Project Coordinator & Executive Assistant, Chief Innovation Office (CIO), Danaher Diagnostics (USA Remote)

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?  

Within Danaher the work our diagnostic businesses do 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.  

We’re accelerating the development of cutting-edge diagnostics to solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. Across our diagnostics operating companies we are driving innovation through partnerships with top academic institutions and leading players in biopharma and translational research. We’re bringing the best minds together to accelerate innovation and unlock the full potential of the latest scientific advances. Together, we’re expanding access to precision diagnostics for millions of people worldwide - and we’re using our unmatched global scale and proven playbook to make it happen, from hospital labs to mobile clinics. By helping providers, patients, and families get faster, more precise diagnostic results, we’re improving treatment options and saving lives. 

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. 

The Project Coordinator & Executive Assistant, Chief Innovation Office (CIO), Danaher Diagnostics (P3), is responsible for serving as the operational bridge between the Chief Innovation Office’s program management and operations team and the procurement, contracting, and administrative systems that support it. This role drives significant impact by reducing the paperwork and process burden on program managers—streamlining procurement and NDA/contracting turnaround times—while also providing executive support for two to three senior leaders within the CIO.

This position reports to the VP Execution & Process Excellence and is part of the Program Management team and will be fully remote, with required on-site travel for 2-day leadership meetings at various locations every other month.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Own end-to-end tracking of procurement processes—including invoice management, supplier onboarding, and vendor communication management, establishing metrics and dashboards that drive measurable improvement in turnaround times, partnering closely with the Procurement function to resolve bottlenecks.

• Partner with Legal to streamline NDA and contracting workflows through the contract lifecycle management system, tracking status and driving down cycle time on routine agreements while also ensuring compliance with uploading files to existing electronic documentation repository systems for quick retrieval of prior agreements.

• Serve as the central point of accountability for procurement and contracting paperwork for the CIO, inclusive of supporting Healthcare Provider (HCP) onboarding processes, reducing administrative burden on program managers and providing proactive visibility into cross-functional process status.

• Manage calendar coordination, expense reporting, travel logistics, and event/meeting planning inclusive of onsite support for the bi-monthly CIO leadership team meeting, collaborating effectively with other executive assistants and program managers as required

• Identify recurring process friction points across procurement, contracting, and program operations, and lead the implementation of process improvements consistent with the Danaher Business System (DBS).

The essential requirements of the job include

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience in project coordination, project management, or business operations, including direct experience with procurement and/or contract management processes and systems.

• Experience providing executive-level administrative support with a demonstrated ability to multitask, manage shifting priorities, deliver quickly, and adapt to changing demands in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. ​

• Demonstrated experience tracking metrics and turnaround times and driving process improvement with cross-functional partners such as Procurement or Legal.

• Proficiency with contract lifecycle management (CLM) and/or procurement systems.

• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence and partner effectively across functions without direct authority while being proactive and attentive to detail.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel by plane to on-site leadership meetings approximately every other month, for approximately two days per trip.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• DBS, with proven track record utilizing DBS within a high visibility and fast-paced function

• PMP, CAPM, Lean Six Sigma or equivalent project coordination certification.

Within Danaher Diagnostics, we offer 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. 

The annual salary range for this role is $105,000 to $125,000. 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 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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