DBSO Director, Lean

This job is with Danaher, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

At first glance, you’ll see Danaher’s scale. Our 65,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique operating companies within three platforms—life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology. Look again and you’ll see the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and take risks with the support you need to be successful. You’ll find associates who are as certain about their impact as they are about where they’re headed next. You’ll find the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible. You’ll also see a company that investors trust—our culture of continuous improvement has helped us outperform the S&P 500 by more than 5,000% over the past 25 years.

The DBSO Director is responsible for promoting and facilitating the successful implementation of the Danaher Business System (DBS) at Danaher companies, allowing those sites to meet their Policy Deployment (PD) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets. The DBSO Director helps to create DBS Sustainability both broadly across Danaher and in a targeted fashion at mentored OpCos / Sites. This position is part of the Danaher Business System Office and will be remote in the UK, Sweden or Ireland.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Accelerate results in SQDC by leveraging DBS tools, mentoring skills, and change management processes, with a focus on Danaher Reliability Systems.
• Assist OpCo and site leadership in the development of a DBS roadmap to meet PD/CVD/KPI requirements and DBS Sustainability.
• Continue to evolve DBS tools, act as a Tool Process owner for select DBS tools, promote the use and improvement of these tools and build a network of global CPs and ACPs to support Danaher and OpCO needs.
• Build DBS culture and capabilities across Danaher by mentoring and supporting associate’s development in DBS Fundamentals and other DBS tools as required.
• Broaden DBS capabilities and business acumen by applying lean concepts across a large variety of manufacturing and business environments.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• 10+ years of Engineering and/or Quality Systems Leadership experience, BS or BA Degree in Engineering or Business; ideally familiar with regulations governing Diagnostics, Life Sciences, and Pharmaceutical industries (ie. FDA, GMP, and ISO).
• Ability to accurately assess key business metrics and situations from a strategic point of view and also being able to engage in technical problem solving; must have good data analytics capabilities.
• Mastery of DBS Fundamentals and Danaher Reliability System tools; preferably with CP or ACP status.
• Superior communications skills with a proven ability to influence senior leaders.
• Demonstrated proficiency in time and project management.

At Danaher 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.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.