Incentive Compensation Deployment and Strategy Manager

Posted 21 Days Ago
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6 Locations
In-Office
115K-150K Annually
Expert/Leader
Biotech
The Role
Design, govern, and optimize sales incentive compensation plans to align with commercial strategy. Partner with Sales and Marketing, analyze performance and payouts, communicate plans, and recommend adjustments to improve behavior and results.
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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?  

 

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and 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. 

 

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today:  time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results. 

We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory. 

 

It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow. 

 

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. 

We are currently seeking an Incentive Compensation Deployment and Strategy Manager who will be responsible for the design, evolution, and governance of sales incentive compensation (IC) plans to align with BEC LS commercial strategy and business priorities.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

  • Partnering closely with Sales Leadership to ensure incentive plans drive the right selling behaviors, execution discipline, and performance outcomes across roles and segments.

  • Translating business objectives into clear, fair, and executable incentive designs that balance motivation, simplicity, and financial responsibility.

  • Working cross‑functionally with Marketing to ensure incentive structures reinforce portfolio priorities, strategic product focus, and go‑to‑market motions.

  • Monitoring IC effectiveness through performance data, payout analysis, and field feedback, and recommending adjustments to improve behavior alignment and results.

  • Ensuring incentive plans are well‑documented, well‑communicated, and consistently administered, with appropriate governance and transparency.

The required qualifications for the job include:

  • 10+ years of experience in incentive compensation, sales operations, commercial excellence, or related commercial roles within complex sales organizations.

  • Proven experience designing and managing sales incentive compensation plans across multiple sales roles or segments.

  • Strong understanding of how incentive structures influence sales behavior, execution discipline, and business results.

  • Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior Sales Leadership and influence decision‑making without direct authority.

  • Strong analytical skills with experience using performance and payout data to assess plan effectiveness.

  • Clear communication skills with the ability to explain incentive logic and tradeoffs to both leaders and the field.

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

  • Experience working in life sciences, diagnostics, capital equipment, or other regulated industries.

  • Experience supporting global or regional sales organizations.

  • Familiarity with IC governance models, plan documentation standards, and annual planning cycles.

  • Experience working alongside Finance, HR, or Commercial Operations in incentive plan execution.

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part-time at the Company location identified above and part-time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Beckman Coulter Life Sciences can provide.

The salary range for this role is $115k-$150k. 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.


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Skills Required

  • 10+ years of experience in incentive compensation, sales operations, commercial excellence, or related commercial roles within complex sales organizations.
  • Proven experience designing and managing sales incentive compensation plans across multiple sales roles or segments.
  • Strong understanding of how incentive structures influence sales behavior, execution discipline, and business results.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior Sales Leadership and influence decision-making without direct authority.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience using performance and payout data to assess plan effectiveness.
  • Clear communication skills with the ability to explain incentive logic and tradeoffs to both leaders and the field.
  • Experience working in life sciences, diagnostics, capital equipment, or other regulated industries.
  • Experience supporting global or regional sales organizations.
  • Familiarity with IC governance models, plan documentation standards, and annual planning cycles.
  • Experience working alongside Finance, HR, or Commercial Operations in incentive plan execution.

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  • Leave & Time Off Breadth PTO and paid holidays are portrayed as robust, with formal programs and mentions of generous time off and rollover in some cases. This breadth supports a positive view of time-off availability.
  • Healthcare Strength Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is highlighted repeatedly and is viewed as comprehensive for regular full‑time employees. Descriptions such as “good” or “great” benefits reinforce the strength of the health coverage.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) plan with company matching is consistently included as part of the package. The presence of matching contributions strengthens perceived retirement readiness.

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The Company
HQ: Sunnyvale, CA
4,883 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Cepheid is dedicated to improving healthcare by pioneering molecular diagnostics that combine speed, accuracy, and flexibility. The company's GeneXpert® systems and Xpert® tests automate highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, providing A Better Way for institutions of any size to perform world-class PCR testing. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio spans respiratory infections, blood virology, women’s and sexual health, TB and emerging infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infectious diseases, oncology and human genetics. The company’s solutions deliver actionable results where they are needed most – from central laboratories and hospitals to near-patient settings. For more information, visit http://www.cepheid.com.

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