Sr. Leader, Project Management (Commercial Excellence)

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

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 Senior Leader, Project Management will be responsible for leading enterprise projects within Cytiva’s Commercial Excellence portfolio. The scope of the role is global and extends across all Cytiva OpCos.

This position reports to the Director of PMO & Sales Effectiveness and is part of the Global Commercial Excellence function. This will be an on-site role.   

What you will do:

• Own the execution of strategic, cross-functional projects across all phases within the Commercial Excellence portfolio intended to drive improvements in 3 areas: 1) Return on selling time, 2) Ease of doing business and 3) Returning time back to sell.
• Lead cross-functional project teams through project plans delivered on time, on budget and with minimal risk.
• Assume responsibility for project updates at PMO Review with VP of Commercial Excellence and designated OpCo leaders.
• Participate in the rollout of annual improvement priorities outlined in Strategic Plans and executed through Policy Deployment.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Cytiva OpCo leaders on in-flight initiatives and identify new demands for PMO initiatives from OpCo leaders.

Who you are:

• Undergraduate degree in the Sciences, Engineering, Business Administration or related field.
• 7 years of experience with exposure to the Life Sciences, Healthcare or other regulated industries.
• Proven track record of executing complex cross-functional project plans delivering business outcomes on time, on budget and with minimal risk.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, resourcefulness and ability to work independently.
• Experience making recommendations to senior leadership based on data-driven and analytical methods.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 15% overnight and internationally.

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

• Worked in or had exposure to Biopharma or Genomics companies, especially in business-to-business services or suppliers.
• Prior experience working with commercial processes (e.g. CRM, go-to-market execution etc.).
• Experience working in management consulting or commercial strategy.

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

The annual salary range for this role is $135,000 - $160,000. 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 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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