Localization and Innovation Leader, LS China
Beckman Coulter
Shanghai, China
Posted on Dec 26, 2025
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead Key Strategy Deployment projects including but not limited to innovation and localization in the development of a DBS and localization roadmap in growth processes, e.g. to identify and launch local manufacturing projects, such as manufacturing transfers, OEM, and develop local automation & digital solutions to improve productivity and lab info management in collaboration with local internal and external partners across commercial, manufacturing site and R&D teams.
- Drive targeted Policy Deployment (PD), growth oriented KPI improvement by leveraging DBS tools and change management process.
- Identify the key areas of growth and differentiation in innovation and localization to enrich portfolio and end-to-end lab solutions based local customers need so as to improve Life Sciences China share gain in the market Work closely with global leadership and R&D teams to identify and launch innovation and localization projects in China market.
- Play as a key role in product management to link global and regional initiatives and synergies on the broader strategic direction for China region.
- Drive and lead the whole innovation and localization project portfolio process from ideation to SOP, leveraging VPM tools and SW to replicate success, such as drafting directional China for China roadmap, product planning.
- Attracts, engages and retains outstanding talents that embraces the Danaher core values and the Danaher Business System (DBS), and is committed to provide outstanding support for our customers.
Most Important Competencies Required:
- Teamwork: must be able to lead teams of Danaher Associates from multiple disciplines and/or companies
- Ability to influence others: must be able to inform, convince, and persuade others to action using DBS to drive sustainable results
- Results orientation: must deliver sustainable results
- Specific technical competencies: must possess the technical skills necessary to be seen as credible in DHR by peers and managers. Requires foundation in marketing & sales, project management & manufacturing operations competencies (see below for details).
- Communication: must be able to effectively communicate in both written and verbal forms
- Leadership: be able to attract, develop and retain associates with respect and inclusive mindset
- Resilience: always use positive mindset to deal with conflicts and push forward for a win-win solution
Qualifications:
- Must be hands-on and detail-oriented but also able to see the big picture.
- Need to be able to think strategically and view the business from a senior leader standpoint.
- Must be very customer focused and have strong interpersonal and communications skills.
- Will need to be a quick study who can rapidly adapt to Danaher’s culture and gain the confidence of the Danaher organization.
- This person will be highly energetic and able to handle conflict.
- Be capable of operating in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment and able to effectively deal with difficult situations.
Education / Experience / Skills:
- 15+ years of business experience, including leadership roles in R&D, manufacturing operations, project management and commercial.
- MBA preferred.
- Ability to accurately assess key business metrics and situations from a senior leader point of view.
- Ability to design, develop, and implement a DBS and localization roadmap for an operating business Ability to build portfolio analysis for project prioritization.
- Expert in project portfolio management.
- Superior communications skills and intercultural communication competence.
- Excellent English Skills (written and spoken).
- Superior time and project management skills.
- Hands-on experience implementing DBS or process improvement/orientation in a leadership role.
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.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.