About Pacira:

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  Pacira BioSciences, Inc. is a leading provider of non-opioid pain management and regenerative health solutions dedicated to improving outcomes for health care practitioners and their patients.
• Each of our 3 marketed products, both in pharmaceutical and medical device, represent cutting edge technologies for pain management.
• We have 700+ employees and have averaged double digit growth year over year for the past 5 years, with $500M in revenue. We are small enough for you to make your mark, and big enough for you to learn and grow!
• We have facilities in New Jersey, California and Florida. Our San Diego, CA campus is a world class manufacturing and R&D facility. We are rapidly growing and have opportunities across all of our sites and functional areas.

Why work with us?
Rarely do you have an opportunity to do work that really matters. What drives us is our mission. What makes us successful are our people. At Pacira, you are part of an inclusive culture that fosters collaboration, growth, and innovative thinking – a place where you can make an impact and help change the standard of care in non-opioid pain management. Be part of our movement, let’s pursue excellence together.

Summary:
This position is responsible for all aspects of manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, and the production of Pacira’s iovera products. This includes the leadership of all in-house operations as well as additional offsite manufacturing locations. While this is a management leadership position, the role requires both strategic and tactical capabilities to be successful within this dynamic environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to this job. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ensure manufacturing build plans are achieved such that both internal and external customer requirements are consistently met or exceeded.
• Ownership of the operational management of manufacturing and production, including all iovera processes, equipment, tools/fixtures, documentation, and personnel.
• Ownership of all manufacturing processes, process lines, documentation, and new product/process implementation at contract manufacturers.
• Lead the planning and execution of new product transfers from development to manufacturing. Ensure design for manufacturability during the development phases.
• Lead failure investigations to determine root cause of in-process failures; implement effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Identify and lead manufacturing initiatives to reduce improve quality, labor efficiency, product reliability, and overall product cost.
• Provide technical leadership to the supply chain, materials, and quality teams to resolve material and product non-conformances.
• Ensure work is performed in compliance with Pacira’s Quality Systems.
• All other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This person will have direct supervisory responsibilities for manufacturing engineering and production
Interaction:

The incumbent works closely with various departments including Quality, Supply Chain, R&D, and Commercial.

Requirements:

Education and Experience

• BS in an Engineering discipline required• A minimum of 10 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment with mechanical, electrical, and process controls required
• A minimum of 5 years in a manufacturing management role• A minimum of 3 years at the Director level managing engineering, manufacturing, materials, and supply logistics teams
• Medical device experience strongly preferred• Experience working in an ISO13485 environment and representing manufacturing during internal and external compliance audits required
• Experience working with quality management systems such as Agile or Mastercontrol required• Experience with technical and operational oversight of device contract manufacturing sites strongly preferred
• Experience and working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated leadership ability to achieve manufacturing and production goals in a highly dynamic environment
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and work collaboratively across all functional groups• Strong hands-on attitude and the willingness to spend significant time on the manufacturing floor is a must• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines
• Ability to multi-task and manage various priorities, with the willingness to adapt quickly to changes• Lean and/or Six Sigma experience strongly preferred
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Powerpoint. MS Project and Visio preferred.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must me met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties of this job may involve standing and/or walking, but for most part sitting for extended periods of time. Close vision and the need to focus on computer screen, use of hands, fingers and wrist to type on keyboard and manipulate mouse. Will need to lift and move items weighing up to 30 pounds.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Typical office setting with a laboratory, offices, warehouse, and cubicles. Noise level is moderate with consistent printer, telephone ringing and conversation.

The base pay range for this role in California is $190,400 per year to $261,800 per year.

The range is what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. The range considers a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to: geographic markets, business or organizational needs, skill sets, experience, training, licensure, and certifications.