Vice President of Operations

About Precision NanoSystems Inc. (PNI)

Precision NanoSystems Inc. (“PNI”) is a manufacturer of instruments, kits and reagents in the global nanomedicine market providing tools for drug development and cell-specific delivery to study, diagnose and treat disease. PNI’s NanoAssemblr family of instruments allow scientists to rapidly develop novel nanomedicine drug candidates for pre-clinical testing. PNI’s NanoAssemblr Scale-up platform enables the translation of these drug candidates to clinical testing and eventually to commercial use. PNI’s NanoAssemblr™ Transfection Reagents use nanomedicine technology to deliver genetic materials in primary cells vitro and in vivo, enabling disease researchers to easily study gene function in high-value models of disease. PNI sells its products to leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and leading academic institutions in over 20 countries worldwide. Please find more information at http://www.precisionnanosystems.com/.

Position Summary

The Vice President, Operations will be responsible for growth deliverables and driving key quality initiatives which are aligned with executive leadership within PNI Operations. Reporting to the General Manager, the VP, Operations will create an operations vision and strategy, and lead the team to ensure accountability and responsibility of production inventory, quality control and service for the product side of the business. The VP will also be responsible for PNI-wide functions such as Facilities, IT, Business Systems Administration, and EHS The VP, Operations will be accountable for and ensure the key performance drivers (safety, quality, delivery, cost and inventory) are achieved in a timely way and in accordance with the Pall Biotechnology strategy annual targets. Additionally, the VP, Operations will own departmental long-term planning and will ensure that operations adhere to budgets, schedules, and standards.

Responsibilities:

• Drive key quality initiatives aligned to customer requirements (VOC), industry requirements and business growth strategies
• Own operations business objectives and defined CVD’s to meet agreed targets
• Work cross-functionally to achieve KPIs and company goals on product gross margin, inventory, cost and turns, product quality, and in-process yield
• Drive financial and operational performance across the businesses via managing operations budget and planning
• Guides the Director of Manufacturing in production of equipment, consumables, and reagents (GMP and RUO)
• Develop and leverage a network of strong cross functional support across the Biotechnology business
• Provide direction for supply chain for equipment, consumables and reagents for GMP and RUO working with the Global Sourcing GroupEstablish plans of action for on-time inventory, shortages, material costs, and establish cost improvements
• Contribute to the overall development and business strategy for facilities, service, and IT
• Lead efforts in operations excellence and compliance in the BMC and future sites, to include new space planning, sourcing, and project execution
• Guide the overall functional EHS strategy by applying advanced critical thinking

Qualifications and/or Experience:

• Advanced degree in a related scientific discipline
• 15+ years of Senior leadership within Operations
• Knowledge of Operations practices and processes, with experience leading and developing senior level staff

Desired Competencies:

• Strong VOC processing skills and ability to persuade managers and teams to act
• Strong people leader capable of setting department priorities and allocating resources to align with business objectives, vision and purpose
• Demonstrated success in aligning organizational goals and people strategies, with the ability to create an environment in which people want to do their best
• Demonstrated success in operations and start to finish execution of operational strategies
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills required; experience working in a matrix environment and managing multiple priorities and projects with dynamic timelines to execution
• Focused and results oriented with a change management and growth mindset
• Experience working in a highly technical organization, requiring a comprehensive understanding of complex concepts and principles
• Ability to apply global business knowledge of key business drivers and factors that maximize performance
• Ability to Identify and solve complex, operational and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources in or outside the department
• Seasoned experience using Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Other Requirements:

• A self-starter with high energy level. Proactive, dynamic, making things "happen"
• An intelligent, decisive, self-confident and results-oriented individual who possess a combination of mental flexibility, creativity, analytical ability and sound judgment
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and be able to work across functional areas within a company culture that is high performance, self-directing and collegial
• Ability to build relationships with superiors, peers and subordinates across a large and complex organization
• Able to energize and influence a wide spectrum of people to achieve exceptional performance
• Hands-on, roll-up-the-sleeves mentality and a structured and pragmatic approach
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% (domestic and international)

PNI provides a competitive compensation and benefits package with excellent opportunities for personal growth.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Posting valid until filled. No solicitors please.

PNI is an equal opportunity Employer