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A high-growth robotics and AI manufacturing company is hiring a Vice President of Operations to oversee product engineering, quality, service, logistics, and regulatory and compliance. The VP will lead a lean team of four direct reports, with planned expansion to eight as the organization enters its next phase of growth.
Responsibilities
- Own, maintain, and continuously enhance the company’s Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with FDA, FTC, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Establish and maintain policies and procedures governing the secure, compliant handling of Protected Health Information in accordance with HIPAA.
- Lead the organization’s HIPAA compliance program, including employee training, ongoing communications, monitoring, and accountability.
- Conduct regular quality, regulatory, and data-security risk assessments; identify gaps; and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Define and manage processes for PHI breach detection, incident response, reporting, and remediation.
- Lead internal audits across QMS, HIPAA, and operational readiness, ensuring audit preparedness and documentation integrity.
- Monitor regulatory and compliance changes and proactively update company policies, processes, and documentation.
- Partner with executive leadership to develop and execute an operations strategy aligned with business objectives, including quality, compliance, supply chain, and delivery.
- Oversee logistics and distribution to ensure efficient, timely, and compliant product delivery.
- Source, evaluate, and manage suppliers and materials with a focus on quality, cost, reliability, and sustainability.
- Manage import/export compliance and documentation, ensuring international shipments meet regulatory and customs requirements.
- Provide hands-on technical product support and troubleshooting, coordinating cross-functional resolution as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 15 years of progressive experience in operations, quality, regulatory compliance, and/or supply chain, ideally within medical devices, robotics, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated experience building, implementing, and managing a QMS with FDA Class I/II compliance.
- Deep knowledge of HIPAA and PHI privacy and security, including training programs, audits, risk assessments, and breach response.