Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.

 

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

 

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. 

 

Your Role:

We are seeking a highly experienced and results-driven Director of R&D – Industrialization to lead the successful transition of innovative single-use technologies and bioprocessing systems from product development into full-scale manufacturing. This role will serve as the critical interface between R&D and Operations, ensuring new product introductions (NPIs) are scalable, cost-effective, manufacturable, and automation-ready at commercial volumes.

The ideal candidate will combine deep technical knowledge of single-use technologies and bioprocessing systems with a strong background in manufacturing, design for automation, and cost optimization strategies.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Lead Industrialization Efforts: Own the design transfer and industrialization strategy for new single-use products and bioprocessing systems. Ensure manufacturing readiness, quality standards, and regulatory compliance. Manufacturability & Automation Readiness: Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Automation (DFA) principles early in the development process to enable efficient, scalable, and automated manufacturing solutions. Apply modularization and platforming strategies to reduce cost, complexity, time to market, and order lead time. Cost Optimization: Collaborate with Supply Chain, Procurement and Product Management to ensure that products meet cost targets through value engineering, automation strategies, material selection, and optimized assembly processes.Cross-functional Liaison: Act as the key point of contact between R&D and Manufacturing teams to proactively address manufacturability, automation challenges, and scale-up issues during development and post-launch.Process & Automation Development: Partner with Engineering and Automation teams within the Manufacturing network to define and validate automated or semi-automated assembly processes aligned with product design and volume expectations.Risk Mitigation: Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks related to new product industrialization through robust testing, pilot builds, and DFMEA/PFMEA processes.Stage-Gate Leadership: Own industrialization milestones within the product development process, including gate deliverables for manufacturability, automation readiness, and production scalability.Sustaining Engineering Interface: Support the resolution of manufacturability and automation issues on existing products by providing R&D insights into root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

 

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.10+ years in R&D, process development, or industrialization roles within bioprocessing, life sciences, or medical device industries.5+ years of experience in leadership roles with cross-functional team oversight.Proven experience with development and/or manufacturing of single-use technologies (e.g. bioreactors, filtration systems, fluid management etc.)

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong understanding of GMP manufacturing environments, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.Deep experience with designing for automation, including part geometry optimization, fixture design, and integration with robotic or semi-automated systems.Proficiency in DFM/DFA principles, lean manufacturing, process validation, and cost modeling.Demonstrated ability to guide cross-functional teams through complex design and transfer activities.Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

 

Travel:

Up to 25% domestic and international travel to development sites, manufacturing facilities, and suppliers.

 

 

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

 

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!