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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Leica Biosystems, one of Danaher’s (https://danaher.com/our-businesses) 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
At Leica Biosystems, we’re not just shaping the future of cancer diagnostics — we’re transforming lives. Our mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is the driving force behind everything we do. As a global leader with the most comprehensive portfolio spanning from biopsy to diagnosis, we empower clinicians with innovative, reliable solutions so they can give patients timely, accurate answers when they need them most. When you join Leica Biosystems, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a passionate team that knows every moment matters when it comes to cancer. You’ll help develop diagnostic solutions that turn anxiety into answers, and aid the acceleration of next-generation, life-changing therapies. Surrounded by a diverse and collaborative global community, you’ll be inspired each day to stretch, grow, and make an impact.
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The Manager, Global Support and SVC Readiness Core Histology is responsible for driving global service readiness and training excellence, across Leica Biosystems’ Core Histology portfolio. As a key leader in service strategy, compliance, and capability development, this position partners cross-functionally to enhance training effectiveness and product support. It’s ideal for a hands-on, people-focused leader who thrives in a dynamic, regulated environment and is passionate about enabling impactful cancer diagnostics.
This position reports to the Senior Director, Global Product Management and is part of the Core Histology Global Product Management team located in Deer Park, IL and will be ONSITE.
NOTE: This is an ONSITE position. Candidates who are not in the area or not willing or able to relocate to the Deer Park, IL area need not apply.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
+ Provide leadership and day-to-day direction for the Training team, including recruiting, coaching, and developing associates to align skills, capacity, and succession plans with business needs.
+ Lead the team responsible for resolving complex technical issues (Tier 3) escalated by field service teams and subsidiaries, ensuring effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and timely resolution
+ Own and maintain training compliance across the global service organization, ensuring timely completion of required training through the Learning Management System (LMS).
+ Establish governance processes and key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure training programs remain current and compliant with FDA, EU MDR/IVDR, and ISO 13485 standards.
+ Support the development and execution of product-specific service strategies, lead service-related projects, and drive continuous improvement in training, escalation processes, and overall service readiness throughout the product lifecycle.
The essential requirements of the job include:
+ Bachelor’s degree in engineering or scientific discipline
+ 5+ years of experience in a related field, such as technical training or service support for medical devices or life science instruments, particularly those involving capital equipment and consumables in a regulated environment.
+ 3+ years of people leadership experience, such as managing, mentoring, training.
+ Knowledge of medical device environments and regulations, such as FDA, IVDR, ISO 13485, etc.
Travel & Motor Vehicle Record Requirements:
+ This position requires up to 25% flying and/or driving travel to support product launches, customer engagement, and cross-functional collaboration, which may potentially include overnight stays. Travel will primarily be domestic but may occasionally be international..
+ Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
+ Supporting within histology, pathology, or adjacent diagnostic markets, particularly with complex instruments and consumable portfolios.
+ Navigating matrixed global organizations with distributed teams and cross-regional product ownership.
+ Contributing to commercialization strategies that involve KOL engagement, competitive storytelling, or solution-based selling approaches.
Leica Biosystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info (https://leplb1040.upoint.alight.com/ah-angular-afirst-web/#/web/danaher/cp/preauth-home) .
The annual salary range for this role is $130,000.00-$160,000.00. 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. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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