Sr. Manager, Project Management (Capital Projects, Automation, Medical Device/Pharma)
Danaher Corporation
Summary
The Senior Manager, Technical Project Management provides cross-site or platform-level technical leadership for strategic capital programs and project delivery. This role leads the most consequential investments, develops common engineering approaches and governance, and influences network capital strategy, technology deployment, supplier models, and project execution capability. This position reports to the Director of Engineering Project Management and is part of the Global Operations Engineering team. This will be a remote position, preferably near or in close proximity to an airport for travel.
Job description
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Lead strategic capital programs across sites, product platforms, and major manufacturing technologies from investment concept through sustained operation, ensuring alignment with business priorities, capacity, resilience, compliance, and technology strategy.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Procurement, EHS, and Supply Chain to prioritize capital investments and provide executive-level technical and project assurance across scope, cost, schedule, quality, readiness, and expected benefits.
- Lead the selection, governance, and performance of strategic engineering partners, OEMs, and integrators, establishing technical and commercial models that improve execution speed, standardization, quality, and total installed cost.
- Drive standardization and replication of proven equipment, utilities, automation, facility solutions, engineering standards, and lessons learned across the manufacturing network while enabling justified site-specific adaptation.
- Represent Project Engineering in enterprise technology, capital planning, and manufacturing-network decisions while coaching Staff and Senior Project Engineers and strengthening project-engineering capability through technical development and communities of practice.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline with preference for 14+ years of progressive experience OR Master's Degree with preference for 12+ years of progressive experience
- Demonstrated leadership of high-value, high-complexity projects or portfolios across functions and preferably across sites.
- Enterprise-level judgment in capital strategy, project governance, technical integration, risk, contracting, and regulated manufacturing.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- PMP or equivalent advanced project or program credential; an advanced engineering or business degree may be beneficial but is not required.
- Experience with global or multi-site capital programs, strategic supplier governance, standardized design platforms, and major facility or manufacturing expansions.
- Recognized expertise in one or more project domains such as regulated facilities, utilities, automation, manufacturing equipment, laboratories, packaging, or site infrastructure.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline with preference for 14+ years of progressive experience OR Master's Degree with preference for 12+ years of progressive experience
- Demonstrated leadership of high-value, high-complexity projects or portfolios across functions and preferably across sites
- Enterprise-level judgment in capital strategy, project governance, technical integration, risk, contracting, and regulated manufacturing
- PMP or equivalent advanced project or program credential (preferred)
- Experience with global or multi-site capital programs, strategic supplier governance, standardized design platforms, and major facility or manufacturing expansions (preferred)
- Recognized expertise in one or more project domains such as regulated facilities, utilities, automation, manufacturing equipment, laboratories, packaging, or site infrastructure (preferred)
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Bonus/Incentive Pay
- Remote Work
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.