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At a glance
Danaher is hiring a Manufacturing Project Leader (Life Sciences, Bioreactors, NPI, Mfg. Transfer) in Westborough, MA; Shrewsbury, MA. It is a full-time role in Healthcare & Life Sciences, asking for at least 8 years of experience, first listed on November 10. The advertised pay is $92,500–$120,000 a year. The description mentions Six Sigma and Statistics. Danaher has 99 other openings in the US.
How the pay compares
Danaher advertises $92,500 to $120,000 a year, a midpoint of $106,250 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 95% of the 64 healthcare & pharma jobs in Massachusetts that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $201,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and Massachusetts tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
Skills in this advert
How often each skill named in this advert appears across the 667 healthcare & pharma jobs we list today. Statistics is the most widely requested (6% of jobs), while Six Sigma is the least common (1%). Widely requested skills are what employers expect as a baseline; rarer ones show what is special about this job.
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About hiring at Danaher
Danaher has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 32 states. Most are in software & IT (21), engineering & mfg (20) and sales & BD (14). The biggest locations are Boston, MA (8), Timonium, MD (7) and Indianapolis, IN (6). 3% of them are remote, 12% are open to entry-level candidates and 78% show pay. We collect Danaher's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 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 which makes everything possible.
The Lead Manufacturing Project Leader is responsible for managing various projects to introduce new products into various Cytiva operational business units. To oversee global projects to improve multi-site standardization, process improvements, transfers of work and feature product additions.
This position reports to the Director of Global Technical Operations and Engineering and is part of the Global Technical Operations and Engineering Team, for U&FM, GenMed and Downstream. Headquarters location is in Massachusetts USA but has a global responsibility and will manage projects according to geographical locations of these projects and will be an on-site role in Westborough, MA or Shrewsbury, MA.
What you will do:
- Understanding project deliverables and ensuring the success of new product developments launches, and process standardization into manufacturing.
- Drive rigor on supply chain aspects including Product Life Cycle Management.
- Manage Risks & Mitigation Planning through creative solutions. represent manufacturing on a global cross-functional business project teams and process development teams.
- Ensure regulatory compliance through validation & verification. determining processes requiring validation, development of plans and analysis criteria, execution of final analysis and acceptance.
- Work closely with the business area leaders and manufacturing engineers to drive improved product quality and productivity by identifying manufacturing issues, developing cost effective solutions, and overseeing successful implementation of improved solutions into production.
Who you are:
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related technical field.
- Prefer minimum of 8 years of experience in production or engineering, regulated / medical device or related industry experience.
- Prefer minimum of 5 years of experience with Project Planning and Project Management and managing multiple projects to successful completion.
- Prefer minimum of 5 years of experience of Innovation, Development, Testing and Qualification as relates to New Product Introduction.
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role
- Ability to travel – 15% travel globally
- Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
- Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 35lb, any other physical requirements
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Equipment automation theory and design.
- Manufacturing of single use technologies for consumables and hardware products (Mixers and Bioreactor).
- Lean manufacturing, design for manufacturing, 5S, 3P, root cause analysis, six sigma and statistical tools & analysis.
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.
The annual salary range for this role is $92,500 to $120,000. 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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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.
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