- Salary
- $60k – $120k
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- PhD
- Source
- Y Combinator
Description
About Us
Vena Vitals is on a mission to transform patient care through better cardiovascular monitoring. We make a small wearable device that monitors blood pressure continuously. Unlike other blood pressure monitors that only take a snapshot in time, we record the entire dynamic movie to track continuous changes to guide life-saving patient care. We plan to become the most accurate and actionable cardiovascular monitoring and management system to help improve lives of over a billion patients across the world each year.
Job Description
We are seeking a R&D Process & Manufacturing Manager to lead and expand our sensor fabrication operations. In this startup environment, the role combines leadership with hands-on involvement. This role will oversee the optimization and production of our next-generation continuous blood pressure monitoring sensors, to ensure quality, scalability, and compliance with medical device standards. In addition to managing day-to-day operations, the Manager is expected to be in the lab developing and improving processes, running experiments, troubleshooting issues, and fabricating sensors.
Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day operations of the sensor fabrication facility, including scheduling, resource planning, and capacity management.
- Hands-on involvement in the manufacturing production of sensors.
- Troubleshoot and resolve sensor fabrication issues and implement corrective and preventative actions.
- Manage and mentor a team of technicians/operators.
- Establish and maintain metrics (yield, throughput, cost, downtime) to monitor performance and guide improvements to processes.
- Contribute to long-term sensor fabrication strategy, including vendor selection, automation, and capacity expansion.
- Lead process scale-up from R&D prototypes to pilot manufacturing and full production.
- Maintain equipment, tools, and facility readiness to support reliable operations.
- Required to follow all laboratory safety procedures, policies, and precautions.
Key Qualifications
- Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in Engineering or related fields and or relevant work experience
- Ability to work with delicate materials on a small-scale (millimeter-micrometer) is a must.
- Experience working in a wet lab environment with various chemicals and fume hoods.
- Excellent organizational, planning, and communications skills.
- Experience managing and developing operations staff.
- Experience in technical writing for developing documentation including SOPs, work instructions, and training materials.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot technical problems and implement process improvements
Nice to Haves
- 5+ years of experience in medical device manufacturing or regulated industry with demonstrated progression into leadership.
- Experience with process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and documentation for regulatory compliance.
- Hands-on experience with PDMS or similar polymer materials is a strong plus, especially for candidates with a background in microfabrication, biomedical devices, or wearable sensors.
- Experience in the practical application of statistics is a plus.
- Startup or growth-stage manufacturing experience is a plus.
- Experience in computer programming to control lab instrumentation is a plus.
- Experience with prototyping tools is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of ISO 13485, GMP, and experience with audits.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively in a small team environment.
- Highly organized and detailed oriented.