Vice President, Manufacturing Science & Technology (MSAT)
Job Description
The Vice President, Manufacturing Science & Technology (MSAT) serves as the enterprise-level technical leader responsible for ensuring Agilent’s manufacturing network is robust, scalable, and future-ready. This role defines and drives the global strategy for process technologies, technology transfer, scale-up, validation, and sustained manufacturing performance across multiple product lines and geographies. As Agilent’s portfolio expands and customer expectations for quality, speed, and supply continuity intensify, the MSAT function becomes a critical enabler of the company’s long-term growth.
The VP MSAT ensures that innovations developed in R&D can be efficiently industrialized, scaled, and produced at global volumes with predictable reliability. This requires strong technical leadership, integration across the value chain, and the ability to embed standardized methods, digital tools, and advanced analytics into daily manufacturing practice. This role is central to building Agilent’s next-generation manufacturing capability—one that reduces variability, accelerates time-to-market, mitigates supply risk, and delivers best-in-industry performance. The VP MSAT plays a vital role in shaping how new technologies are introduced, how processes mature over their lifecycle, and how the global network responds to increasing complexity, regulatory expectations, and emerging market needs.
Success in this role requires both deep technical mastery and enterprise-scale leadership. The VP MSAT must assess and anticipate global capacity needs, elevate process capability, and architect technical solutions that enable rapid growth. They serve as the senior technical authority within Operations, guiding investment decisions, capability development, and strategy execution to ensure Agilent’s manufacturing network can scale with speed, efficiency, and uncompromising quality.
Key Responsibilities
1. Process Strategy & Standards Development
- Define MSAT global strategy for process scalability and manufacturability.
- Build and maintain process standards, scale-up frameworks, and governance.
- Oversee design for manufacturability and capability planning.
2. New Product Introduction (NPI) & Technology Transfer
- Lead global technology transfer frameworks.
- Coordinate NPI process readiness, validation, and risk assessments.
- Ensure manufacturability and right-first-time execution.
3. Technical Enablement & Best-Practice Sharing
- Develop technical toolkits and methods.
- Lead COEs and communities of practice.
- Organize technical reviews, audits, and learning forums.
4. Cross-Functional Alignment & Governance
- Partner with Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain.
- Provide executive technical leadership across enterprise forums.
- Ensure compliance with standards and validation frameworks.
5. Operational Support & Issue Resolution
- Serve as senior technical authority for deviations and investigations.
- Drive rapid issue resolution and durable CAPAs.
6. People & Capability
- Build and develop world-class MSAT teams.
- Foster a culture of rigor, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
Shared Responsibilities
- Align process standards with site leadership.
- Partner with R&D on manufacturability and technology for scale-up.
- Integrate innovations with Global Engineering and Digital.
- Collaborate with Quality/Regulatory to ensure validation compliance.
Decision Rights
- Own MSAT standards and technical documentation.
- Approve NPI readiness criteria.
- Recommend strategic capability investments.
- Influence decisions on manufacturability.
Key Success Metrics
- Reduction in variability and deviations.
- Adoption of standardized toolkits.
- Yield, efficiency, and scalability improvements.
- On-time and right-first-time NPI execution.
Core Competencies
- Scientific & Technical Mastery
- Strategic Systems Thinking
- Operational Excellence Discipline
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Decision-Making in Complexity
- Talent & Capability Building
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in engineering, chemistry, biotechnology, or related field; PhD preferred.
- 10+ years in MSAT or technical operations leadership.
- Expertise in process transfer, scale-up, validation, and optimization.
- Strong experience partnering with R&D, Quality, and Regulatory.
- Demonstrated success leading global technical teams.
Additional Details
This job has a full time weekly schedule. It includes the option to work remotely. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least April 15, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $280,000.00 - $437,500.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locationsAgilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies, Inc., is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome, and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email [email protected] or contact +1-262-754-5030. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please visit www.agilent.com/en/accessibility.