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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Cepheid, 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.
At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you'll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world's most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.
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The Staff Program Manager is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of Operations programs within a medical device and/or molecular in-vitro diagnostic company while ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.
This position reports to the Senior Director, Operations PMO, and is part of the Operations PMO organization located in Sunnyvale, CA, and will be an on-site role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Lead the management, implementation, and reporting of large and complex initiatives to develop roadmaps, plans/timelines, and ensuring cross-functional alignment and collaboration. Lead strategic initiatives to strengthen competencies across PMO and Cepheid Operations.
The role is expected to provide strong leadership in a matrix environment to promote best practices in managing interrelated projects and programs to ensure successful delivery.
Lead cross-functional teams, to define the overall project plans and ensure completion of deliverables on time.
Define, measure and communicate project progress to senior leaders (VPs, Directors): Identify and proactively manage risks, track and ensure on time delivery of project deliverables, develop full scale project plan including project tasks and resource requirements, manage all project documentation, manage communication with external and internal stakeholders, align project's objectives and outcomes with Cepheid business goals.
Continuously improve best practices for project execution and talent development for PMO. Act as a resource and mentor to less experienced colleagues.
The essential requirements of the job include:
Bachelor's degree in Science, Supply Chain, Manufacturing or Engineering with preference for 8+ years of related work experience OR Master's degree in field with preference for 6+ years of related work experience OR Doctoral degree in field with preference for 3+ years of work experience.
Significant DBS practitioner/ lean manufacturing practices experience.
Prefer 8+ years independent project management leadership.
Prefer 8+ years Process improvement experience.
Proven experience leading through influence and direct reporting relationships
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
Ability to travel up to 25% domestic and international.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
PMP or DBS certification is highly preferred.
Medical device and/or In Vitro Diagnostic product experience.
Business solutions implementation experience.
Cepheid, 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) .
The annual salary range for this role is $ 130,000.00 - $175,000.00 . 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.
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