Sr Manager, Ops Engineering

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The Senior Manager, Operations Engineering provides strategic and technical leadership for Manufacturing Engineering and sustaining engineering support across production and service operations. This role leads and develops the engineering organization responsible for manufacturing process optimization, equipment and tooling performance, new product and sustaining engineering support, and continuous improvement activities. The role drives operational stability, regulatory compliance, and process capability within a fast-paced, highly regulated medical device environment and plays a critical part in the long-term growth and maturity of the engineering function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, development, and performance management for the Manufacturing Engineering and sustaining engineering teams.  
• Develop and execute operations engineering strategy aligned with operational performance goals, product lifecycle objectives, and organizational growth needs.  
• Partner cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, R&D, and Service to prioritize engineering resources and ensure alignment on operational priorities.  
• Lead engineering support for daily performance execution, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, CAPA, and structured problem-solving.  
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, equipment reliability, and operational excellence initiatives to improve throughput, reduce scrap/waste, increase yield, and improve cost efficiency.  
• Oversee equipment and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and engineering change control to ensure compliant and stable manufacturing operations.  
• Monitor key performance indicators (quality, throughput, equipment uptime, labor efficiency) and proactively develop actions to support performance improvement.  
• Support internal and external audits as technical subject-matter expert for manufacturing processes, validation, and controls.  
• Partner with manufacturing leadership to ensure readiness for capacity expansion, technology integration, and scaling production.  
• Maintain responsibility for documentation readiness, product and process changes, and operational risk mitigation.  
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous development within the engineering team.  
• Holds oneself and others accountable to conduct business in a manner compliant with Bioventus’ Code of Compliance and Ethics, policies and procedures and internal controls applicable to their role.  
• Other duties as assigned   

Education and Experience (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)  
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field required, Master’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field preferred.  
• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience in medical device or other regulated manufacturing industries, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.  
• Proven experience in operations engineering, line support, process optimization, and change management in a regulated environment.  
• Strong knowledge of FDA QSR, ISO 13485, and related regulatory standards.  
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams and managing engineering staff.  
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and engineering change management tools  
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher) preferred

Place in the Organization

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