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At Cytiva, 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.
Working at Cytiva 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.
At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.
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The Sr Director, IT Business Enablement – Manufacturing & Quality, is responsible for bridging business objectives with IT capabilities to deliver measurable business outcomes for the Cytiva Manufacturing and Quality value streams. This role will drive strategic alignment, operational excellence, and innovation across enterprise IT initiatives, ensuring technology investments maximize value and accelerate business transformation.
As a member of the IT Business Enablement Leadership team, this role will partner with Manufacturing and Quality leadership and organizations through establishing technology roadmaps, fostering strong partnerships, and embedding agile, process-centric delivery models to own and execute the Manufacturing and Quality IT strategy.
This position reports to the Vice President, IT Business Enablement, and is part of the Information Technology team.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Serve as the strategic IT partner to Manufacturing and Quality leadership, aligning strategic technology roadmaps, digital initiatives, and transformation programs with business objectives while acting as the primary interface between functional stakeholders and IT delivery organizations.
Define, govern, and evolve the Manufacturing and Quality technology roadmap, ensuring a modern, integrated, and scalable application landscape that delivers measurable business value, operational excellence, and long-term strategic outcomes.
Lead the identification, prioritization, and execution of strategic technology initiatives, partnering with process owners, value stream leaders, and cross-functional delivery teams to translate business needs into prioritized roadmaps, technology investment, and implementation plans.
Drive innovation and continuous improvement through emerging technologies, advanced analytics, automation, and digital solutions, validating new capabilities through PoCs, business cases, ROI tracking, and value realization across the portfolio.
Provide enterprise leadership across the Manufacturing and Quality IT portfolio, ensuring regulatory compliance, risk management, delivery excellence, and effective stakeholder engagement throughout the IT Manufacturing and Quality domains.
The essential requirements of the job include:
A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field is required. A secondary degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or a related discipline is strongly preferred to support both operational and strategic leadership responsibilities.
Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior management or general leadership role, ideally with exposure to global project management and/or large-scale capital investment initiatives. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver results in complex, high-stakes environments.
Strong analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to navigate complex technology and operational domains. Demonstrates a pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset and is comfortable making tough decisions when necessary.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams through change, manage ambiguity, and maintain focus on key priorities. Brings energy, resilience, and a growth mindset to drive transformation in a dynamic environment.
Strong operational awareness and the ability to translate technical capabilities into outcomes and delivery plans. Adept at building strategic relationships, understanding stakeholder strategy and needs, and aligning team efforts to deliver impactful solutions. Comfortable operating in a matrixed, global organization.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in
Experience with M&A and Due Diligence focused projects at global and x-functional scale.
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. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cytiva can provide.
The annual salary range for this role is $190k-$260k. 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 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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related technical field
- Secondary degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or related discipline
- Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior management or general leadership role
- Exposure to global project management and/or large-scale capital investment initiatives
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver results in complex, high-stakes environments
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills; pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams through change, manage ambiguity, and maintain focus on priorities
- Strong operational awareness and ability to translate technical capabilities into outcomes and delivery plans
- Ability to build strategic relationships and operate in a matrixed, global organization
- Experience with M&A and Due Diligence focused projects at global and cross-functional scale
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave and family-building support are described as available, including maternity and paternity leave and fertility assistance. Childcare and eldercare support are also highlighted as part of the overall package.
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What We Do
Danaher is a global science and technology innovator committed to helping our customers solve complex challenges and improve quality of life around the world. A global network of more than 25 operating companies, we drive meaningful innovation in some of today’s most dynamic industries through our operating companies in four strategic platforms: Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Water Quality and Product Identification. The engine at the heart of our success is the Danaher Business System (DBS), a set of tools that enables continuous improvement around lean, growth and leadership. Through the ingenuity of our people, the power of DBS and the impact of our meaningful technologies, we help realize life’s potential in ourselves and for those we serve.
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