Section Manager – Project Management Manufacturing

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.
We are now looking for a Section Manager – Project Management Manufacturing for the large-scale chemical & biological batch manufacturing. You will be a critical part of our Process & Digital Support team of 60 employees supporting the entire manufacturing at the Uppsala site.
Do you have a passion for project execution and people development? Then we would love to hear from you.
What you’ll do
Be the direct manager for our team of excellent and experienced project leaders within manufacturing.
Develop and execute the strategy & operational plan for the section, including budget responsibility.
Coach and support individual project leaders in their continued personal development and refined project execution skills.
Secure project leaders for new product introductions, production development projects as well as digital manufacturing projects in accordance with business needs.
Review project progressions and ensure critical project milestones deliveries from a business and global supply chain perspective.
Ensure project to project lessons learnt and continuous improvements.

Who you are
Master’s degree in Chemical/Biotechnology/IT-engineering or equivalent relevant field
Minimum 10 years of experience from Life Sciences industry
Excellent skills at leading and developing people and teams
Previous experience from project management
Previous experience from a people leader position
In order to succeed in this position, you need to be highly motivated, result-oriented, creative and with a strong collaborative attitude, focusing on both internal and external customer needs and the bigger picture.
Swedish and English both required as working languages

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 December 1st.
When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 69,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.


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