Vice President of Operations

The role

You will build a manufacturing organization for a 3D-printed medtech platform. You will set manufacturing strategy, own production performance, and lead technical operations and automation.

What you will do

• Build a multi-year manufacturing roadmap.
• Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Commercial on long-range plans.
• Take accountability for throughput, cycle time, yield, on-time delivery, and cost.
• Build a frontline leadership structure.
• Stand up a Manufacturing Engineering/Technical Operations function.
• Lead an automation strategy.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality for NPI and design transfer.
• Install a practical Lean operating system.
• Recruit, develop, and retain an Operations leadership team.
• Ensure Production operates in compliance with FDA requirements and ISO 13485.

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive manufacturing and operations leadership.
• Significant experience in an FDA-regulated medical-device environment.
• Track record of scaling a manufacturing organization through a major step-change in volume and complexity.
• Deep knowledge of FDA Quality System requirements, ISO 13485, process validation, design transfer, and manufacturing controls.
• Hands-on experience with Lean manufacturing, automation, and process engineering.
• Financial fluency to manage significant CapEx/OpEx budgets.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Nice to have

• Technical degree

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO for exempt employees
• Accrued PTO for non-exempt employees, up to 15 days
• 12 paid holidays per year
• 3 paid volunteer days
• Generous premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid parental leave
• Fringe lifestyle benefit
• Snacks and coffee in office

About the company

LightForce is leading the digital transformation of orthodontics with a fully digital, 3D-printed orthodontic platform. The company delivers customized, patient-specific brackets paired with AI-driven treatment planning.