Director, Global Security - REMOTE USA
Danaher Corporation
Summary
The Director, Global Security is responsible for leading the company's global security strategy and operations to protect employees, facilities, assets, and business continuity across all regions. Responsible for enterprise security risk management, physical security, crisis management, travel security, executive protection, investigations, and vendor oversight. This position reports to the Senior Director of Global EHS and is part of the Global EHS Team located and will be fully remote.
Job description
In this role, you will have the opportunity to help build and lead world class security programs that:
- Identify, assess, and prioritize global security risks as part of enterprise risk & threat management including security plans in support of employment actions and facility decisions.
- Establish security policies, standards, and operating models across all regions and help define and execute a global security strategy aligned to business priorities.
- Standardize site security risk assessments and mitigation plans, ensure effective facility asset protection and oversee physical security systems including access control, surveillance, guard force programs.
- Support crisis management, incident response, business continuity, and executive incident escalation in response to major events such as workplace violence, natural disasters, and geopolitical disruptions.
- Define and provide executive protection strategies and travel security program elements aligned with Danaher protocols including: travel risk assessments, high-risk region protocols and real-time traveler tracking and support.
- Execute within a cross-functional environment in close partnership with EHS, Legal, HR, IT and Operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, International Relations, Business, Emergency Management, or related field
- 20+ years of relevant functional experience in security, law enforcement, military, intelligence, or corporate risk/security
- 10+ years of leadership experience managing teams and enterprise-level security programs
- Ability to travel: 40%- 60%, including internationally
- Must have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k)
- Bonus/Incentive Pay
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.