Manager Job Portal Issue.
Wed like to thank all candidates who apply; however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted after initial acknowledgement. No phone calls please.
We look forward to meeting you!
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
