Dexcom

Senior Manager - R&D Pilot Mfg Planning and Procurement

Dexcom$135K — $225K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • 13+ years of industry experience required.
  • 5-8 years of people management experience.
  • Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
  • Excellent communication skills to align cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end production planning for R&D pilot builds to ensure alignment with demand and capacity.
  • Develop and refine production plans and capacity models for rapid learning cycles.
  • Provide real-time visibility into manufacturing performance and proactively identify risks.
  • Lead production readiness by anticipating constraints and ensuring risk mitigation.
  • Drive a disciplined operating system for decision-making and accountability.
  • Partner with leadership across departments to close performance gaps.
  • Manage Inventory and WIP, addressing bottlenecks and improving throughput.

Benefits

  • Front row seat to life-changing CGM technology.
  • Comprehensive benefits program.
  • Global growth opportunities.
  • Access to career development through in-house learning and tuition reimbursement.
  • Innovative organization committed to employees and communities.
Full Job Description
Meet the team:

We are a high-impact, service-oriented Pilot Manufacturing team at Dexcom, partnering closely with R&D to bring new technologies to life. Our scope spans manufacturing of R&D studies, engineering and equipment support, procurement, and production planning and control-bridging development and full-scale production.

Our mission is to leverage our technical expertise and teamwork to build exceptional products and accelerate them to market. Our purpose is to learn fast, define scalable processes, and enable clinical success through reliable execution.

What makes this team unique is our direct partnership with R&D as our primary partner. Every build we run supports critical development milestones-shaping product design, enabling clinical trials, and accelerating innovation. The work is fast-paced, hands-on, and highly visible, with a direct impact on getting life-changing technology to patients.

This role plays a critical part in ensuring our builds execute smoothly, issues are quickly resolved, and teams stay aligned on priorities. If you're energized by solving real-time problems, working across engineering and manufacturing, and making a tangible impact on cutting-edge products, this is a team where you can truly make a difference.

Where you come in:
  • You will own end-to-end production planning and control for R&D pilot builds, ensuring alignment between demand, capacity, and execution to plan.
  • You will develop and continuously refine capacity models, production plans, and Pilot Operations Planning inputs to enable rapid learning cycles and informed decision-making across R&D builds.
  • You will provide clear, real-time visibility into manufacturing performance, proactively identifying risks and driving cross-functional actions to protect milestones.
  • You will lead production readiness across equipment, materials, and labor, anticipating constraints and ensuring timely mitigation of risks to build execution.
  • Establish and drive a disciplined operating system (daily pulse, tiered meetings, weekly reviews) to enable rapid decision-making and accountability.
  • You will partner with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain leadership to close performance gaps and deliver against aggressive R&D timelines.
  • You will own Inventory and WIP across the value stream inclusive of procurement activities, driving resolution of bottlenecks and improving throughput and cycle time.
  • You will drive continuous improvement of metrics, reporting, and execution processes to increase predictability and readiness for scale.
  • You will oversee prioritization and execution of exception management and other risks to build schedules, ensuring resources are aligned to critical needs.
  • You will influence cross-functional decision-making (supply chain, finance, engineering) through data-driven insights on performance, capacity, and material strategy.


What makes you successful:
  • You are highly organized and execution-focused, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, changing R&D environment.
  • You are data-driven, with strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data into clear actions.
  • You are a strong communicator who can align cross-functional teams and keep stakeholders informed.
  • Proactive and solutions-oriented, comfortable identifying risks early and driving them to resolution.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and adapting plans in real time to meet evolving R&D needs.


What you'll get:
  • A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
  • A full and comprehensive benefits program.
  • Growth opportunities on a global scale.
  • Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
  • An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.


Travel Required:
  • 0-5%


Education and Experience:
  • Typically requires a Bachelor's degree with 13+ years of industry experience
  • 5-8 years of previous people management experience


Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Salary:
$135,100.00 - $225,100.00

About Dexcom

Dexcom is a medical device company that specializes in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for people with diabetes. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Dexcom's CGM systems provide real-time glucose readings, allowing people with diabetes to better manage their blood sugar levels. The company's products include the Dexcom G6, G5, and G4 systems, as well as the Dexcom Share remote monitoring system. Dexcom has partnerships with several other companies, including Insulet and Tandem Diabetes Care. In 2020, Dexcom was named one of the world's most innovative companies by Fast Company.
Learn more about Dexcom
Size
6,300 employees
Market Cap
$43.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$493.6 million
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+33.7%
Revenue
$1.9 billion
NASDAQ

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