Director, Operational Technology

California, US residents .

The job details are as follows:

We are the first publicly-traded biotech or pharmaceutical company to take the form of a public benefit corporation. Our public benefit purpose is to provide a brighter future for patients through the development of novel pharmaceutical therapies; and technologies that expand the availability of transplantable organs.

United Therapeutics (Nasdaq:
UTHR
) seeks to travel down the corridors of indifference to develop treatments for rare, deadly diseases. We were founded in 1996 by a family seeking a cure for their daughter’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (
PAH
). Today, we have six FDA-approved therapies that treat PAH, pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (
PH-ILD
) and neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. Our near‑term pipeline seeks to develop additional therapies for PAH and pulmonary fibrosis (
PF
).

The cure for end‑stage life‑threatening diseases like PAH, PH-ILD, PF, and many others is an organ transplant, but only a small percentage of donated organs are available to address the vast need. For this reason, we are working to create manufactured organs to address the shortage of kidneys, hearts, lungs, and livers available for transplant. We believe an unlimited supply of tolerable, transplantable organs will eliminate the transplant waiting list and cure end‑stage organ diseases for which transplant is not currently an option.

You’re excited to be counted on as a leader within our Operational Technology group while still being ready and willing to roll up your sleeves and get hands‑on at a moment’s notice. The Director, Operational Technology will provide strategic leadership and management of Operational Technology professionals supporting manufacturing, automation, and quality systems within a regulated, validated environment. This role will lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of professional and support staff, fostering technical excellence, continuous improvement, and a strong culture of accountability and collaboration.

The Director will execute the OT vision and roadmap, ensuring reliable, compliant, and scalable technology solutions across manufacturing, quality, and manufacturing support platforms. They will partner closely with cross‑functional stakeholders—including Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, IT, and Business Leadership—to align technology strategy with enterprise objectives and enable operational growth. This position will be responsible for setting priorities, allocating resources, and managing execution across multiple initiatives while balancing day‑to‑day operational support with short‑to‑medium‑term strategic planning.

The Director will drive standardization, innovation, and risk‑based decision‑making, ensuring systems meet regulatory requirements while advancing automation, data integration, and digital transformation initiatives.

• Lead, guide, and develop the Operational Technology (OT) team, including but not limited to mentoring, setting goals, supporting career development, and providing ongoing training
• Build and maintain a highly motivated team of engineers and technicians to ensure optimum technical support for manufacturing and quality systems
• Provide oversight of OT projects, monitor progress, manage resources, and maintain timelines
• Manage engineers, technicians and external contractors during system development, fabrication, installation, and start‑up activities
• Provide strategic and tactical management guidance as a key liaison between Manufacturing, Quality and Management in relation to process automation and information technology systems
• Develop, implement and drive OT departmental and interdepartmental strategic objectives
• Provide multi‑site resource and system administration/management including Research Triangle Park, Silver Spring, Beltsville, and other identified strategic sites
• Perform troubleshooting of challenging equipment / automation issues to improve manufacturing performance and maintenance of the automation systems in compliance with cGMPs
• Provide technical input, as required, for regulatory submissions and agency queries
• Ensure plant…