Sr. Director & GM, Malaysia Manufacturing Operations

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Provide overall leadership for the team responsible for manufacturing of Instruments, Accessories and Endoscopes including sub-assemblies used in robotic assisted surgical equipment. Serve as the leader on all strategic and operational objectives to ensure a reliable supply of high-performance products and financial goals.

This key management role will be tasked to effectively lead and develop resources required to support global growth of Intuitive operations. Another aspect of this role will be the development of infrastructure responding to growing demand for advanced exchange products, ongoing efficiency enhancement of production and assembly and implementation of advanced business systems. Proven experience achieving results through delegating and managing a wide range of individuals is required. This role requires this employee to be onsite 5 days a week.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Support the Mission, Vision and Shared Values of Intuitive Surgical.
• Achieve manufacturing and inventory plan consistently while managing cost and without compromising quality and compliance to regulatory requirements.
• Develop and implement metrics to track progress against operational and strategic goals.
• Collaborate with other functional areas to ensure alignment of goals and priorities. Key functional teams to align with include Engineering, NPI, Purchase, Planning, Human Resources, Finance, Quality and global operations
• Ensure availability of needed capacity short term and long term to meet increasing demand for existing products and for the launch of new products
• Identify and drive implementation of projects designed to improve efficiency, reduce cost, improve quality, increase flexibility, and increase capacity. Proposed projects shall be based on sound financial analysis and clearly articulated business needs.
• Create strategies to support team development and continued growth of employees.
• Play an active role in developing annual operating plans including budgets, goals and strategies to achieve.
• Monitor compliance to budgets and take timely corrective actions as needed to stay on track.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal and international regulations.
• Work with Regulatory and Quality Departments in order to meet all regulatory compliance needs.
• Develop metrics to support business requirements and monitor trends of the operation.
• Active role in further driving EHS activities with the goal for 0 accidents.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum BS in engineering or similar
• Preferred MS in engineering or similar
• Proven track record including a minimum of 10+ years of experience leading manufacturing teams preferred in regulated production such as medical, automotive or aerospace
• Experience working for a multinational company; a US based company preferred.
• Experience working in a matrixed environment
• Experience with building a manufacturing facility from greenfield
• A driven leader, who is organized, a problem solver, a good team person who can motivate their staff and delegate to their team leaders who will then delegate to the wider team
• Proven experience and track record regarding process improvement of complex manufacturing systems
• Strong technical analytical skills including Value Stream Mapping, FMEA, statistical methods, and six sigma techniques
• Experience in Medical Device manufacturing or in regulated businesses like automotive or aviation
• Able to foster a culture of enthusiasm and engagement in challenging and meaningful manufacturing operations work in an inclusive environment
• Hands-on ego-less leader, willing to work shoulder-to-shoulder with manufacturing employees
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills a must in Mandarin and English
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project programs
• Strong SAP and Tableau skills are desirable
  
  

Additional Information

Intuitive 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.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Shift: Day

Travel: 10% of the time