The Automation Manager will be responsible for developing and leading the strategic planning and execution of Engineering Automation across the Medical Business Unit, with the ideal candidate based at the Suzhou, China site. This pivotal leadership role will drive cutting-edge automation solutions across engineering, manufacturing, and business processes, while establishing global standards and scalable platforms that improve safety, quality, cost, productivity, speed, and manufacturing consistency.
The successful candidate will deploy a roadmap aligned with manufacturing, product, and commercial teams, embedding automation and digital technologies early in product development, NPD, and NPI. The role will build and lead a regional automation team, develop a strong local vendor network, and launch automation solutions developed with local SMEs and vendors across the U.S., LATAM, EMEA, and China.
