Vice President, Digital Operations

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

The Vice President, Digital Operations is the executive leader responsible for the strategy, governance, execution, and value realization of STERIS's Digital Operations portfolio. This role leads the transformation of manufacturing, supply chain, planning, warehousing, transportation, and enterprise operational capabilities through coordinated business and technology investments. Working in close partnership with Operations leadership, Information Technology peers, Enterprise Architecture, and the Data & AI organization, this position is accountable for translating strategic investments into measurable business outcomes while establishing the governance, prioritization, and delivery disciplines needed to realize enterprise value. The role leads portfolio and program management resources supporting the company's long-term digital transformation agenda.

This is a remote role with approximately 25% domestic and 10% international travel.

What You'll Do As a VP, Digital Operations

• Own Digital Operations portfolio value realization and translate technology investments into measurable business outcomes.
• Establish portfolio priorities, investment sequencing, and delivery discipline across manufacturing and supply chain platforms.
• Lead business process and operating model transformation to maximize the value of technology investments.
• Partner with Operations leadership and Centers of Excellence to align business owners around scope, value, and delivery commitments.
• Lead portfolio and program management resources responsible for major transformation initiatives.
• Partner across IT to scale program management capabilities as transformation needs evolve.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, integration, ERP, data governance, and data quality standards.
• Manage portfolio investment, resourcing, and financial performance.
• Build and develop a high-performing portfolio, program, and technical organization.

The Experience, Skills And Abilities Needed

Required 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 15+ years of experience in digital, operations, supply chain, or enterprise technology, including 5+ years leading large-scale transformation programs and teams.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or regulated industry operations, including partnering with Centers of Excellence or shared enterprise functions and delivering measurable P&L or operational benefits from technology investments.
• Significant experience leading enterprise digital or operations technology programs.
• Executive-level portfolio and program governance experience.
• Experience leading and developing management-level teams.
• Experience with enterprise platform transformation, including ERP, MES, WMS, APS, TMS, or similar technologies.
• Demonstrated expertise in value realization, portfolio prioritization, financial stewardship, and operating model transformation.
• Strong executive stakeholder management and the ability to build effective partnerships between technology and operational leaders.

Preferred 

• Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or another regulated operational environment.
• Experience partnering with Centers of Excellence or shared enterprise functions.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable operational or financial value from technology investments.
• MBA or related advanced degree.

What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that support your health, well-being, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market Competitive Pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO) and 9 added Holidays
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental and vision benefits
• Long/Short Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) with a company match
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continued educations programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

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Pay range for this opportunity is $225,000 - $300,000. This position is also Long-Term-Incentive and Bonus eligible.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed.  Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio.  Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit www.steris.com.

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.