About UsJoin our global team of talented people who are transforming the cancer diagnostics industry! At Leica Biosystems (LBS), you will be stimulated by challenging work and inspired to learn every day. As an LBS associate, you’ll help develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers.The Danaher Business System (DBS) is our proven system for achieving success. DBS is a philosophy, set of values, and series of management processes that collectively define who we are and how we do what we do at Danaher. Our DBS tools are designed to help us excel in the areas of Growth, Leadership, and Lean, building on a strong foundation of DBS fundamentals (Voice of Customer,Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Transactional Process Improvement, Kaizen, 5S, Problem Solving, and Visual & Daily Management)Position Summary and OverviewGlobal Director DBS, Service is responsible leveraging the Danaher Business System (DBS) to improve the most critical programs across our global Service organization. They will be a key business partner who is results driven with a strong and proven ability to drive effective use of continuous improvement tools, collaborate with diverse teams, implement and sustain change.The successful candidate for this role will be a highly experienced practitioner of continuous improvement and have a deep understanding of the DBS fundamentals and the commercial Service function. In addition, the successful candidate should have cross functional experience working within the commercial organization.Major Responsibilities
Partner with global Vice President of Service and regional Service leaders to build a funnel of cross functional continuous improvement initiatives targeted to drive growth, reduce waste, increase profitability, and improve customer experience
Manage global Service Kaizen Funnel, driving from ideation to execution the most critical events impacting the business
Map end to end business processes to identify and resolve cross functional business opportunities
Support the creation and execution of LBS Policy Deployment
Harmonize global processes across LBS functions and business units, driving consistency in application and impact
Drive alignment between functional engines and identify how to improve to drive efficiencies and/or increase impact
Serve as a key member of the L2 DBS leadership team
Train and install foundational capabilities in PD, Action Planning, Key Performance Indicator (KPI) management. Work with central and regional organizations to create KPI bowlers and Visual Management to sustain innovation process improvement
Directly provide formal and informal DBS training and coaching. Augment with other sources of training and coaching (DHR DBSO, outside sources). Improve DBS training and facilitation by pursuing certification in DBS tools for yourself and others. Evaluate and approve other associates for tool certification
QualificationsHands-on and detail-oriented but also able to see the big picture. Is customer focused and possesses strong interpersonal and communications skills. Rapidly adapts to Danaher’s culture and gains the confidence of the Danaher organization. Ability to influence without authority. Capable of driving cross functional collaboration to improve business processes and outcomes. Will be an independent worker, capable of operating in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment and able to effectively deal with difficult situations.
BS or BA Degree in business, engineering, operations, or equivalent experience required with 10+ years of experience
7+ years of experience in service and commercial organizations with demonstrated success in a global environment
Ability to analyse cross functional processes, assess performance, lead continuous improvement and sustain change; has the skills necessary to be seen as credible by peers and managers across LBS
Sought out as an authority in the DBS Fundamentals or Lean tools (i.e., Visual and Daily Management, 5S, Standard Work, Transactional Process Improvement, Kaizen, Problem Solving). Recognized "hands-on" expert possessing knowledge of DBS Tools. Outstanding ability to plan, execute and follow-up on kaizens
Ability to work with functions in the implementation of the DBS roadmap and implement key growth initiatives; successfully drives change, handles conflict / ambiguity in a diverse, global work environment
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated successful experience as DBS Leader with extensive DBS experience, or a Lean practitioner
Experience leading initiatives in global organizations
Experience managing people directly or indirectly
Experience developing and owning strategic plan initiatives and in year execution (Policy Deployment, Strategy)
Understanding of operating in regulated environments (e.g., FDA)
Exposure to a wide variety of training and facilitation environments
Hands-on experience implementing DBS (or TPS)
Travel % of Travel, include approximate overnight stays per week
Willingness to travel (often internationally) at least 50% of time
The base salary range for this role is $170,000-185,00. 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 comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.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. For more information, visit www.danaher.com . 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. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.The EEO posters are available here (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) .We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.