Sr Manager, Industrial Engineering & Process Optimization (Biotechnology)

Location: Onsite in Wilsonville, Oregon, USA; the posting header also lists Portland, Oregon.

Company

hirify.global develops silicon-based DNA synthesis technology for applications in healthcare, agriculture, industrial chemicals, and data storage.

What you will do

• Analyze manufacturing performance data to identify capacity constraints, turnaround-time bottlenecks, quality losses, and labor inefficiencies.
• Lead root cause analysis and improvement initiatives to reduce rework, scrap, defects, and reprocessing.
• Design and validate process changes using time-motion studies, line balancing, capacity modeling, value stream mapping, and DOE.
• Develop improvement pipelines, business cases, ROI models, and capital equipment proposals.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Automation Engineering, and Workforce Planning on scalable process, automation, and staffing improvements.
• Track OEE, first-pass yield, cycle time, and cost per unit, and present roadmaps and results to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in industrial engineering, continuous improvement, or manufacturing process optimization.
• 3–5+ years of supervisory, management, or cross-functional team leadership experience.
• Hands-on experience in ISO 13485 or GxP-regulated environments, including compliant change control and documentation.
• Expertise in OEE, Cpk, takt time, cost-per-unit modeling, time-motion studies, line balancing, capacity modeling, and value stream mapping.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority over manufacturing execution.

Nice to have

• Experience in high-throughput biomanufacturing, biotechnology, or life science manufacturing.
• Experience leading complex, multifunctional process optimization or automation initiatives from diagnosis through execution.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within an engineering organization focused on operational excellence and scalable manufacturing improvements.
• Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Automation Engineering, and Workforce Planning.
• Support applications of DNA synthesis technology across healthcare, agriculture, industrial chemicals, and data storage.