Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s (https://danaher.com/our-businesses) 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. Learn about the Danaher Business System (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) which makes everything possible. The Danaher Business System Leader (DBSL) is responsible for promoting and facilitating the successful implementation of the Danaher Business System (DBS) at Danaher companies, allowing those sites to meet their Policy Deployment (PD) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets. The Lean DBSL is specifically responsible for the deployment of the appropriate DBS tools within the Operations teams across Hardware Solutions. This position reports to the VP, DBS - Hardware Solutions and is part of the Hardware Solutions DBS team within Cytiva located in Medemblik, Netherlands and will be an on-site role. #LI-KS1 What you will do: + Partner with the VPs of Operations to drive targeted improvement in Safety, Quality, OTD, Inventory and Productivity across the 5 main manufacturing sites in Hardware Solutions aligned with the team’s objectives by promoting the diagnosis of process obstacles and providing expert counsel on appropriate DBS tools to address gaps in performance + Support the Operations strategy working closely with SOR stakeholders to execute key initiatives + Ensure impactful, successful kaizen events across the Operations teams (including Shin kaizens and Gemba X events) by installing and ensuring compliance to the kaizen process, including planning of kaizen events with a dynamic funnel process tied to daily management, kaizen event execution and sustainment of kaizens + Partner with the site DBSLs to identify gaps in DBS capability and manage the Certified Practitioner funnel for the team + Drive DBS Fundamentals and culture within the Operations teams Who you are: + Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business required + 10+ years of Operations experience, ideally a minimum of Production manager, supervisor, or operations / production leadership experience in a LEAN organization + Demonstrated ability to accurately assess key business metrics and situations, and ability to design, develop, and implement a DBS roadmap for a business + Demonstrated strong leadership experience and influencing skills, with success in driving results with DBS + Demonstrated success in cross-functional teams with ability to work and execute across boundaries and matrices Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: + Ability to travel internationally >50% It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: + Demonstrated commitment to DBS Fundamentals, holding a CP (Certified Practitioner) or ACP (Advanced Certified Practitioner) in VSM (Value Stream Map), TPI (Transactional Process Improvement), PSP (Problem Solving Process) or Daily Management (DM) and/or relevant Lean tools 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 (https://leplb1040.upoint.alight.com/ah-angular-afirst-web/#/web/danaher/cp/preauth-home) . 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 .