Advanced Operations Director, Advanced Wound Care
Advanced Operations Director, Advanced Wound Care
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About Convatec
Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care Ostomy Care Continence Care and Infusion Care. With more than 10000 colleagues we provide our products and services in around 90 countries united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatecs revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit
Every day our products improve the lives of millions of people around the world. Were hugely proud of this which is why were transforming our business to reach millions more. Join us as a Advanced Operations Director Advanced Wound Care and youll drive progress that really means something.
Advanced Operations Director Advanced Wound Care
Position Overview:
The role of the Advanced Operations Director Advanced Wound Care is to form influence and lead Advanced Operations CC/OC/AWC cross-functional and global teams. This role is responsible for all new product and new technology introductions from a Global Quality and Operations perspective including supporting process development with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) by reviewing and providing input and launch support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary BU liaison partner between GQO and the Technology and Innovation (T&I) Team.
- Direct leadership of Managers Technical Project Managers Engineering and Validations SMEs and technicians.
- Works independently supporting business strategies within the BU.
- Driving Automation strategy for NPD.
- Aligning knowledge sharing and supporting with other BU peers in AO.
- Direct responsibility for process validations for all new products and technologies.
- Oversee process validations and ensure regulatory compliance quality assurance and product safety.
- Limiting opportunities for cost reduction by front loading the implementation of efficient processes in advance of product launch.
- Ensure technology development to support product life cycle management.
- Providing a challenging and rewarding environment for our high talent employees.
- Drive the Companys Mission Values and Priorities initiatives as well as the performance coaching process to ensure a consistent high-performance culture.
- Develop and implement strategies for manufacturing optimization and make-vs-buy decisions in NPD.
Skills & Experience:
- High level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness with strong work ethic and the ability to work independently with minimal direction.
- Displays organizational savvy and knows how to leverage networks to bring information and points of view from different areas both inside and outside the company.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex problems incorporating data gathered from a variety of sources.
- Demonstrated ability to define a strategy and translate it into actionable plans and then manage through to implementation.
- Demonstrated ability to manage teams and achieve results across the company working across borders cultures and languages.
Qualifications/Education:
- Degree in Business Administration Engineering or related fields.
- Minimum 5 years experience in progressive leadership roles in manufacturing operations.
- Minimum 5 years experience in the medical device industry.
- Multi-national work experience with responsibilities including operations outside the US.
- Demonstrated record of building high performance teams.
- Demonstrated record of working successfully within a matrix environment
This is a hybrid role linked to our office in Deeside UK. This position will require travel up to 15% of the time mostly within Europe.
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AtConvatec werepioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. If yourereadyto make a real impact apply today and help us bringour Forever Caring promise to life.
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Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race religion creed color national origin nationality citizenship ancestry sex age marital status physical or mental disability affectional or sexual orientation gender identity military or veteran status genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
