Job Description Summary

Job Description

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Job Title: VP, BD LS Excellence

Reports to: EVP & President, Life Sciences Segment

Location: Remote

Travel: Up to 60% with domestic and international travel

Overview

Reporting to the EVP & President, Life Sciences Segment, this leadership role has the responsibility for developing best in class commercial standard work and developing a culture of continuous improvement and visual management to achieve BD financial targets.  The focus of the role is in accelerating and optimizing performance as well as driving standardization – where appropriate - to maximize value creation across BD LS Commercial global footprint. The key activities of the role are to assess, plan and execute all elements of transformational performance to improve year-on-year productivity, revenue leadership and the adoption of commercial tools and process excellence. The VP, BD LS Excellence is a member of the Life Sciences Leadership Team and works closely across all segments and regions to ensure revenue, delivery and cost objectives are met.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Leads commercial excellence strategy, driving standard work across Business Units and a culture of continuous improvement.

• Work with the EVP, HR leadership, Presidents and other key executives to develop an organizational structure and recruit top talent to drive BD Excellence commercial through the BU’s.

• Partners with the EVP to lead commercial excellence strategy development and deployment for all BUs and regions.  Ensures strategic alignment through cascading Key Performance Indicators (KPIs’) top down and bottom up.  Support leadership team in creating strategic vision of improvement goals and governance process to ensure achievement of those KPIs.

• Owns the “BD Excellence” Operating System for LS Commercial teams- driving a strategic approach to optimize the End-to-End BD sales, marketing and commercial network. Utilizing industry best practices, IT business process and digitalization technologies to ensure key Strategic deliverables are met.

• Owns the cascade of the BD Excellence commercial toolbox. Utilizing best in class digital training tools (seismic, etc.), certification programs and a mindset of apprenticeship to accelerate the adoption of BD Excellence and transform the tools into a key component of BD’s culture.

• Utilizes best in class tools (Kaizen, VM/DM, Problem Solving, Funnel Mgmt. & Win Rooms) to drive results

• Drive a kaizen culture, fostering a continuous improvement mindset that is grounded on sustainable results

• Work hand in hand with EVP and BD Senior Leaders to determine waste within the commercial enterprise. Based on findings, working with LS Business President’s and regional/functional leadership to develop novel approaches to improve efficiency, engagement, a feeling of true ownership and cost savings.

• Owns process and governance for major commercial excellence initiatives. As appropriate, provide leadership or supporting roles on major projects (e.g. Gross Profit taskforce etc.). Work closely with Business Units, regions, and other functions to ensure delivery of optimized plan.

• Explores external market for enabling capabilities and technologies in support of BDX Continuous Improvement strategy. Promote innovation across the commercial organization. Serves as a change agent to facilitate strategic technological shifts / introductions.

• On a worldwide basis, leads effort to develop future talent and continuous improvement capabilities across the commercial organization and to support the adoption of lean management at the enterprise level. 

Scope of Responsibility

Oversees the strategic direction for the application of appropriate technology and associated work systems required to improve process reliability, lower costs, and drive best practice adoption across the LS commercial organization.

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