Senior Director – Product and Process Development
| Company | MycoWorks |
|---|---|
| Location | Spartanburg, SC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, MBA, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in product and process development, technology transfer, and industrial scale-up, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Proven ability to define and execute product strategy, including structured product roadmaps that align with commercial and operational goals.
- Strong commercialization expertise, ensuring products are manufacturable, cost-effective, and aligned with market expectations.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving alignment between product development, manufacturing, and business strategy.
- Expertise in scaling industrial processes from pilot to full-scale production, optimizing for quality, cost, and efficiency.
- Fluent written and verbal communication in English is required. Additionally fluency in Spanish and/or French is strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree required (engineering, materials science, chemistry, business, or related field); MS, PhD, or MBA preferred.
- Ability to travel internationally up to 50% of the time.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the product development roadmap, integrating commercial insights, technical feasibility, and operational requirements.
- Prioritize and oversee product improvements, ensuring alignment with market demand, cost targets, and manufacturing capabilities.
- Translate customer and market insights into actionable product strategies, collaborating closely with commercial and technical teams.
- Ensure successful technology transfer, leading the transition from product development to full-scale production while maintaining quality, performance, and cost objectives.
- Oversee process optimization, ensuring that manufacturing processes are robust, cost-effective, and adaptable to product evolution.
- Partner with commercial teams to align product strategy with market demand, ensuring technical feasibility supports business objectives.
- Work closely with manufacturing and external partners and suppliers to refine product specifications and optimize production methods.
- Create structured decision-making frameworks, ensuring accountability, clarity, and execution speed across teams.
- Define best practices for product development and process optimization, driving efficiency and scalability.
- Build and lead a high-performing team, ensuring strong leadership and execution capabilities across product and process development.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a startup or scale-up environment is a plus, particularly in high-growth manufacturing settings.