Beckman Coulter Life Sciences · 12 hours ago
Director of Transformation
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $230K/yr
18+ years expBeckman Coulter Life Sciences is a global leader in clinical diagnostics, committed to innovation and improving patient health. The Director of Transformation is responsible for driving Danaher Business System capability and continuous improvement for the Americas Manufacturing Leadership team, focusing on innovation, growth, and Lean processes.
BiotechnologyLife ScienceManufacturing
Responsibilities
Implement Danaher Innovation, Growth, and Lean Playbooks across Beckman Coulter Diagnostics North American Operations to assess organization skills/capabilities. Develop DBS road maps and action plans to drive organizational maturity and build competitive advantages, while driving DBS awareness, engagement, and capability
Implement and sustain Danaher Innovation, Growth and Lean processes and tools including Strategic Innovation Review and Product Planning Group, Strategic Commercial Review, Policy Deployment, while driving accountability and sustainability of Lean Manufacturing processes
Partner with Danaher and the BecDx Danaher Business System Leader office to develop both long- and short-term DBS strategies to meet business needs and continuous improvement. Directly provide formal and informal DBS training, coaching, and facilitate other training sessions. Be an active leader in VPM installation, Kaizen’s, PSPs and Daily Management reviews
Expertise and ability to facilitate SIPOC and FMEA analyses to identify process improvements and mitigate risks in manufacturing operations
Drive process characterization and Design of Experiments (DOE) to systematically investigate and optimize manufacturing processes, enhancing product quality and operational efficiency
Ensure successful Kaizen events by installing and ensuring compliance to the Kaizen process to include planning of Kaizens with a dynamic funnel process tied to PD and Daily Management, Kaizen execution, and sustainment of Kaizen deliverables
Promote and facilitate diagnosis of workflow impediments and other inefficiencies across global operations, providing expert counsel on appropriate DBS tools to eliminate them. Conduct internal and external benchmarking and integrate practices into DBS
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in the Engineering or other Scientific field and 20 years of experience in Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain environments OR a master's degree and 18 years of experience in Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain environments
Significant DBS practitioner experience
Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt
Significant project management and process improvement experience
Experience leading through influence and presenting to executive audiences
Ability to travel up to 50% domestically per business needs
Must have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 15lbs
Preferred
Previous experience in Commercial, Marketing, Service, Quality, or R&D
Demonstrated experience and passion for DBS or continuous improvement
Navigating a matrix environment
Benefits
Paid time off
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Company
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical tests.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
National Cancer Institute
2025-01-22Grant
Leadership Team
Alex O.
Sr. Director - IT Business Partner for Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Giuliana Diaz
Sr. Human Resources Business Partner
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