04.10.25

Vice President Engineering

  • Permanent
  • USA
  • Pharma Services
  • $200k - $250k plus executive package and LTI

Following a recent, significant PE investment, our customer are looking to hire a seasoned Vice President Engineering to play a vital role in delivering the strategic ambitions of the business.

Reporting to the CEO, the VP Engineering will lead product development, technical operations, vendor management, and customer technical services. This includes translating customer requirements into design specifications, coordinating with contract manufacturing, supporting factoring and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT), as well as validation services (IQ/OQ).

The Vice President will lead a team across software, hardware, and systems disciplines, and will play a critical role in cross-functional product planning, execution, and be a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Product Development & Lifecycle Ownership
  • Systems Engineering & Integration
  • External Manufacturing & Vendor Oversight
  • Regulatory & Quality Alignment
  • Engineering Operations & Team Leadership
  • Field Service Enablement & Global Engineering Strategy
  • Executive Partnership & Strategic Contribution

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of engineering leadership in regulated hardware/software products, preferably for large platform equipment used in the lab or manufacturing space for the Pharma or Medical device industry.
  • Proven experience managing third-party manufacturing relationships, including FAT/SAT coordination and spec management.
  • Strong understanding of product development process and improving product reliability methodologies.
  • Familiarity with ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 820, IEC 62304, and related standards.
  • Track record of building and scaling high-performance engineering teams and processes.
  • Strong executive communication, cross-functional alignment, and problem-solving skills.

Personal Attributes

  • Visionary leader with a passion for driving and achieving results.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to translate insights into actionable plans, executing to an incredibly high standard.
  • Collaborative team player with a commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment.
  • Resilient and adaptable to changing business dynamics and market conditions.
  • An agent of change, able to constructively challenge the status quo in pursuit of collective success, utilizing data-driven metrics to support recommendations or decisions.
  • Solutions-oriented, takes ownership of critical issues and challenges with rigor and drive.

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to lead the engineering group of a high growth business, at a critical point in their evolution. If you think you have the skills and energy to help lead this organization on it’s future strategy then we want to hear from you! Email your interest to connor@leadcandidate.com

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