MANAGER OF OPERATIONS – MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY

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MANAGER OF OPERATIONS – MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY – CANDIDATE MUST COME FROM A HEALTHCARE OR LIFE SCIENCES OR MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY.

A Toronto medical device company seeks a Manager of Operations. Who will be responsible for all aspects of leases, purchasing, customer service, facilities management, warehousing, and IT administration on a 24/7 basis.
Products are sold to R&D companies, academia, and hospitals. This job, however, has no involvement in sales; rather its purpose is to ensure that the business runs efficiently and effectively at all times and that customers are more than pleased with company deliverables.

SPECIFICALLY :

Project, team, people, everything management.
Business requirements, customer and supplier contracts, inventory, shipping, purchasing, working with freight and courier companies.
Employees, job descriptions, KPIs, budgets, business requirements.
SOPs, compliance with various regulatory agencies - e.g. CBSA and Health Canada.
Office space, computers, office equipment, warehousing, facilities leasing, IT providers.

REQUIREMENTS:

8 to 10 years running operations, preferably for a healthcare or life sciences or medical device company.
3 to 5 years’ managing outsourced IT for a midsize company (~ 50 people).
Strong leadership / management skills; getting people to sign on (that is, assume ownership of concepts, policies and procedures) in a convincing yet congenial manner.
Quick decision maker, with excellent problem solving skills.
Must be very organized and like paying attention to detail.

Responsible for all aspects of leases, purchasing, customer service, facilities management, warehousing, and IT administration on a 24/7 basis.