Sr. Director DE+I Associate Resource Groups

at  Danaher Corporation

At first glance, you’ll see Danaher’s scale. Our 65,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique operating companies within three platforms—life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology.
Look again and you’ll see the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and take risks with the support you need to be successful. You’ll find associates who are as certain about their impact as they are about where they’re headed next.
You’ll find the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible. You’ll also see a company that investors trust—our culture of continuous improvement has helped us outperform the S&P 500 by more than 5,000% over the past 25 years.
The Sr Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE+I) – Associate Resource Groups, is an integral part on the global DE+I team with responsibility for developing, leading, and optimizing Danaher’s Associate Resource Groups (ARGs) globally.
Reporting directly to the Vice President of DE+I, this role will advance our strategic priorities, model our guiding principles, and partner closely with critical stakeholders across the organization.
This position may be based in our Washington, DC office or remotely – preferably on the east coast of the United States.

THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB INCLUDE:

• People leader with 10+ years of professional work experience
• DE+I subject matter expert, with experience developing, leading, and advancing Associate/Employee/Business Resource Groups.
• Proven history of building collaborative, successful and effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels in a global, highly matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated history making data-centered, fact-based recommendations and decisions.
• Willingness to work in a lean, continuous improvement environment, and utilizing these methodologies as a business practice.
• Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree a plus.
• Global business acumen highly desired.
• Ability to travel 20-25%
  At Danaher 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 for Danaher can provide.
  At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to 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. Our global teams are pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
  At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

• Strategic thought partner and collaborator with the Vice President, Diversity, Equity + Inclusion and ARG Leadership Teams.
• Creates, manages and advances ARG governance model, succession and KPIs to meet the needs of all stakeholder groups and the business.
• Enable ARG activation, excellence in execution, measurements of success and effectiveness.
• Partners closely with Platform, Operating Companies and Regional leadership team to increase ARG engagement, membership, participation, and retention.
• Manage, coach, and develop two direct reports.
• Through data, benchmarking, and industry best practices, advise direct reports, DE+I ecosystem and ARG Leadership on trends, new/advanced strategies, and organizational change management to maintain a competitive advantage internally and externally.