Danaher

Smart Manufacturing Transformation Manager

Danaher$100K — $130K *
Fargo, ND 58103In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Life Sciences, or related field with 9 years of experience, OR a Master's degree with 7+ years, OR a Doctorate with 4+ years of experience.
  • Background in manufacturing, operations, or digital transformation with proven delivery of cross-functional initiatives.
  • Proficiency in digital manufacturing technologies like MES and automation systems.
  • Ability to create structure in ambiguous settings through defined plans and frameworks (e.g., Agile Scrum).
  • Strong stakeholder management experience across business, operations, and IT to identify and implement industry trends.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement the Smart Manufacturing transformation roadmap aligned with business priorities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to identify high-impact manufacturing opportunities.
  • Prioritize initiatives based on value, risk, and dependencies for efficient execution.
  • Lead change management to facilitate adoption of new processes and systems.
  • Establish a structured model for execution, including planning and risk mitigation.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care programs.
  • Paid time off to support work-life balance.
  • Access to competitive benefit programs that enhance life beyond work.
Full Job Description
Smart Manufacturing Transformation Manager is responsible for driving enterprise-wide digital transformation across manufacturing, and critical stakeholders.

This position reports to the Vice President of Operations and is part of the Smart Manufacturing & Operations Excellence Digital Transformation team located in Fargo, ND and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Define and drive the Smart Manufacturing transformation roadmap, aligning digital, data, automation, and AI initiatives with business and operational priorities.
  • Partner with manufacturing, quality, R&D, and business leaders to identify and deliver high-impact opportunities that improve throughput, right-first-time quality, and scalability.
  • Prioritize and execute initiatives based on business value, risk, and dependencies to ensure efficient and focused delivery.
  • Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of new processes, systems, and ways of working across manufacturing, quality, and R&D.
  • Establish and drive a structured execution model, including roadmap planning, milestone tracking, dependency management, and risk mitigation to ensure consistent, on-time delivery.


The essential requirements of the job include:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Life Sciences, or a related field with 9 years experience OR Master's degree in field with 7+ years experience OR Doctorial degree in field with 4+ years experience
  • Experience in manufacturing, operations, or digital transformation roles, including hands-on experience delivering cross-functional initiatives with proven ability to manage and deliver multiple concurrent initiatives with measurable business impact.
  • Experience with digital manufacturing technologies such as MES, automation systems, or manufacturing data platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to bring structure to ambiguous environments, defining plans, priorities, and execution frameworks (such as Agile Scrum).
  • Capability to identify future industry trends and translate to applicable business actions with strong stakeholder management experience across business, operations, and IT functions.


It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
  • Experience with AI, advanced analytics, or data-driven use cases in manufacturing, quality or R&D.
  • Experience in regulated CDMO, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
  • Experience with large-scale transformation programs or Industry 4.0 initiatives.


Aldevron, 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.

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.

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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Size
78,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.6 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+11.8%
Revenue
$22.2 billion
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