Sr Director, Global Commercial Operations & Enablement REMOTE

Position: Sr Director, Global Commercial Operations & Enablement - USA, REMOTE
Location: Dulles

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work 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.

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today:  time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.

We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory.

It's all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we're just beginning. Working together, let's put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

Role Overview

The Sr Director, Global Commercial Operations & Enablement is a strategic leader responsible for building a scalable, data-driven commercial engine that accelerates growth across geographies and end-markets. By improving forecast accuracy, increasing win rates and deal size, shortening time to close, and strengthening customer experience, this role turns commercial strategy into measurable performance outcomes.

The role delivers results through three integrated engines: (1) Operating cadence & governance-forecasting and funnel standards, performance rhythms (e.g., QBRs/MBRs), change leadership, and evaluation of shared service functions with financially grounded improvement and/or in-sourcing recommendations; (2) Platforms & data-modernizing the commercial tech stack and data governance (e.g., Salesforce/Oracle, CPQ/quoting, analytics) and deploying automation/AI to remove friction; and (3) Field execution & customer experience-enabling commercial teams with onboarding, training, playbooks and tools, optimizing territories and GTM strategy, aligning incentives, and overseeing the commercial back office to ensure consistent, responsive support.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Commercial Transformation

Lead the transformation of commercial operations into a strategic, data-centric growth engine by establishing the global operating model, governance, and performance cadence (e.g., QBRs/MBRs). Own forecasting and funnel standards to improve forecast accuracy and pipeline quality, drive change adoption across regions and segments, and evaluate shared service functions for improvement and/or in-sourcing opportunities backed by clear financial and operational justification.

Commercial Technology, Data Governance & Automation

Own the commercial tech stack roadmap (e.g., Salesforce/Oracle, CPQ/quoting, analytics, enablement tools) and partner with IT/Digital to prioritize enhancements, manage vendors, and ensure scalable, well-integrated systems. Establish strong data governance and deploy automation (including AI where appropriate) to reduce friction across prospecting, pipeline workflows, quoting, and reporting while improving data quality and usability.

Sales Change Management, Enablement & Readiness

Lead global enablement through onboarding, role-based training, and continuous learning, embedding commercial excellence frameworks (stages, qualification, account planning) supported by performance metrics and coaching routines. Deliver field-ready playbooks and tools that improve value selling and deal progression, and partner with finance, product, and marketing to ensure consistent sales readiness for launches, new product introductions, and pricing changes.

Territory Design & Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy

Own territory design and optimization to improve coverage, resource allocation, and productivity across segments and geographies, partnering with commercial leadership to execute GTM strategies aligned to business objectives. Use market intelligence and performance insights to identify whitespace opportunities and prioritize growth, and lead communications and change management for territory and coverage model updates to ensure smooth transitions.

Data Analytics, Reporting & Sales Performance

Define global reporting and analytics requirements and maintain dashboards that give leaders visibility into performance (e.g., win rate, attainment, deal velocity, deal size/ASP, and segment trends). Deliver insights and recommendations on conversion drivers, pricing discipline, and productivity, and run performance management routines that drive accountable follow-through.

Sales Compensation & Incentive Governance

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