DBS Leader Cytiva Resins & Technology

Be part of something altogether life-changing
Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry 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. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.
Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.
What you'll do
Based in Uppsala, Sweden, the DBS Leader position is designed to support the Resins & Technologies franchise through deployment of the Danaher Business System (DBS). You’ll work closely with the General Manager Resins & Technologies to translate the key challenges of the business into a long term DBS implementation plan for growth acceleration.
Your Responsibilities:
Drive targeted, sustainable improvement of the Core Value Drivers, specifically growth, by using the DBS Innovation and Commercial Engines.
Collaborate with the Franchise Leader to develop a DBS Roadmap to address key business challenges.
Facilitate Kaizens and Problem-Solving activities in selected DBS tools. Ensure sustainment of the process changes agreed in the Kaizens.
Collaborate with other Cytiva and Danaher locations, benchmark, and implement the best ideas.
Provide formal and informal DBS mentoring to the Franchise team.

Who you are
6+ years of practitioner experience in Product Management, Product Strategy, Strategic Marketing, or New Product Development. Experience in Life Science and large organizations (>$1B revenue) desired.
Leadership of projects and teams with positive impact on business results.
Experience in continuous improvement practices (e.g. DBS, Lean, Six Sigma, Coaching, etc.) that have created tangible, sustained results. Certification (e.g. CP, MBB) is a plus.
Experience in solving sophisticated problems in a structured way and successfully implementing the recommendations.
Experience in achieving results in international, multi-cultural or culturally demanding situations.



Your Competencies:
Communication: Effective in-person and remote communicator across levels, functions and cultures with an ability to lead change.
Results Focus: Has a passion for continuous improvement and proven driving sustainable change through DBS, even through resistance and complexity.
Strategy: Ability to see the “big picture” from a GM point of view and drive strategic decisions in an environment of limited resources.
Critical Thinking: Able to analyze sophisticated situations to identify gaps, root causes and counter measures. Drive decisions to close the gaps. Has an independent opinion based on evidence – even if unpopular.
Able to work in a matrix environment with multiple partners. Can develop strong relationships with key partners across levels, functions, and geographies. Can help Cytiva become a better organization in Inclusion & Diversity.

Our business is growing quickly and we hire across the board. Interview and selection will happen continuously and an opening can be filled before last day of application, which is January 30th.