Value Stream Leader

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 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.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that 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.

The Value Stream Leader is responsible for the overall health, safety, environmental, quality, delivery and cost performance of an assigned manufacturing value stream. The role builds a culture of team-focused performance, translates strategic objectives into clear and measurable plans, and drives sustainable improvement through the Danaher Business System.

This position reports to the Operations Manager and is part of the General Manufacturing team located in Newquay, UK. This is a permanent, full-time, on-site role.

What you will do:

• Own and improve value stream performance across health and safety, environment, quality, delivery and cost, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory and company requirements.

• Deploy and maintain Danaher Business System tools, including Daily Management, Bowler reviews, action plans and Problem Solving Process activity, to achieve value stream objectives.

• Create and execute robust operating plans that align staffing, skills coverage and production capability with current and future demand.

• Lead, coach and develop Team Leaders and associates, ensuring effective performance conversations, development plans, training, succession planning and employee engagement.

• Manage day-to-day people processes within the value stream, including attendance, absence, timekeeping, payroll accuracy and appropriate escalation of performance matters.

• Coordinate support functions and communicate priorities through regular team and town hall meetings, creating clear accountability and strong cross-functional alignment.

• Manage value stream performance against the annual budget and deliver material and labour usage variance targets in line with company policies.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent practical manufacturing leadership experience.

• ILM Level 4/5 Management qualification, or an equivalent recognised management qualification.

• Demonstrated experience in a manufacturing leadership role with direct people-management responsibility.

• Working knowledge of regulated manufacturing requirements, including good manufacturing practice and medical device quality expectations.

• Demonstrated experience applying the Danaher Business System, lean manufacturing or comparable continuous-improvement tools to improve operational performance.

• Experience developing and executing department or business plans, including headcount, skills and budget planning.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and relevant manufacturing or people systems; experience with SAP, Veeva and Kronos is beneficial.

Travel, physical and environment requirements:

• This is a site-based manufacturing leadership role in Newquay. The role requires regular presence within production areas and adherence to all applicable site health, safety and environmental requirements.

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

• Leading operational performance in a medical device, life sciences or other regulated manufacturing environment.

• Using structured problem-solving, visual management and policy-deployment methods to deliver measurable improvements.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers 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.

This role is eligible for an incentive compensation plan, subject to the applicable scheme terms and conditions.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll 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.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.