Director of Operations Strategy

• • Lead operational strategy and execution across PMO, integration, capacity planning, and business continuity.
• • Drive business priorities and scalable growth.
• • Own roadmap development, business case prioritization, and strategic program execution.
• • Advance AI enablement and data science capabilities to support smart manufacturing.
• • Report to the Vice President, Global Operations.
• • Drive end-to-end project execution for key operational priorities, including site-based initiatives such as Fargo and other critical business programs.
• • Develop and manage the operational strategy roadmap, aligning cross-functional priorities with business objectives, growth plans, and enterprise goals.
• • Lead integration planning and execution for major operational initiatives across teams, processes, and systems.
• • Prioritize and evaluate business cases to guide investment decisions, resource allocation, and strategic focus across the operations portfolio.
• • Identify and scale smart manufacturing opportunities that improve operational performance and accelerate innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field with 10+ years of progressive experience in strategy, operations, program management, or business transformation preferred; advanced degree preferred.
• Several years of people leadership experience.
• Ability to lead and develop high-performing teams in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Proven success leading multiple cross-functional strategic initiatives or enterprise programs with measurable business impact in a manufacturing, life sciences, or similarly complex operating environment.
• Experience developing and executing multi-year operational roadmaps, prioritizing business cases, and driving decisions tied to investment, capacity, or growth objectives.
• Experience leading integration planning, business continuity, and long-range capacity planning for large-scale operations or multi-site environments.
• Hands-on experience sponsoring or implementing AI, smart manufacturing, digital, or data science initiatives that improved operational performance, efficiency, or decision-making.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence senior leaders across functions and sites to deliver strategic outcomes.
• Ability to travel approximately 35%.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environments such as life sciences, biotechnology, diagnostics, or pharmaceuticals is a plus.
• Experience leading digital transformation, smart manufacturing, or advanced analytics initiatives within operations is a plus.
• Experience supporting network optimization, new product introduction, or supply chain strategy in a multi-site environment is a plus.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading operational strategy, program management, and business transformation within complex environments. Proven ability to drive AI enablement, smart manufacturing initiatives, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve strategic business objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Operational Strategy Development
• Cross-Functional Program Management
• AI Enablement and Smart Manufacturing
• Stakeholder Management
• People Leadership

Hard Skills

• Program Management
• Business Transformation
• Operational Roadmap Development
• Integration Planning
• Capacity Planning
• Data Science Initiatives
• Digital Transformation
• Advanced Analytics
• Investment Decision-Making
• Supply Chain Strategy

Soft Skills

• Executive Communication
• Influencing Senior Leaders
• Team Development
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Manufacturing
• Life Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Diagnostics
• Pharmaceuticals
• Regulated Environments
• Smart Manufacturing
• Network Optimization
• New Product Introduction
• Multi-Site Operations