Director of Sustainability

Danaher Corporation - Director of Sustainability

Location: New York, New York (Remote)

At first glance, you’ll see Danaher’s scale. Our 65,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique operating companies within three platforms—life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology.

Look again and you’ll see the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and take risks with the support you need to be successful. You’ll find associates who are as certain about their impact as they are about where they’re headed next.

You’ll find the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible. You’ll also see a company that investors trust—our culture of continuous improvement has helped us outperform the S&P 500 by more than 5,000% over the past 25 years.

The Director of Sustainability leads the Life Sciences Platform’s efforts to develop and implement strategies that promote environmental responsibility and sustainability. This role involves working across departments to integrate sustainable practices into all aspects of the business, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, and driving initiatives that reduce the company’s carbon footprint.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

1. Play a hands-on role in developing and implementing a sustainability program for the Life Sciences Platform Operating Companies in furtherance of Danaher’s Sustainability Development Goals (including project funnel prioritization, budgeting, and management reporting).
2. Liaise with Danaher Corporate Sustainability team and contribute to achievement of enterprise program goals.
3. Chair and develop a global network of Life Sciences Sustainability ambassadors embracing all business units and global organizations to promote transparency.
4. Drive change management to continue to strengthen our Sustainability communication and engagement.
5. Contribute to the annual sustainability reporting process in compliance with reporting guidelines and in close collaboration with the Corporate Sustainability team.

The essential requirements of the job include:

1. Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA preferred with broad knowledge of the Life Sciences industry.
2. 7+ years of experience in sustainability or related field, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.
3. Demonstrated experience developing/implementing a sustainability program.
4. Proven experience building strong trusted relationships in a global, highly matrixed environment.
5. Mastery of continuous process improvement tools and techniques (e.g., Six Sigma).

The salary range for this role is $160,000 - $180,000. 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. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.

At Danaher, 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.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. 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.

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