Sr. Director, Finance Operations and Manufacturing (USA, Remote)

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Aldeveron and Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), two of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Our teams at Aldevron and Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), work closely with global partners to accelerate progress and genomics breakthroughs across fields like cancer, infectious disease, rare genetic disorders, and more. As a member of our team, you’ll help bring life-changing innovations to life—impacting millions around the world. We bring together deep scientific expertise, an unwavering commitment to quality, and a collaborative spirit to drive progress. Whether you're launching your career or bringing years of experience, we value the unique perspective you bring. Join us and become part of a mission-driven team advancing science and unlocking human potential—one discovery at a time. The Sr. Director, Finance Operations and Manufacturing will serve as the strategic Finance leader for IDT and Aldevron Operations, connecting operational performance to financial outcomes and enterprise value. This role will establish the insights, operating mechanisms, and investment discipline needed to improve cost, capacity, quality, delivery, working capital, and profitability across the manufacturing network. This leader will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Commercial, and executive leadership to improve financial visibility, challenge operational assumptions, support capacity and capital decisions, and build scalable product costing and profitability capabilities across the integrated IDT and Aldevron business. The ideal candidate brings deep manufacturing finance expertise, strong business partnership, and a track record of leading transformation in regulated, multi-site life sciences, biotech, CDMO, pharmaceutical, medical device, or similar manufacturing environments. This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer. There is a preference for candidates who can work on-site. While this requisition is posted in Fargo, ND, and Coralville, IA, applications from qualified candidates in other locations will be considered. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Serve as the senior Finance partner to Operations and Manufacturing across IDT and Aldevron, connecting operational execution to financial outcomes, enterprise value, and strategic decision-making. Build and lead financial operating mechanisms that improve visibility to cost, capacity, quality, delivery, inventory, working capital, and profitability performance. Design, strengthen, and scale product costing, standard costing, cost accounting, manufacturing variance, COGS, absorption costing, inventory valuation, BOM/routing cost, and profitability frameworks. Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Commercial, R&D, and Corporate Finance to identify risks and opportunities early and drive better business decisions. Support capital deployment, capacity expansion, manufacturing network planning, automation, ERP implementation, and investment decisions through rigorous financial analysis and business case development. Improve forecast accuracy, operational KPI governance, executive reporting, and business review processes across a complex manufacturing footprint. Lead Finance through transformation, integration, organizational redesign, and continuous improvement initiatives while building standard work, accountability, and scalable processes. Build, coach, and develop a high-performing Operations Finance team and Financ…

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