Associate Director ISC, Product Development

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The Associate Director ISC, New Product Development, is responsible for the industrialization and launch of new products from planning through to full-scale production. As part of the Integrated Supply Chain organization, this role acts as a key interface within the new product development core team between R&D, Manufacturing, Engineering (i.e., GIE), Quality, Procurement, and Supply Chain, ensuring robust, compliant, and on-time product launches aligned with business and customer requirements.

• Lead end-to-end product launches and coordinate design transfer to serial production in collaboration with ISC Engineering.
• Translate product designs into scalable, manufacturable solutions.
• Execute industrialization strategies including capacity and equipment needs in a timely fashion to ensure timely launch and downstream program execution.
• Own launch timing milestones, vertical start-up, risks, and deliverables, in close collaboration with ISC Manufacturing and ISC Engineering teams.
• Manage and update COGS through the new products development phases, in collaboration with ISC Finance.

• Act as the primary ISC representative, or Core Team Member, in development, qualification, and launch of new products.
• Provide clear expectations for the different ISC groups (Procurement, GIE, Manufacturing Sites Leadership, Plant Engineering) towards new product development deliverables.
• Work with R&D to achieve cost and quality targets, provide inputs or directly develop design specifications and operation-centric test methods, and work within ISC to ensure end-to-end supply chain robustness.
• Collaborate and coordinate with Quality, Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, EHSS and Supply Chain to achieve NPD project objectives.
• Operate with ambiguity and develop strategy and tactics for New Product Development; drive alignment between technical feasibility and business objectives.

• Assess and validate capacity, tooling, equipment, and supplier readiness.
• Coordinate make/buy decisions in collaboration with ISC Procurement and S&T Group.
• Support supplier selection, qualification, and industrial readiness.
• Ensure BOM accuracy, sourcing strategy, and material availability for launch.

• Identify and mitigate technical, industrial, and supply chain risks.
• Identify and exploit opportunities to improve program cost, schedule or product performance.
• Coordinate Process FMEA with ISC Engineering leading risk reviews and readiness assessments.
• Ensure compliance with quality, regulatory, and safety requirements (e.g., ISO, GMP where applicable).
• Prepare and present project status, risks, and decisions to leadership.
• Lead the ISC Functional Excellence Reviews through the GPDS phases.

• BS degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field. Advanced degree desirable.
• 10+ years’ experience in project management, industrialization, and new product launches.
• Strong background in manufacturing and supply chain environments.
• Multiple disciplines experience preferred.
• Proven experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in regulated industries (medical devices, pharma, packaging, industrials) is a strong plus.
• Strong Lean & Six Sigma continuous improvement mindset.

• End‑to‑end project leadership, PMP preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication.
• Ability to translate technical development into industrial execution.
• Ability to operate in agile and 'startup-like' environment.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes and capacity planning.
• Risk‑based thinking and decision‑making under ambiguity.
• Structured, hands‑on, ownership and results‑oriented mindset.
• Strong ability to influence without authority.

• Annual Bonus
• Potential Discretionary LTI Bonus
• Potential reimbursement of phone use
• Medical coverage
• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Hospital Care Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accidental Injury Insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short‑term disability