DBS Director Lean in Amersham

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. This position reports to the VP Operations and Site governance and is part of the Operations and Site Governance team and will be an on-site role.

The DBS Director Lean must have a strong Gemba‑orientation (spend time and drive change at the ‘real place’ – where the ‘value happens’).

What you will do:

• Accelerate SQDC performance at mentored OpCos and sites by applying DBS tools, structured problem solving, kaizen, and change management to eliminate waste, improve flow, and achieve Policy Deployment and KPI objectives.
• Partner with OpCo and site leadership to design, execute, and sustain DBS roadmaps aligned to Policy Deployment, CVDs, KPIs, and long term DBS sustainability, including participation in L1 and L2 PD reviews.
• Provide hands on DBS training and mentoring at Gemba, delivering formal and informal coaching and facilitating DBS learning experiences such as DBS Leader Orientation, Bootcamps, Shingijutsu events, and targeted kaizen activities.
• Build and sustain DBS capability by promoting associate development in DBS Fundamentals and Lean tools, including evaluating and approving Certified Practitioner (CP) and Advanced Certified Practitioner (ACP) candidates.
• Serve as Process Tool Owner for select DBS tools, evolving standards through the DBSO strategy process, benchmarking best practices, and enabling enterprise learning through communities, self help tools, and knowledge sharing.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business; Master’s degree preferred.
• Senior level operations or engineering leadership experience, ideally at Plant Manager, Director of Operations, or equivalent level, with the ability to assess business performance and key metrics from a general management perspective.
• Demonstrated hands on experience deploying and sustaining the Danaher Business System (DBS), Lean, or Toyota Production System (TPS) in a line leadership role, including designing and executing DBS sustainability roadmaps aligned to Policy Deployment, CVDs, and KPIs.
• Strong functional leadership experience across core operations and supply chain disciplines, including manufacturing, logistics, sourcing, quality, manufacturing engineering, with exposure to improving OTD, inventory, lead time, and flow performance.
• Experience building organizational capability through training, mentoring, and facilitation, including exposure to adult learning environments, practitioner development (e.g., CP/ACP or equivalent), and the use of standard business tools (documentation, analytics, and project management).

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Approximately 70% travel required to support onsite DBS deployment and mentoring activities.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• 10+ years of Operations or Supply Chain Leadership experience. Ideally a minimum of Plant Manager / Director of Operations experience level or higher.
• Ability to accurately assess key business metrics and situations from a general manager’s point of view.
• Mastery of DBS Fundamentals and a variety of DBS Lean tools.
• Experience in deploying and coaching with impact improvements in the Danaher Materials System resulting in OTD, Inventory and lead time improvements.
• Strong functional leadership experience in operations and supply chain disciplines such as supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, manufacturing engineering.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers 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. At Cytiva 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.