Senior Manager, Advanced Operations

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Advanced Operations will lead the Advanced Operations (AO) team for Commercial New Product Development (NPD) in Flower Mound, Texas. This role is accountable for representing AO in governance forums, ensuring timely decisions, and driving execution excellence across NPD programs. The successful candidate will foster cross-functional alignment and build a high-performing organization that supports both Commercial and Endoscopy Business Units.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the accountable AO leader for Commercial NPD, representing AO in governance forums and senior leadership engagements.
• Act as the primary AO interface for GQO, Division, and site leadership in Flower Mound, Texas.
• Prioritize and deploy AO resources to meet NPD commitments, balancing business needs and functional priorities.
• Lead structured governance, escalation, and cross-functional alignment to ensure timely decisions and risk resolution.
• Own the health, predictability, and transparency of AO support across Commercial NPD programs.
• Establish and drive NPI performance metrics, operating cadence, and review mechanisms to provide early visibility to risks and tradeoffs.
• Lead structured problem-solving when execution deviates from plan, driving root cause identification and corrective actions.
• Provide clear recommendations and escalation pathways to senior leadership to enable data-driven decisions.
• Build trusted partnerships across Advanced Operations, Commercial NPD, and Global Operations.
• Communicate execution status, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions with clarity and executive presence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in operations, supply chain, project/program management, or related fields, preferably within the medical device or regulated manufacturing industry.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading managers and individual contributors in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Master’s degree and/or MBA preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• NPD experience preferred.
• Global management exposure preferred.
• Experience presenting to and influencing senior and executive leadership.