Becton, Dickinson and Company

Associate Director - Quality Management (LSM)

Becton, Dickinson and Company • $183K — $294K *
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or a related discipline
  • Minimum of eight years of management and technical experience
  • Expert in global regulations and quality standards
  • Strong leadership and mentoring abilities
  • Excellent communication skills with stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Build relationships with leadership to discover quality improvement opportunities
  • Manage New Product Development and Sustaining Quality Engineers
  • Evaluate and address complex design and development issues
  • Develop strategies for complex quality and business challenges
  • Continuously adapt objectives to meet business and customer needs
  • Engage global stakeholders to promote alignment with organizational goals
  • Manage and resolve customer-impacting quality issues

Benefits

  • Annual Bonus
  • Potential Discretionary LTI Bonus
  • Health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Extensive well-being resources such as anxiety management and virtual physical therapy
  • Retirement plans, including 401(k) and financial counseling
  • Paid time off, including generous parental and bereavement leave
  • Educational assistance and tuition reimbursement programs
  • Support for diverse employee needs, including caregiving assistance and adoption support
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Build an influential and effective network and communication with leadership team members for identifying quality improvement opportunities to evaluate, propose, initiate, and implement new processes and technologies to optimize efficiencies.
  • Directly or indirectly manages the New Product Development and Sustaining Quality Engineers supporting the Laboratory Specimen Management (LSM) Platform.
  • Strong technical capabilities to evaluate and work through complex design issues, design changes, and new product development projects.
  • Develop strategies to address complex quality/business issues.
  • Continuously evaluate progress toward objectives adapting them to meet customer and business needs.
  • Lead the challenges of change and establish global stakeholder engagement focused on win-win solutions.
  • Significantly contribute to development of local and/or global strategies.
  • Pursue and actively manage key stakeholder relationships that support the broader strategy that are impacted by business/function objectives.
  • Manage customer impacting issues; prioritizing quality and compliance minded solutions that uphold the company and its standards.
  • Maintain positive and cooperative communication and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, vendors and instrument company partners.
  • Perceived as thought leader possessing subject matter expert knowledge of global regulations.
  • Support the development and continuous refinement of long-term strategies which ensure that the platform will meet evolving regulations. Provide direction aimed at developing systems that create a competitive business advantage
  • Accomplishes tasks through highly experienced professional specialists.
  • Engages with (or may lead) global quality networks as well as the business unit and associates toward the effective promotion and alignment of organizational goals to the company's mission and vision.
  • Mentor and develop personnel, including dedicated succession planning and contingency management.
  • Travel up to 25%.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or a related discipline, along with a minimum of eight years of management and technical experience.


At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.

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At BD, we are committed to supporting our associates' well-being, development, and success through a performance-based culture. For this position, BD offers a competitive compensation package along with the following benefits specific to this role:
  • Annual Bonus
  • Potential Discretionary LTI Bonus
  • Potential reimbursement of phone use


Health and Well-being Benefits
  • Medical coverage
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Hospital Care Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Accidental Injury Insurance
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Short-term disability coverage
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Long-term care with life insurance

Other Well-being Resources
  • Anxiety management program
  • Wellness incentives
  • Sleep improvement program
  • Diabetes management program
  • Virtual physical therapy
  • Emotional/mental health support programs
  • Weight management programs
  • Gastrointestinal health program
  • Substance use management program
  • Musculoskeletal surgery, cancer treatment, and bariatric surgery benefit

Retirement and Financial Well-being
  • BD 401(k) Plan
  • BD Deferred Compensation and Restoration Plan
  • 529 College Savings Plan
  • Financial counseling
  • Baxter Credit Union (BCU)
  • Daily Pay
  • College financial aid and application guidance

Life Balance Programs
  • Paid time off (PTO), including all required State leaves
  • Educational assistance/tuition reimbursement
  • MetLife Legal Plan
  • Group auto and home insurance
  • Pet insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Academic Achievement Scholarship
  • Service Recognition Awards
  • Employer matching donation
  • Workplace accommodations

Other Life Balance Programs
  • Adoption assistance
  • Backup day care and eldercare
  • Support for neurodivergent adults, children, and caregivers
  • Caregiving assistance for elderly and special needs individuals
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Support for fertility, birthing, postpartum, and age-related hormonal changes

Leave Programs
  • Bereavement leaves
  • Military leave
  • Personal leave
  • Family and Medical Leave (FML)
  • Jury and Witness Duty Leave


Primary Work Location
USA NJ - Franklin Lakes

Salary Range Information
$183,800.00 - $294,100.00 USD Annual

About Becton, Dickinson and Company

BD is a global technology company that provides diagnostics and technologies for frontliners. Through their solutions and services, they assist scientists in detecting diseases and advanced researchers' on developing diagnoses and therapeutics. BD was established in 1897 by Farleigh Dickinson and Maxwell Becton in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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BD is proud to offer competitive benefits that support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees and their families. From comprehensive health insurance to employee wellness programs and flexible working arrangements, we prioritize the well-being of our team members. Our inclusive culture encourages networking, continuous learning, and the sharing of ideas in a diverse and welcoming environment.

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Size
75,000 employees
Market Cap
$72 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$1.6 billion
Founded
1897
5 Year Trend
+9.3%
Revenue
$18.2 billion
NASDAQ
BDX
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