Manufacturing and Operations|Santa Cruz, CA

Are you ready to apply Make sure you understand all the responsibilities and tasks associated with this role before proceeding. Versa Vascular is an engineering incubator targeting early-stage medical device design. We focus on cultivating cutting edge technology centered on patient value. Our team is highly collaborative and hands-on, takes pride in iterating quickly, and believes that the best ideas can come from anywhere or any person! We always have multiple programs in the pipeline, so as a small team, we tend to wear multiple hats on a daily basis. Versa Vascular is uniquely positioned in Santa Cruz, which we have chosen to be geographically close-to but intentionally separate from the greater SF Bay Area. This gives us access to the amazing technical talent of the bay area but in an environment that we feel is conducive to doing our best creative work. Our office is located in a repurposed warehouse space that used to be the Wrigley Gum factory, now the funky/diverse home to several bicycle companies, many art and architecture studios, a maker space, and several biotech startups. It is adjacent to large tracts of open space with bicycle trails straight from the office doors offering access to the hills and beaches of Wilder Ranch State Park for road/mountain bicycle riding, hiking, and surfing. Our active programs at Versa Vascular Labs target catheter-based, repair devices for diseases that affect the heart. These kinds of devices present patients with compelling, minimally invasive alternatives to traditional surgical methods. For most patients, this means less pain after surgery and being able to return to normal life much more quickly. For many older patients, reducing surgical trauma can make the difference between life and death. Our current strength is in micro-scale mechanical medical devices on the cutting edge of medicine but we are constantly evolving. The team has a collective background designing a wide variety of medical devices including cardiac devices, catheter-based devices, collapsible implants, surgical tools and robotic systems. Currently, Occam Labs has 2 main portfolio companies, Versa Vascular and Capstan Medical with additional concepts in early development. Description: Versa Vascular is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Director of Operations to join a team of visionary leaders developing medical technology solutions for improving patient outcomes in the heart and other areas of the body. The Director of Operations will manage the manufacturing team with responsibility over product manufacturing ensuring operational excellence, product consistency and continuous improvement. This individual will manage day to day manufacturing operations of each company including Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials and Facilities while also partnering with development leaders to enable rapid new product development. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience developing best-in-class manufacturing functions and leading and developing manufacturing teams. Key Responsibilities: Directly and intimately understand supply chain and internal manufacturing processes for Capstan and Versa. Manufacturing team oversight (Production, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering) to ensure Product Quality is never compromised, Yield and Throughput business metrics are met through robust and efficient processes. Develop a manufacturing culture of Kaizen, Constraint theory, 3Ms, 5S, Poka Yokes and Gemba/Go see for yourself, appropriately timed and consistent with Versa Vascular’s 3Cs, culture. Balance running a successful Production and manufacturing organization while shouldering work to directly support success of R&D’s goals of rapid new product design. Manage manufacturing engineering teams through successful new product design support, new product introductions, product verification and validation builds, clinical product manufacturing and process validations. Implement and utilize appropriate 6 sigma concepts to reduce process variation and improve process control. Collaboratively identify high impact continuous improvement activities, as defined by the state of the business and lead teams through their successful execution. Manage materials group to ensure material requirements to support development and production are appropriately matched to business objectives through improved Material Requirements planning processes. Develop processes to enhance material flow into Versa Vascular, through Versa Vascular and to the field that ensure product quality and reduce resource waste. Develop metrics to report on the health of the manufacturing organization as defined above. Manage day to day facilities needs and improvement activities to support business goals and objectives. Hire and grow the manufacturing team to the requirements of the organization while not jeopardizing Versa Vascular’s culture and 3Cs. Requirements: Consistently demonstrates high personal and business integrity. 10+ years of manufacturing experience in technology, medical devices and or healthcare technology with demonstrated experience building and leading teams. Direct medical device manufacturing experience in either structural heart or robotics extending through commercial products. Excellent project management with demonstrated track record and ability to lead an organization that efficiently and effectively executes on operational deliverables. Strong communication skills to motivate and lead manufacturing organizations with resources coming from varying backgrounds and educations. Versa Vascular is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

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