Product Director - Molding Solutions
Cretex Medical Component and Device Technologies
Summary
The Product Director – Molding Solutions drives profitable growth, market expansion, and the technology roadmap for Cretex Medical's precision injection molding business, including micro-molding, insert/over molding, liquid silicone rubber molding, high-cavitation tooling, and advanced polymers. Working with medical device OEMs and cross-functional teams, this leader turns customer needs into differentiated capabilities, value-based pricing, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) solutions.
Job description
Position Summary
The Product Director – Molding Solutions drives profitable growth, market expansion, and the technology roadmap for Cretex Medical's precision injection molding business, including micro-molding, insert/over molding, liquid silicone rubber molding, high-cavitation tooling, and advanced polymers. Working with medical device OEMs and cross-functional teams, this leader turns customer needs into differentiated capabilities, value-based pricing, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) solutions.
Responsibilities
Product Line Growth, Application & Market Expansion
- Strategy & Growth: Own the multi-year Molding Solutions roadmap, targeting sustainable double-digit growth and margin expansion across Cretex Medical target markets.
- Technology & Market Development: Expand advanced polymer, micro-molding, multi-shot/over molding, automation, and tooling capabilities; monitor competitors, material advances, resin pricing, and customer pipelines.
- Customer Engagement: Partner with commercial and OEM engineering teams from concept through commercialization, leading technical discovery, DFM reviews, and mold flow evaluations.
- Investment Planning: Build ROI-based business cases for presses, cleanrooms, automation, metrology, and tooling to support growth and capacity.
Quoting & Technical Commercial Development
- Quoting & Pricing: Lead technical quoting for tooling, prototype-to-production programs, resin selection, and engineering changes. Build margin-protective cost models covering cavitation, tonnage, cycle time, automation, scrap, validation, and packaging.
- Feasibility & Risk: Partner with Tooling Engineering and Operations to assess manufacturability, resin behavior, lead times, capacity, and supply readiness before quote submission.
- Commercial Support: Serve as the technical authority in customer negotiations, presentations, and executive reviews.
Operational & Engineering Collaboration
- NPI & Scale-Up: Partner with NPI, Tooling, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality on handoffs from tooling design through scientific/decoupled molding validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and production.
- Capacity & Utilization: Work with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to optimize press allocation, tooling maintenance, cleanroom space, and labor.
- Supplier Partnerships: Develop supplier relationships for materials, tooling components, external services, and automation to support pricing, quality, and supply continuity.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Plastics Engineering, Polymer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent education and industry experience.
- Bias to Action: Understands that prompt, responsive communication shapes a positive customer experience, and leads a hands-on, action-oriented team.
- Experience: Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership in medical device contract manufacturing, with direct experience strongly preferred in precision injection molding, tooling development, and commercialization.
- Strong knowledge of polymers and engineering resins, mold flow, tooling construction, and scientific/decoupled molding.
- Proven experience in cost estimating, tooling quotes, and financial/margin modeling.
- Leadership & Commercial Acumen: Ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leaders without direct authority, manage competing priorities, and develop market analyses, roadmaps, pricing, and value propositions.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Working knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA QSR, and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
- Systems: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ERP, and engineering/quoting software.
- Travel: Ability to travel up to 20% for customer, industry, and supplier meetings.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or master's degree in Plastics/Polymer Engineering.
- RJG Scientific Molding / Master Molder certification or deep decoupled molding experience.
- 5+ years in Product Management, Strategic Marketing, or Technical Sales/Commercial Development in medical plastics molding.
- Experience with micro-molding, implantable polymers, bioresorbable materials, or cleanroom automated assembly.
- PMP or Lean/Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Plastics Engineering, Polymer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent education and industry experience
- Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership in medical device contract manufacturing
- Direct experience strongly preferred in precision injection molding, tooling development, and commercialization
- Strong knowledge of polymers and engineering resins, mold flow, tooling construction, and scientific/decoupled molding
- Proven experience in cost estimating, tooling quotes, and financial/margin modeling
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leaders without direct authority
- Working knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA QSR, and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ERP, and engineering/quoting software
- Ability to travel up to 20%
Benefits
- 401(k) Matching
- Onsite Health Clinics
- Discretionary Holiday Bonus
- Cretex University
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Program
- Employee Death Benefit
- Sick and Safe Leave
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Pre-tax Reimbursement Accounts
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Discretionary Profit Sharing
- Parental Leave
- Accident & Critical Illness Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Tuition Assistance
Company overview
Cretex Medical Component and Device Technologies is a specialized medical device manufacturing company that focuses on producing precision components and complete device assemblies for the healthcare industry. The company operates as a contract manufacturer and supplier of critical medical components, serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in various medical sectors. Their expertise lies in manufacturing complex medical device components that require high precision, strict quality control, and compliance with rigorous medical standards. The company's capabilities typically include injection molding, machining, assembly, and finishing processes for medical devices. They work with a range of materials suitable for medical applications, including various plastics, metals, and biocompatible materials. As a medical device component manufacturer, Cretex plays a crucial role in the medical device supply chain by providing OEMs with reliable, high-quality components that meet regulatory requirements for safety and efficacy. Their services help medical device companies bring innovative healthcare solutions to market while maintaining cost-effectiveness and manufacturing excellence.