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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. With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

The Manager Design Engineering for Cytiva is responsible for managing the workload of the Design Engineers and Data Stewards to assure KPI's continue to be met.

This position is part of the Design Engineering department located in Medemblik, The Netherlands and will be on-site. At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

• Manage and coach the Design Engineering team to assure KPI’s are being met (drawing approval, part number set-up in ERP system, batch manufacturing record creation)
• Visualize, prioritize and ensure timely completion of projects that are requested by (among others) Sales, Operations, Quality or Field Application Specialists.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering & Product Engineering teams from other sites, Manufacturing and Quality to align and improve processes in a dynamic environment.
• Support the Design Engineering team in resolving manufacturing and customer complaints and ensuring timely completion of corrective and preventive actions.
• Have a strong focus on continuous improvement of products and processes.
• Apply Danaher Problem Solving Process and use A3 actions plans to solve complex problems; take a new perspective on existing solutions; exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
• Responsible for talent management to ensure the continued development for direct reports.

Who you are:

• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience as an engineering manager in a manufacturing / MTO environment.
• Minimum bachelor’s engineering degree. Degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
• Strong leadership, teamwork and cross functional cooperative skills required.
• Fluency in Dutch and English required.
• You have a conceptual and practical expertise in Product Engineering disciplines including in-depth knowledge and technical experience of production, equipment, and processes. Furthermore, you have a basic knowledge of related disciplines like R&D, Operations and Quality.

Our global teams are pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.