Senior Manager EU Technical Operations (m/f/d)

Wondering what’s within Beckman CoulterDiagnostics? Take a closerlook.

At firstglance, you’ll see that for more than 80 years we’ve been dedicatedto advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science andhealthcare forward.

Join a team where you can be heard, besupported, and always be yourself. We’re building a culture thatcelebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all ourassociates.

Look again and you’ll see we are invested in you,providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, becreative, and try new things with the support you need to besuccessful.

Beckman CoulterDiagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellowDiagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at thepace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools thataddress the world’s biggest healthchallenges.

The Senior Manager for EU TechnicalEngineering (m / f / d) in Beckman CoulterDiagnostics will partner with the functional and regionaloperations senior leaders, site operations leaders and associates.

You will deliver proactive technical automation, instrumentationand consumable engineering solutions to support new productintroductions and product enhancements for EU Manufacturing &Operations.

This position will report to the VPEU Manufacturing Operations for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics andwill be a member of the EU Operations Leadership Team.

We areseeking an ambitious candidate eager to continue theirgrowth.

This position will be on site in Munich (Baierbrunn).

The successful candidate will beresponsible for engineering strategies, leading project teams andensuring the delivery of high-quality engineering solutions.

Youare to be expected to proactively drive and implement criticalprojects, playing a pivotal role in both the development andexecution of regional strategies.

The successfulcandidate will adeptly navigate diverse cultural landscapes,effectively minimizing obstacles and facilitating strategictransformations within the group.

Demonstrating strong leadershipand potential, you should be prepared to advance into a site leadrole within 2 to 3 years, showcasing their capability to managebroader responsibilities and lead the organization towardssustained success.

In this role,you will have the opportunityto :

• Develop andimplement comprehensive engineering strategies across Europeanoperations, while managing strategic specific manufacturing / operations and investigation projects in line with the EU sites andin compliance with the relevant regulatory authorities ISO / GMPetc.
• Develop and execute automation and newmanufacturing process technology to reduce costs / improveproductivity.
• Direct the resolution of complexbusiness projects with cross-functional project teams (coordinate,track and monitor) to meet delivery of agreed milestones.

Conductthorough investigations on project impediments and recommendinnovative solutions (using best practiceknowledge).

Develop extensive detailed localand regional project plans and sub-plans, using project managementtools. Ensure that project targets are monitored and reported inline with project timelines, KPIs, and company expectations.

Coach,develop and monitor project participants.

Keymetrics will be :

Capacity (machine availability in timefor growth)

Quality (Defects Per Unit and First PassYield)

Cost Savings, Productivity, Automation ROI, OEE,and efficiency for current products and Success of New ProductDesigns transfer intomanufacturing.

• Co-ordinate with relevant groupsacross the Corporation to ensure that procedures / specifications, raw materials,resources, and facilities are in place prior to pilotmanufacturing.
• Review and improve the transferprocess, ensuring that a lean and robust process is in place. Useof DBS tools and techniques to streamline processes (e.

g. SDR, TPI,Kaizen planning event, tools and drive projects forward using DailyManagement).

Theessential requirements of the jobinclude :

• Bachelor’sor Masters / Doctoral degree in engineering with 12+ years’experience in the diagnostic / manufacturing / medicalindustry.
• At least 4 years prior managementexperience leading teams, with a proven track record of globalEngineering leadership, execution of automation and successfulprocess optimization improvements in a global operationsenvironment
• Prior experience in producttransfer from R&D to Manufacturing and experience of the SupplyChain Process.
• Extensive knowledge of designchange documentation and change managementsystems.
• Fluent German. Travel up to 25%.

It would be aplus if you also possess previous experiencein :

• Kaizen leader certified Kaizen leader in relevant lean toolsdesirable.
• VPM (Visual Project Management),Daily Management (DM) and lean six sigmaexperience

AtDanaher we bring together science, technology and operationalcapabilities to accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’sscience and technology.

We partner with customers across the globeto help them solve their most complex challenges, architectingsolutions that bring the power of science to life.

Our global teamsare pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics,Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com .

AtDanaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities anddifferences, both visible and not, found in our workforce,workplace and throughout the markets we serve.

Our associates,customers and shareholders contribute unique and differentperspectives as a result of these diverseattributes.