Resource Allocation Lead

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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.

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The Resource Allocation Lead is responsible for the enterprise resource allocation framework for Clinical Affairs—designing, implementing, and scaling the processes, tools, and governance needed to deploy clinical resources effectively across a dynamic, global portfolio.

This position reports to the Manager, Clinical Portfolio and is part of the Danaher Diagnostic organization and will be fully remote. 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Design and implement a scalable portfolio management solution that supports global clinical program execution and resource allocation across the centralized Clinical Affairs organization, replacing multiple existing systems across Clinical Affairs.
• Develop onboarding and training materials to drive consistent adoption of the portfolio management solution, specifically the resource planning processes and tools.
• Build and maintain reporting dashboards that provide visibility into resource utilization, capacity forecasting, and operational performance.
• Collaborate with CCOE partners to enable integrated planning and alignment with business priorities.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts using Lean/DBS methodologies to mature and evolve resource management practices.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, Engineering, Operations Research, or a related field

• 5+ years of experience in clinical research/operations, portfolio operations, or resource management within life sciences or diagnostics
• 3+ years of direct experience in resource planning or portfolio management, including standardizing tools, processes, and reporting
• Strong analytical skills; proficiency with Excel, a resource/portfolio platform (e.g., Fusion Online, Epicflow), and BI tool (e.g., Power BI)
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and influence skills within matrixed, global organization and a working knowledge of clinical trial processes, GCP, and regulatory expectations (FDA, EMA)

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel – 15% travel, as needed for events and workshops
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

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

• Working understanding of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) and its application to resource constrained environments
• PMP, PMI ACP, or Prosci change management certification
• Experience applying advanced analytics or AI-driven approaches to resource planning, forecasting, or portfolio optimization.

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.

Within Danaher Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working within Danaher Diagnostics can provide.

The annual salary range for this role is $135k-$145k. 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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