Dexcom · 1 month ago
Sr Manager Molding Engineering
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$149K/yr - $248K/yr
13+ years expDexcom Corporation is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), aiming to improve health on a global scale. The Sr. Manager of Molding Engineering will lead the engineering team responsible for enhancing operational efficiency and quality in injection molding processes at suppliers, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support product commercialization and supplier strategy initiatives.
DiabetesHealth DiagnosticsMedical DeviceSensor
Responsibilities
You will manage the engineering team responsible for improving operational efficiency, reducing cost, improving quality, and ensuring stability of the injection molding processes at our suppliers and contract manufacturers
Your team will manage a range of programs from new product introductions and launches to scale up, on-market, and end of life management, and will manage outcomes with cross-functional departments in the areas of NPI, Quality Assurance, R&D, Internal Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Regulatory
You will be leading development activities related to molded components, ensuring seamless progression, timely feedback, and optimization, while fostering teamwork and accountability
You will champion our supplier strategy and lead change initiatives; identifying the best approach for implementing new processes, root cause analyses, and problem-solving systems such as DMAIC, A3, Lean Six Sigma across the engineering team and cross functionally
You will collaborate with Dexcom internal manufacturing engineering teams to understand the impact our molded components and subassemblies have on internal yields and performance, and work to drive improvements at our CMs and Suppliers
You will assess engineering resource and equipment requirements and create plans to achieve corporate goals and our product commercialization roadmap
You will be expected to contribute technical expertise and complex analysis of molding processes, DFM, best manufacturing techniques, and team training as required
You will establish and track performance metrics with our global contract manufacturing partners with a focus on driving continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives
You will be expected to provide updates and presentations to your functional management team
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a Bachelor's degree with 13+ years of industry experience
Requires a degree in a technical discipline
5-8 years of previous people management experience
Direct leadership experience in the commercialization of a medical device and/or medical diagnostic products, preferably pertaining to contract manufacturing
Experience with mold/tooling qualification, including DFM, FOT, MFAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, PV, DOE
Experience and demonstrated ability to manage teams, projects, maintain timelines, and execute manufacturing improvement projects in an Operations environment
Ability to effectively communicate with internal teams and external partners, conveying technical concepts clearly, providing timely updates, and fostering collaborative relationships
Comfortable and able to deal with ambiguity/uncertainty in a dynamic environment and an innate ability to create processes/systems to fill gaps
Internal drive for continuous improvement and comfortable leading a team of talented engineers
Benefits
A full and comprehensive benefits program.
Growth opportunities on a global scale.
Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
Company
Dexcom
Dexcom develops, manufactures, and distributes continuous glucose monitoring systems for diabetes management.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.16BKey Investors
RWI Group
2023-05-02Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2020-05-12Post Ipo Debt
2018-11-01Post Ipo Equity· $750M
Leadership Team
Jacob Leach
Chief Operating Officer
Matt Dolan
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development & Dexcom Labs
Recent News
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