# R&D Process & Manufacturing Manager

**Company:** [Vena Vitals](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-companies/vena-vitals)
**Location:** Las Vegas, NV, US
**Work mode:** On-site
**Employment type:** Full Time
**Salary:** USD 60K–120K/yr
**Category:** Manufacturing
**Listed:** 2026-03-24

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## Job 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.

## Other open roles at Vena Vitals

- [Electrical Engineer](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/vena-vitals/electrical-engineer-60986) — Irvine, CA, US
- [R&D Algorithm Engineer – Health Technologies](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/vena-vitals/r-d-algorithm-engineer-health-technologies-53885) — Irvine, CA

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