Senior Manager, Manufacturing Technology and Innovation

Mission: At the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM), we have a small team passionate about growing advanced manufacturing in the state from innovation through production. We drive growth in this sector by focusing on three key areas: innovation, workforce development, and supporting small and medium manufacturers. Our team is searching for someone with the same enthusiasm for helping our manufacturers thrive as we have. This person should be passionate about finding and supporting Massachusetts innovators who are developing the next generation of hardtech and manufacturing technologies in Massachusetts that will impact both the state and national levels.

This role will lead CAM’s manufacturing technology and innovation efforts. It is a highly dynamic and cross-cutting position requiring internal collaboration with the CAM team and other MassTech divisions and external engagement with a wide range of stakeholders across academia, startups, industry, government, and more. The position will identify the needs of the ecosystem and drive improvement to or creation of programs or initiatives that benefit our manufacturing innovation ecosystems and the Commonwealth. In addition, the position helps drive the connectedness of the ecosystem and the competitiveness of the advanced manufacturing supply chain. Finally, this person will be expected to develop technical know-how and expertise in a variety of production and processing technologies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Lead initiatives to support scale-up manufacturing and retain hardtech companies in Massachusetts
2. Track and contextualize emerging trends in advanced manufacturing technology development and support the entire CAM team in integrating that knowledge into its programs
3. Convene innovation communities through several means (i.e., roundtables, webinars, conferences, etc.) that include representatives from academia, industry, entrepreneurial support organizations, risk capital, and federal partners to help identify opportunities and needs and develop partnerships
4. Manage grant programs and work closely with industry, non-profit, and academic applicants to help them develop high quality projects that will provide significant value to the Commonwealth
5. Build relationships at the federal level with national labs, Manufacturing USA Institutes, and other organizations to foster collaboration
6. Assist the Director of CAM in communicating the opportunities in the Massachusetts manufacturing ecosystem and our programs to companies, the public, and state officials at venues across the state
7. Assist in fulfilling numerous reporting requirements on an ongoing basis with respect to pipeline management, award status, approvals, grant announcement events, annual reports, etc., at both the state and federal levels

** PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES CANDIDATES TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS AT LEAST TWO DAYS PER WEEK. THIS IS NOT A FULL-TIME REMOTE POSITION. **

Requirements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• 7+ years in technology or manufacturing fields at a leading-edge company or institute
• Experience with multiple stages of scaling manufacturing of technologies, from R&D and prototyping stages through commercialization and production

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to quickly come up to speed on new technologies
• Strong understanding of the start-up/new venture community, including incubators, entrepreneur support organizations, accelerators, etc.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage several projects at once
• Preferred familiarity with federal grant systems and ability to lead the proposal process
• Strong communication skills, especially in presenting technical information to non-technical audience in a compelling and concise way
• Public speaking skills and ability to present to various approval bodies, including MassTech’s board and the Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to travel both in and out of the state of Massachusetts with locations often not accessible by public transportation.

Benefits

MassTech offers a hybrid work schedule and a competitive total rewards package.