Sarnova HC, LLC
Position Title: Chief Operating Officer - Sarnova - Dublin, OH

Job Description

Chief Operating Officer | Sarnova

Sarnova is seeking an accomplished Chief Operating Officer to help shape the future of a market-leading healthcare organization serving healthcare providers, emergency medical professionals, and first responders nationwide.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, the COO will partner in setting enterprise strategy while ensuring the organization possesses the operational capabilities necessary to achieve its long-term growth objectives.

This role carries responsibility for the performance, scalability, and strategic development of Sarnova's operating platform, encompassing supply chain, distribution, customer operations, engineering, manufacturing, contract manufacturing partnerships, and product lifecycle execution.

The successful candidate will join an organization with a strong market position, a mission-driven culture, and a clear opportunity to influence enterprise performance at scale.

The Role

The Chief Operating Officer serves as the executive leader responsible for converting strategy into execution across the organization.

Working closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, and Executive Leadership Team, the COO will ensure Sarnova continues to strengthen its competitive position through operational discipline, innovation, disciplined capital allocation, and organizational capability building.

The COO will provide leadership across a complex operating environment while balancing growth, profitability, customer experience, regulatory requirements, and organizational effectiveness.

This executive will be entrusted with:

• Establishing and executing enterprise operating strategy
• Strengthening organizational and leadership capability
• Driving operational performance and productivity
• Accelerating innovation and product commercialization
• Expanding infrastructure to support future growth
• Evaluating and integrating strategic acquisitions
• Enhancing enterprise value through disciplined execution and continuous improvement

Strategic Priorities

The next Chief Operating Officer will have the opportunity to influence several critical dimensions of the business:

Enterprise Growth

Build the operational foundation necessary to support continued expansion while maintaining the agility required to respond to evolving market opportunities.

Product Innovation

Partner across the organization to ensure engineering, product development, manufacturing, and supply chain capabilities effectively support the delivery of innovative solutions to customers.

Operational Excellence

Advance performance through process optimization, technology enablement, disciplined execution, and a relentless focus on quality, service, and efficiency.

Leadership Development

Strengthen leadership capabilities throughout the organization by developing high-performing teams, fostering accountability, and ensuring succession readiness.

The Executive Profile

The ideal candidate is a proven enterprise leader with experience leading large-scale operations in healthcare, medical device, life sciences, manufacturing, distribution, or similarly regulated industries.

Candidates should possess:

• A track record of executive leadership within complex and growth-oriented organizations
• Experience driving enterprise-wide transformation and operational improvement initiatives
• Demonstrated success leading manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and customer-facing functions
• Strong business and financial acumen with responsibility for large-scale operational performance
• Experience supporting acquisition integration and organizational scaling efforts
• The ability to build credibility with Boards, executive leadership teams, customers, partners, and investors
• A reputation for developing exceptional leaders and building strong organizational cultures

Beyond experience, the successful candidate will bring sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, resilience, and the leadership presence required to guide a dynamic and evolving business.

Why Sarnova

Sarnova occupies a unique position at the intersection of healthcare delivery, emergency response, product innovation, and operational excellence.

The company's mission is meaningful. Its markets are essential. Its growth ambitions are significant.

For an executive energized by the challenge of leading a complex enterprise, building organizational capability, and contributing to the long-term success of a growing healthcare organization, this opportunity offers both impact and influence.

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of an organization whose products and services support those who save and improve lives every day.

Sarnova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package, including 401(k) Plan. EEO/M/F/Veterans/Disabled. Our mission is to be the best partner for those who save and improve patients' lives. Excellence in delivering upon our mission is dependent upon having a diverse team that is empowered to bring their full, authentic self to work each day. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve, and we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity.

Job Details

Job Family Executive
Pay Type Salary