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Director, DBS - Supply Chain, Operations (Onsite: Deer Park, IL)

Deer Park, Illinois, United States💼 Full-time💰 $191,000–$191,000🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead high-impact business process improvement initiatives and continuous improvement programs across Leica Biosystems using Danaher Business System principles.

Role type

Senior IC Director of Business Process Improvement (Lean/DBS)

Builds

Simplified transactional processes, waste elimination, improved flow, and measurable gains in quality, delivery, cost, and customer experience.

Domain

Life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Lean Six Sigma, Toyota Production System, DBS, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen event facilitation, root cause analysis, stakeholder alignment, strategic partnership, independent execution

Preferred skills

Supply chain process improvement, customer support optimization, production planning, logistics planning

Technologies

Danaher Business System, TPI, Standard Work, Daily Management, PSP

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional Kaizen events and continuous improvement initiatives; Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities and create improvement roadmaps; Coach and mentor associates in DBS fundamentals; Establish sustainable operating mechanisms through visual performance management and metrics; Serve as a trusted advisor to scale best practices across the organization

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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