Senior Manager, Engineering Plastics Processing

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Date: Apr 7, 2025

Location: Lakewood, CO, US

Company: Terumo BCT, Inc.

Requisition ID: 33625

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 7,000 global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere.

We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient’s life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart.

With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours.

As the leader of the Terumo Blood and Cell Technology (TBCT) Extrusion Vertical Integration Program, you'll drive innovation in medical device plastic processing. In this high-impact role, you’ll oversee tubing extrusion, plastic compounding, and supplier qualifications while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance quality, efficiency, and performance. With a strong focus on technical leadership, strategic planning, and regulatory compliance, this position offers the opportunity to shape global processes and mentor engineering teams. If you’re an expert in medical device plastics with a passion for innovation and leadership, we invite you to bring your expertise to our dynamic and growing team in Lakewood, Colorado.

Essential Duties

• Lead the TBCT Extrusion Vertical Integration Program, ensuring tubing quality, cost efficiency, and production rates align with demand.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in plastic processing, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize performance.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance tubing extrusion and plastics processing.
• Support the qualification of external suppliers for tubing extrusion, film production, and plastic compounding.
• Oversee engineering standards for tubing extrusion, film production, and plastic compounding.
• Provide technical leadership to extrusion process engineers during process development phases.
• Manages and provides leadership for the functional group’s development, direction, and effectiveness, adhering to organizational policies and processes and supporting overall business and corporate objectives.
• Participates in the short and long term planning process that establishes technical objectives for a business unit project or functional engineering group.
• Utilizes technical, managerial expertise and creativity to evaluate proposed solutions, adaptations, and modifications to projects and products used globally.
• Identifies project, product opportunities and initiates prioritization in addition to implementation.
• Completes annual department budgeting and accountable for long range planning.
• Implements and understands FDA or global regulatory requirements as necessary.
• Ensures compliance with company Quality System regulations and safe working practices.
• Demonstrates broad management experience across and recognized as an expert within and outside of the Company with fully developed leadership skills and a deep understanding of a broad issues vital to the company working with multiple functions that are unrelated.
  
  

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field; a Master's degree is also acceptable.

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience, including at least 5 years in a supervisory role.
• Extensive experience with program and project management methodologies.
• Deep expertise in medical device plastic processing, tubing extrusion, and plastic compounding/pelletizing.
• Comprehensive knowledge of regulations, policies, and global pharmacopoeia, including EMEA, GDP, GMP, FDA guidelines, ISO standards, and ASTM standards.
  
  

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-discipline engineering and scientific team working on multiple projects.
• Skilled ability to balance commercial and development needs to accomplish global business area goals.
• Advanced understanding and application of Design Controls, Quality Management System to product development.
• Broad management experience across and recognized as an expert within and outside of the Company with fully developed leadership skills and a deep understanding of a broad issues vital to the company working with multiple functions that are unrelated.
• Work collaboratively with business segment, regional and functional product development leaders to establish long term goals for the product development team.
• Broad theoretical knowledge of management, quality, global regulatory standards, and or manufacturing.
• Requires working knowledge of the business's products and therapeutic uses.
• Effective leadership, managerial, and strategic planning and global skills.
• Exceptional demonstrated expertise in planning, budgeting, associate development, and project management directed toward achievement of annual, long term, and strategic business plans and goals.
• Requires an exceptional understanding of technology and methods applicable to the area and the ability to determine appropriate application.
• Knowledge and use of relevant PC software applications and skills to use them effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  
  

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An equivalent competency level acquired through a variation of these qualifications may be considered.

LOCATION

Lakewood, Colorado - Onsite

TRAVEL

Must be willing and able to travel up to 50%, including international travel.

Physical Requirements

• General Labor Environment requirements include: use of personal protective equipment, reading, speaking, hearing, walking, bending, standing, stretching/reaching, hand/finger dexterity, and occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, or transporting up to 500 pounds via carts or mechanized equipment.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential duties of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
  
  

Target Pay Range: $158,800.00 to $198,500.00 - Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data

Target Bonus on Base: 20.0%

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, we provide competitive total reward offerings that consist of compensation, benefits, recognition, along with a wealth of other well-being, work-life and recognition programs which support in unlocking the potential for you and your family. Included in our expansive list of benefits offerings are multiple group medical, dental and vision plans, a robust wellness program, life insurance and disability coverages, also a variety of voluntary programs such as group accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and much more. To help you save for retirement, we offer a 401(k) plan with a matching contribution and for work-life balance we have vacation and sick time programs for associates. For us, it’s about protecting the personal welfare of our associates and their families, helping to achieve personal goals and offering those extra touches for convenience, security and overall peace of mind.

• Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is part of Terumo Group, founded in 1921 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
• In 2019, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies reached $1 billion in revenue.
• We employ nearly 7,000 associates globally, with global headquarters in Lakewood, CO, U.S., and regional headquarters in Brussels, Buenos Aires, Singapore and Tokyo.
• We manufacture devices, disposable sets and solutions at our facilities in Belgium, India, Japan, Northern Ireland, the U.S. and Vietnam. Our global presence enables us to serve customers in more than 130 countries.
• Our core values help set our direction, guide our actions and keep us true to our corporate mission of contributing to society through healthcare.
• Respect – Appreciative of others
• Integrity – Guided by our mission
• Care – Empathetic to patients
• Quality – Committed to excellence
• Creativity – Striving for innovation
• We contribute to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), raising $1.3 million USD since 2007.
  

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. All applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service.

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is committed to providing a safe, healthy and secure working environment. Our Colorado campus locations are tobacco-free workplaces, and we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and detailed background verification.

Nearest Major Market: Denver

Job Segment: Medical Device Engineer, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Device, Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse, Engineering, Healthcare

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