PRODUCT DIRECTOR - MOLDING SOLUTIONS - 2026-6724

About Cretex Medical

Cretex Medical is a leading contract manufacturer of precision components and assemblies for the medical device industry. Our customers view us as a trusted partner in the areas of injection molding, laser processing, metal stamping and device assembly. Learn more at www.cretexmedical.com.

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.

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