Director, DBS Data Scientist

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Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures and markets products and services with strong brand names, proprietary technologies and major market positions. Building on the foundation provided by Danaher Business System and the company’s core values, Danaher’s associates are pursuing a focused strategy aimed at creating a Premier Global Enterprise.

The DBSO Director is responsible for the development and deployment of Digital solutions to accelerate and sustain growth, meet Policy Deployment (PD) and Key Performance Indicator targets. The candidate will partner with DBSO Directors and OpCos to bring emerging digital capabilities such as Process, Task Mining and RPA to existing DBS tools.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technical expert in delivering exceptional results through facilitation and adoption of digital tools in areas of lean and growth
• Partner with OpCos, DBSLs, and DBSO Directors to analyze, identify, and streamline business processes by applying Digital Transformation methodologies such as Process Mining, Task Mining, Business Process Management
• Work with Digital DBS Lead to scope, plan, schedule, and manage project timelines and activities from project kick-off through handoff
• Work with team leaders to understand type/source of data needed to analyze their process area
• Support IT on initial installation and use of process mining tools, such as Celonis
• Work with Digital DBS Lead, Kaizen Team Leaders, and OpCo IT to perform and validate data imports
• Support Kaizen solutioneering with a view to impact business KPIs
• Training of other business and IT staff on data science principals and techniques
• Use statistical analysis and visualization techniques to support problem solving (example Hierarchical clustering, t-distribution, stochastic neighbor embedding, principal component analysis)
• Identify, test, and implement AI or ML business improvements in collaboration with data analyst
• Connect and create new processes / data models
• Promote the use and improvement of select Digital tools, and build a network of global CPs and ACPs to support Danaher and OpCO needs
  

Education and/or Experience:

• Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics or related fields
• 10+ years experience writing SQL / ML / PL-SQL code / Python / ETL, can include up to 2 years of graduate level work
• 5+ years of process improvement / technology consulting / professional services / large scale software implementations
• 3+ years experience using Process Mining Tools (I.e. Celonis, UIPath, etc)
• Deep understanding and experience of data architecture on ERP / Salesforce databases
• Mastery of DBS Fundamentals (or TPS)
• Technical skills necessary to resolve a broad array of business issues
• Experience partnering with IT projects
• Experience supporting Kaizen team(s) with associates from multiple disciplines
• Preferred: Familiar with driving change in regulated environments (e.g., FDA)
  

Personal Characteristics and Traits (beyond DHR culture/Leadership Anchor traits):

• Strong Executive Presence: Ability to present complex, technical, or difficult messages clearly and persuasively at all levels of the organization
• Non-political, logical and creative thinker
• Must be hands-on and detail-oriented but also able to see the big picture
  

Relationships:

• The role reports to the DBSO Director of Digital DBS
  

Internal relationships:

• OpCo Leadership teams
• Corporate DBS Office, and DBS Digital Team
• Corporate IT team
• Site Leadership team as appropriate
• Functional Managers
• Kaizen Facilitators, Team Leaders, DBS Tool CPs and ACPs
• Training Managers
• HR Leaders
• Shop floor Associates
  

Language Skills

English fluency required. Additional language skills are beneficial

Travel

50%-70% travel is required

Location

Candidate can be remote, or based at one of our Operating companies

• Americas: Florida; California; Northeast US; Chicago; Ames, Iowa; Loveland, Colorado; Richmond, Virginia or Washington, D.C.
• Europe: Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, or UK
  

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.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation.

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