Quality lead and Responsible Person for the Rare Disease organization at Novo Nordisk. Engaging in quality assurance, compliance, and strategic leadership within an international healthcare setting.
About the role
- Danaher Business System Director responsible for driving commercial excellence and strategic leadership at Leica Microsystems, enhancing the organization's capabilities and growth initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership for the deployment of the DBS Commercial Playbook, embedding a strong continuous improvement mindset and ensuring consistent, enterprise‑level adoption across global commercial teams.
- Set and steer the annual DBS strategic agenda in partnership with senior commercial leaders, translating business priorities into a focused portfolio of high‑impact DBS initiatives.
- Oversee execution of critical DBS Growth tools —including Funnel Management, Pricing Excellence, Transformative Marketing, and Product Launch Excellence—to elevate commercial capabilities and accelerate sustainable revenue growth.
- Champion operational excellence by identifying systemic workflow barriers and leading enterprise‑level waste‑elimination and process‑simplification efforts that enhance speed, quality, and scalability.
- Develop DBS capability across the organization through executive‑level coaching in Policy Deployment, Daily Management, Problem Solving Process, and Kaizen, ensuring leadership teams can drive continuous improvement independently.
- Partner with regional and global commercial leadership teams to align on DBS priorities, harmonize execution approaches, and foster cross‑market collaboration and best‑practice sharing.
- Shape the future of DBS tools and methodologies by providing strategic field insights and serving as the primary interface with the Danaher Corporate DBS Office to influence tool enhancements and accelerate adoption.
Requirements
- 10+ years of commercial leadership experience across sales, marketing, or service; direct quota‑carrying sales experience strongly preferred.
- Proven Continuous Improvement/Business Excellence leadership, including prior DBS experience (for internal Danaher candidates) or equivalent CI methodologies.
- Demonstrated high‑potential leadership profile, with a strong record of achievement, strategic impact, and ambition for continued growth.
- AI‑literate with the ability to integrate AI tools into commercial processes to enhance effectiveness, insights, and decision‑making.
- Experience leading within complex, matrixed, and international organizations, influencing without authority and driving alignment across diverse teams.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Marketing, or related discipline.
- Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.
Benefits
- Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k) to eligible employees
- Flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles
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