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Commercial Danaher Business System (Continuous Improvement) Leader, Americas - REMOTE

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Commercial Danaher Business System (Continuous Improvement) Leader, Americas - REMOTE

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Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology?

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology?

At Leica Microsystems, one of Danahers 15+ operating companies, our work saves livesand were all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

Youll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danahers system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact innovating at the speed of life.

Shape the Future with Us!

At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of whats possible.

Learn about the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible.

The Commercial Danaher Business System (Continuous Improvement) Leader, Americas is responsible for driving continuous improvement and fostering the Danaher Business System (DBS) culture within the AMERICAS Commercial Organization. This role involves being a thought partner for the Regional Vice President General Manager (VPGM), building DBS capabilities, and supporting the organization in deploying, improving, and sustaining standard work and best practices. It drives every aspect of our culture and performance. We use DBS to guide what we do, measure how well we execute, and drive a continuous cycle of change and improvement.

This position reports to the Director, Global Commercial DBS and is part of the Commercial DBS team located in the United States, and will be working remotely to cover the US region. Our strong preference is for candidates in commutable distance to our office in Boston, MA or Deerfield, IL.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Act as a strategic thought partner for the Regional VPGM, providing insights and guidance on strategy Execution (Commercial Engine), Capabilities Gaps (HVC/HVS), and DBS Maturity (Danaher Playbook).
• Build and enhance DBS capabilities through training, coaching, and mentoring. Managing and supporting a funnel of Certified practitioners.
• Support the organization in deploying, improving, and sustaining standard work and best practices to ensure commercial and operational excellence.
• Implement/Coach Daily Management and Problem-Solving Process (PSP) to identify root causes, develop countermeasures, and sustain focused impact.
• Manage a kaizen funnel to prioritize and track continuous improvement initiatives and facilitate kaizen events to drive process improvements and engage teams in problem-solving activities.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Proven experience driving DBS best practice and continuous improvement in a commercial environment.
• Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills. Demonstrated influencing skills - able to influence without direct authority.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• MBA or equivalent experience.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environmental Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 30% - 50%
• Must have a valid drivers license with an acceptable driving record

Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

At Leica Microsystems, 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. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Leica Microsystems can provide.

The annual salary range for this role is $180,000 - $200,000. 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. 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 Companys sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows 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.

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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.

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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 applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

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