Director, Operations Excellence, Chief Innovation Office, Danaher Diagnostics - NYC Staffing : Job Details

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? Within Danaher the work our diagnostic businesses do saves livesand we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact innovating at the speed of life. We're accelerating the development of cutting-edge diagnostics to solve some of the world's most pressing health challenges. Across our diagnostics operating companies, we are driving innovation through partnerships with top academic institutions and leading players in biopharma and translational research. We're bringing the best minds together to accelerate innovation and unlock the full potential of the latest scientific advances. Together, we're expanding access to precision diagnostics for millions of people worldwide - and we're using our unmatched global scale and proven playbook to make it happen, from hospital labs to mobile clinics. By helping providers, patients, and families get faster, more precise diagnostic results, we're improving treatment options and saving lives.

The Director, Operations Excellence, Chief Innovation Office (CIO), Danaher Diagnostics, will be a key team member driving the establishment, adoption, and sustainment of execution and process excellence across the CIO enterprise. This position reports to the VP, Execution & Process Excellence and will be a leader within the Execution & Process Excellence function working alongside the Director, PMO and across the CIO disease franchises and functions. This position does not have any direct reports at this time and will be fully remote. In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Drive efficiency and effectiveness within the CIO through implementation and sustainment of robust processes and systems across the Danaher Diagnostics ecosystem in collaboration with functional partners
• Drive operational excellence in the preparation, execution, and follow-up process for CIO-led leadership meetings, Scientific Advisory Boards, Group Innovation Reviews, Science & Technology Innovation Community Forums, and Cross-Operating Company Governance Forums
• Drive execution using Danaher Business System (DBS) tools such as VPM, VSM, Daily Management, Action Plans, Key Performance Indicator Metric Tracking, as well as fundamental tools like Smartsheet, Miro and Microsoft suite

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific/engineering field with 14+ years' experience in operations and/or program management, or Advanced degree (PhD, MD) in biomedical science or engineering field with 9+ years' experience in the biotech/pharma/med device industry
• A systems engineering mindset with a proven track record of implementing and consistently sustaining and scaling organizational usage of various operational tools to drive efficiency and effectiveness
• Extreme attention to detail and the ability to contextually synthesize information, toggling between strategic and tactical thinking, being agile, while diving deep when needed
• Proven track record delivering programs in a fast-paced, complex matrixed corporate environment while juggling multiple competing priorities and stakeholders
• Collaborative servant leadership style with clear communication and high emotional intelligence; quickly building trust and followership, showcased leadership in resolving conflicts

Within Danaher Diagnostics, we offer a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.

Within Danaher Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.

The salary range for this role is $175-225k. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.