Danaher

Senior Area Applications Manager- Central

Danaher • $155K — $175K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
Healthcare
11 - 15 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree with 14+ years’ experience OR master’s degree with 12+ years’ experience
  • Proven track record in multisite performance outcomes (quality, delivery, customer experience)
  • Experience in financial management, controlling expenses and productivity decisions
  • Leadership experience in cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders
  • Ability to travel up to 50% for site visits and meetings

Responsibilities

  • Own regional business outcomes for quality, delivery, customer experience, cost, and people results
  • Lead and develop people leaders, focusing on performance and engagement
  • Build and implement a coherent regional operating plan with demand forecasts
  • Manage financial aspects, ensuring controllable expense adherence
  • Establish a disciplined operating rhythm to drive performance improvements
  • Serve as the integration point among Service, Sales, and Operations leaders
  • Lead cross-regional initiatives that impact beyond immediate responsibilities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions
  • Flexible remote working arrangements
  • Support for personal and professional development opportunities
Full Job Description

The Senior Area Applications Manager (central region) is a regional people leader accountable for multisite business outcomes across quality, delivery, customer experience, cost, and talent for the Applications organization. This role leads through people leaders and delivers sustained results through disciplined operating rhythm, financial stewardship, and cross-functional alignment. 

 

This position reports to the Director, Applications & Operations and is part of the North America Service Field Applications team and will be working remotely to cover the Central region of the United States.   

 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to: 

  • Own regional business outcomes across quality, delivery, customer experience, cost, and people results for a multistate Applications organization.  

  • Lead through people leaders (manager of managers) with accountability for leader capability, performance management, engagement, and succession readiness.  

  • Build and execute the regional operating plan, including demand forecasting, capacity modeling, prioritization, and tradeoff decisions.  

  • Own financial stewardship for the region, including controllable expense (travel, overtime, productivity/utilization) and execution within operating targets.  

  • Establish and sustain a rigorous operating rhythm (Daily Management / Policy Deployment), translating performance data into durable corrective actions. 

  • Serve as the regional integration point across Service, Sales, Operations/PMO, and Commercial leaders to resolve systemic issues and deliver shared outcomes. 

  • Lead enterprise or cross-regional initiatives with measurable impact beyond direct span of control.

The essential requirements of the job include: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree with 14+ years’ experience OR master’s degree with 12+ years’ experience 

  • Demonstrated accountability for regional or multisite performance outcomes (quality, delivery, customer experience, productivity).  

  • Demonstrated accountability for financial or cost management, including controllable expense, capacity, or productivity decisions.  

  • Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional initiatives across multiple stakeholder groups (e.g., Service, Sales, Operations/PMO, Commercial). 

 

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: 

  • Ability to travel up to 50% within your Area and overnight travel as required  

  • Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record 

  • Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 25 lb 

 

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: 

  • Bachelor’s in medical technology and master’s in business administration 

  • 5+ years people leadership experience, including leadership of people leaders (managers and/or supervisors).  

  • Working within a Danaher Operating Company or similarly matrixed enterprise environment.  

  • Supporting customers in a regulated diagnostics or healthcare setting. 

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, 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. 

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics can provide. 

 

The annual salary range for this role is $155,000 to $175,000. 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. 

About Danaher

Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in both Diagnostics and Life Sciences laboratories on seven continents. For more than 75 years, our products have been making a difference in peoples' lives by improving the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery.

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Joining Danaher means becoming part of a global team committed to driving growth, innovation, and leadership across various industries. At Danaher, we offer more than just job opportunities; we provide a platform for professional development and personal achievement.

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Learn more about Danaher
Size
78,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Business Services
Net Income
$3.6 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+11.8%
Revenue
$22.2 billion
NASDAQ
DHR
* Ladders Estimates

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