Vice President of North America Operations

We are seeking an experienced Vice President of North American Manufacturing Operations for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics who will be responsible for leading the North American manufacturing strategy across our US sites including, Miami, Minneapolis, Carlsbad, Hebron and Brea.  This position is a key member of the Global Operations Leadership team and will report directly to the SVP of Global Operations and will be located in Chaska, Minnesota. The VP will lead and direct both instrument and reagent manufacturing while providing leadership and vision related to materials, new product introduction, engineering, facilities as well as overseeing one of our ranch operations.

This position is responsible for the strategic leadership for the Chemistry, Immunoassay, Urinalysis and Hematology business units across 7 unique manufacturing sites. The role is responsible for the leadership of frontline leaders in direct execution of manufacturing operations to manufacture high-quality products safely and compliantly. The successful candidate will oversee a team of direct and indirect associates (circa 850+) and will work toward optimizing team performance to drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement in pursuit of operational excellence. 

If you thrive in a fast-paced leadership role and want to work to build a world-class Manufacturing organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide strategic and tactical leadership and direction to the NA Manufacturing Leadership team across hardware and consumable manufacturing.
• Set strategic goals for operational efficiency and increased productivity while providing clear direction and vision to inspire and empower staff to achieve excellence.
• Responsible for driving KPI’s and global performance in terms of safety, quality, on-time delivery, inventory, and operational P&L while collaborating globally and cross-functionally to accomplish business objectives.
• Lead adoption of the Danaher Business Systems (DBS) or Six Sigma throughout the teams to improve quality, delivery, cost, and innovation by applying problem solving, lean and Kaizen tools with a continuous improvement mind-set.
• Communicates effectively key strategies, decisions, operational challenges and countermeasures effectively up and across the organization.
• Partner with HR to identify strategies to develop, promote and retention key talent in the organization through engagement, communication, change and performance management initiatives.
• Lead projects and project managers in the development of project plans, financial plans, milestones, and targets.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of experience, or Masters’ / Doctoral Degree with 18+ years of experience - includes 6+ years managing people. Experience must include Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain, and operating in an FDA/ISO regulated industry.
• Degree in life sciences, engineering, sciences, or related field
• Proven leader in multi-discipline, multi-site operations (may require global experience), and ability to lead an organization through ground-breaking change.
• Prior experience in a DBS, Lean or Six Sigma Culture. Detailed understanding of Lean manufacturing tools and concepts along with a proven track record for lean implementations and documented resulting success.
• Proven track record to work cross-functionally and within matrix to achieve business outcomes and ability to travel up to 30%.

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

• Cultivating an inclusive workplace. Appreciating and maximizing diversity in all forms; creating an environment in which people want to do their best work.
• Engaging and developing team and others; constructing and executing significant development; driving succession and movement of talent, respecting associates’ career goals. Accurately sizing up talent. Empowering appropriately while holding people accountable.
• Previous experience in immunoassay diagnostics a plus.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to 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. Our global teams are pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. 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.

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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 [email protected] to request accommodation.

The salary range for this role is 300k - 325k. 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 a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and Retirement Benefits 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.

The U.S. EEO posters are available here.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact:1-202-419-7762 or [email protected].