Manufacturing Director (Biotech)

Job Description

Job Description

Company: VMRD, Inc., Pullman, WA

Job Title: Director of Manufacturing

Type: FT, Exempt

Department: Manufacturing

Job Summary:

The Director of Manufacturing is responsible for leading and scaling manufacturing operations across multiple scientific and regulated production sites. This role ensures consistent, compliant, and efficient production while driving standardization, operational excellence, and alignment across geographically dispersed facilities. The Director partners closely with Executive leaders Sales, R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain to deliver high-quality products in complex scientific environments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute multi-site manufacturing strategy
• Oversee the manufacturing process across multiple sites
• Balance production loads and optimize costs
• Maintain adequate supply of raw materials and work-in-process inventory
• Ensure regulatory compliance (FDA, ISO, USDA, etc.)
• Improve production processes to enhance quality (CQI) and profitability
• Manage budgets, capital planning, and capacity strategy across sites
• Improvise and adapt as necessary to overcome production obstacles
• Interact with regulatory entities for product lot approval and as necessary
• Liaise with research to facilitate technology transfer and process scale up
• Administer performance management program for production department
• Administer training program for production employees
• Track and manage to key performance indicators

• As a managerial role, interviews, hires, and trains new staff; assigns work or projects; provides constructive and ongoing feedback and coaching for development; manages staff in accordance with department needs, company policies, practices, and initiatives

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational, managerial, and scientific skills; able to manage projects and problem solve

• Treats others with mutual respect and regard; excellent collaboration skills
• Completes work with accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail.
• Exhibits consistency and reliability. Produces dependable work results

• Good information technology skills, including proficiency with MS Office and other business software

Desired Qualifications and Experiences:

• Demonstrated competence in experimental design, analytics
• 15+ years' experience in biological, pharmaceutical, or medical device manufacturing
• 10+ years' experience in management

Education, Licenses and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree scientific discipline: Advanced degree preferred

Physical Requirements for the Job:

• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Able to visit all areas of production facilities

Pay Range Data:

• The pay range for this position is $106,600-$120,000 per year. Our pay ranges are determined by job responsibility and regional benchmarks. The wage listed is just one component of VMRD's total compensation package for employees.

Full Time Benefits

• Paid Vacation: Accrued monthly; Starting at 8hrs/month or 12 days per year based on length of service
• Paid Holidays: 8 regular holidays
• Paid Sick Leave for illness or qualified event in accordance with WA Paid Sick Leave
• Health insurance: Medical, Dental, Rx & Vision
• Paid 80% of premium for employee & family
• HealthiestYou Teladoc with access to free medical and mental health services
• Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• Paid Air Ambulance Membership
• 401k: A 100% match of employee contribution up to 6% of salary
• Paid Life Insurance Policy, AD&D and LTD

About Us:

VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) researches, develops and manufactures veterinary diagnostic test kits and related reagents for distribution in nearly eighty countries. VMRD's Testing Services division, performs specialized testing of raw materials, cells and seeds for the presence of adventitious agents according to regulatory guidelines for the global veterinary and pharmaceutical industries. VMRD delivers best in class products and services, making a positive impact on animal welfare through diagnostic laboratories, animal producers, veterinary vaccine manufacturers, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies and veterinarians globally.

VMRD's mission is to provide high quality products, services and support to our customers, and to provide a harmonious and rewarding work environment for our employees. As a family centric company, we appreciate work life balance and strive to follow the Golden Rule.

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