Sr. Project Manager, Value & Access (Diagnostics, US-Remote)

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, is dedicated to improving health care through innovative diagnostic systems. The Senior Project Manager, Value & Access leads complex global initiatives in market access and health economics, ensuring disciplined execution and financial governance across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex, global Value & Access initiatives across Market Access and HEOR, partnering cross‑functionally with Finance, Commercial, Medical, Analytics, and regional teams to drive aligned execution
• Drive rigorous program execution by defining clear scope, ownership, timelines, interdependencies, risks, and decision points across multi‑stakeholder efforts
• Partner with Finance to manage budgets, track spend, monitor variances, and ensure strong financial governance across Value & Access initiatives
• Design and implement standard work, operating rhythms, and governance models to enable scalable, consistent execution and transparency across regions
• Apply Danaher Business System tools to strengthen execution rigor, surface risks early, influence outcomes without authority, and drive continuous improvement

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with preference for 8+ years of related work experience OR Master's degree in field with preference for 6+ years of related work experience
• Multiple years of experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives in a regulated, global, or data‑driven environment, with demonstrated ownership from planning through delivery
• Proven ability to drive execution across multiple stakeholders, including setting scope, managing interdependencies, surfacing risks, and enabling decision‑making without direct authority
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Finance on budget management, expense tracking, and financial governance for cross‑functional initiatives
• Hands‑on experience applying structured continuous improvement, Lean or enterprise operating system methodologies, such as the Danaher Business System
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to approximately 15 percent, based on global project and stakeholder needs
• Previous experience in diagnostics, biotechnology, or healthcare commercial operations