Sr Manager, Automation and Controls

Overview

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where your unique viewpoint matters. By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people who care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

• Use insights from Gemba to identify valuable problems to solve and build cases for new equipment designs and manufacturing technologies.
• Research alternative technologies to establish state-of-the-art, then design, build and test solutions, working with third-party vendors and contractors as required.
• Commission, qualify and validate new manufacturing technologies, managing these changes according to safety, quality and regulatory standards.
• Support troubleshooting of existing equipment (alongside plant personnel), identify opportunities for continuous improvements, and implement technology upgrades.
• Participate in activities to define and deploy global specifications for equipment across our manufacturing plants.
• Directly manage a global team of Automation and Controls Engineers, set strategy and direction.

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant science or engineering discipline (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering).
• 5 years of previous management experience.
• Substantial experience in instrumentation and controls including Electrical Hardware, PLCs, Software, SCADA, Historian, HMI, data reporting and network architecture design.
• Knowledge and application experience in electrical safety systems (e.g., SIL, ISO 13849), and electrical equipment specifications relevant to NEC, NFPA, ISO standards.
• Hands-on expertise in controls design, build and test of industrial equipment manufacturing systems; experience with PLC software, electrical panel design, specifications, and commissioning of automated machinery in manufacturing environments.
• Ability to coordinate your own work plus that of others, with schedules, budgets and timelines including contracted third parties, via visual and daily management.
• Experience with electrical control systems in a hazardous environment.

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

• Procedures associated with the management of change in a regulated industry, specifically commissioning, qualification and validation.
• Development and implementation of automated batch process control, including recipe management. Knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical applications would be beneficial.

• Ability to travel up to 30% domestically or internationally.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. We’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. For more information, visit

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