Computing and Sustaining Hardware Platform Manager Onsite

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The Computer & Sustaining Platform Manager serves at the primary operations interface to key internal partners including Product Management Engineering Regulatory and Customer Care for our existing instrument platform & associated computing portfolio. This role owns the hardware operational strategy and execution across the full product lifecycle.

This position is part of the Instrument Operations Platform and Planning team located in Sunnyvale CA and will be an on-site role.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Identify scope and prioritize sustaining development needs for the installed base (field issues reliability trends cost-down opportunities and obsolescence) translating them into clear problem statements and executable work packages

• Serve as the primary operations interface and relationship owner with Global Product Management Engineering Quality Regulatory Customer Care and external manufacturing/integration partnerstranslating customer regulatory service and cost requirements into clear operational product definitions and deployment plans

• Define and execute the operations development roadmap (sustaining hardware and computing subcomponents) including executivelevel communication of progress risks and mitigation plans; own the functional checklists by project stage

• As Operations Project Lead drive crossfunctional execution through schedules risk management and stakeholder alignment; define and maintain a repeatable software image build deployment and validation process (major/minor releases and cybersecurity patches) with external partners ensuring compliant execution

• Lead the service FRU and refurbishment lifecycle for instrument operations: define parts/assemblies to stock and refurbish using reliability and cost inputs; coordinate part setup.

The essential requirements of the job include

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (MBA preferred)

• 8 years of experience in technical program management operations supply chain sustaining engineering or product development for complex electromechanical systems within a highly regulated industry (medical device life sciences diagnostics aerospace or similar) including experience influencing senior leaders and driving outcomes across functions

• Demonstrated ownership of a multiprogram operations development portfolio (intake scoping prioritization resourcing tradeoffs integrated schedules RAID/decision logs and closure) with regular executivelevel communication of progress risks and mitigation plans

• Hands-on experience driving sustaining change from problem statement to implementation (e.g. field issue remediation reliability improvement cost-down supplier changes/PCNs and endoflife component replacement) including crossfunctional coordination of verification/validation and documentation updates as required

• Proven ability to lead and influence crossfunctional teams without direct authority and to act as the primary operations interface escalation point and relationship owner to Engineering Quality Regulatory Product Management Customer Care and external manufacturing/integration partners; exceptional written and verbal communication skills for aligning stakeholders and driving timely decisions

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

• Defining service parts / FRU strategy for a large distributed installed base

• Software lifecycle management image management or release processes including cybersecurity updates

• New Product Introduction (NPI) or stage gate product development processes

• Microsoft Office tools (Excel PowerPoint Word) for technical documentation analysis and executive communication

Cepheid a Danaher operating company offers a broad array of comprehensive competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its a health care program or paid time off our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

At Cepheid 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 Cepheid can provide.

The annual salary range for this role is $180-210K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. #L1-WT1

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

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