Vice President, Manufacturing

Job Description

Job Description

Axogen is committed to building and maintaining a strong and gratifying company culture that fosters professional growth. Our hands-on and personal approach makes transitioning to a new job a seamless and enjoyable process. Most benefits are effective on day one!  

Axogen is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or veteran status. 

Why you'll love working at Axogen: 

• Friendly, open, and fun team culture that values unique perspectives 
• Company-wide dedication to profoundly impacting patients' lives 
• Comprehensive, high-quality benefits package effective on date of hire 
• Educational assistance available for all employees 
• Matching 401(k) retirement plan 
• Paid holidays, including floating holidays, to be used at your discretion 
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
• Referral incentive program 

Axogen Mission and Business Purpose

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by making restoration of peripheral nerve function an expected standard of care. We aim to lead the markets we serve by always requiring the solutions we offer patients and caregivers provide an improved benefit-to-risk profile as compared to existing standards of care. To ensure we deliver improved benefit-to-risk solutions, we will guide and expect the market and design requirement specifications underlying our engineering, business development, and clinical research activities, objectively target advancements in standards of care.

Job Summary of the Vice President, Manufacturing

The Vice President, Manufacturing is a key member of the Axogen Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for leading Ohio Operations. The Vice President, Manufacturing will oversee and be responsible for all facets of the Ohio operations which include strategic guidance on project leadership, budget and finance management, creating hiring and development plans, continuous improvement, succession planning, and strategic plans to accommodate projected growth, to include planning for updates to partner groups Quality, Regulatory Affairs, EHS, IT, and human resources. The Vice President, Manufacturing/Processing will report to the Vice President, Operations.

Requirements of the Vice President, Manufacturing

• Minimum 12 years of experience in a related field
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience within medical device, tissue, biologics or other regulated industry
• Experience leading a manufacturing facility
• Must have operated within a cGMP facility
• Experience with FDA and/or other regulated audits
• Experience with Leading and Implementing six sigma and lean manufacturing
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Must have proven success in leading large teams and including people leaders to set clear direction, solve problems, and partner with counterparts while also challenging the status quo.
• Must have proven success in proactive approach for contingency planning and long-term strategic planning.
• Must have experience and demonstrated ability to build and lead strong action-oriented teams to deliver results.
• Ability to assess risk and recommend and drive progress and decision.
• Must be hands-on, resourceful, ability to effectively manage and lead resources to deliver on aggressive goals and objectives within the company.
• Strong operations leadership of a business unit/plant and process.

Responsibilities of the Vice President, Manufacturing

The specific duties of the Vice President, Manufacturing include but are not limited to:

• Start-up, maintain, and continuously improve operations of a new tissue processing and biologics facility while ensuring adherence to Biologic and Tissue processing facility requirements.
• Develop and execute capacity expansion strategies for biologics manufacturing operations, improving operational performance, resource utilization, and scalability while maintaining compliance within a biologics framework
• Lead effective Continuous Improvement by challenging existing assumptions and introduce innovative technologies, operating practices, and business processes that improve quality, productivity, capacity, and employee engagement. Identify and prioritize through resource management strategic plans, key goals, and objectives along with day-to-day operational requirements.
• Participate in the specification and new equipment purchase to assure compliance with cGMP standards and regulations and fits within operational needs.
• Partner with executive and functional leaders to establish and execute strategic objectives that support company growth and operational excellence.
• Lead the APC Site Leadership Team to ensure clear objectives, direction, support and feedback to include accountability across all processing, engineering, material handling, and quality areas.
• Manage operational KPIs for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity/Cost and People/Moral.
• Attract, recruit, retain, mentor, and develop talent and Axogen Team
• Understand and partner with all departments/supporting functions to create and promote alignment and execution of initiatives.
• Manage project financials, including budgeting and providing financial
• Understand quality and regulatory requirements such as: AATB, FDA, ISO, OSHA and
• Oversee EHS compliance and drive to
• Implement and support IT strategic initiatives to drive compliance and operational
• Partner with Corporate leadership to support mission, purpose, goals and
• Attend necessary community meetings and become involved to positively represent
• Lead by example and demonstrate behaviors supporting our Axogen core values. Set and manage to expectation the importance of living the values within role and with support

Location

913 Industrial Drive Place, Vandalia, OH  45377

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Benefits/Compensation

This position is eligible for an annual bonus.

Benefits offered for this position include Health, Dental, Vision, Matching 401K, Paid Time Off, 9 Paid Holidays + 3 Floating Holidays, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Medical Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Caregiver Leave, Basic Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Disability Insurance, as described in more detail in summary plan descriptions.

Salary Range

$280,000—$315,000 USD

Company Statements

Axogen follows healthcare system guidelines with respect to credentialing, vaccinations and other employment/compliance related requirements, as well as CDC guidance. Axogen reserves the right to amend its policies from time to time in its sole discretion.

As AI is becoming a common tool throughout the application process, we want to be clear about its appropriate use at Axogen. Using AI to support resume writing, research or interview preparation is perfectly acceptable, provided the content is accurate and genuinely represents your qualifications and skills. For other key parts of your interview process, however, it is important that the ideas, communication, and work you share reflect your own voice, experiences, and thinking. We ask that you participate in our live interviews and complete any assessments without AI assistance unless instructions explicitly indicate otherwise or a specific exception is discussed and approved in advance. This approach ensures fairness, celebrates your individuality, and allows your authentic perspective to shine. Behaviors that do not align with these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process or termination of employment if later discovered. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to learning about the unique contributions only you can bring to Axogen.

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