At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world’s most complex health challenges. Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics, from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development.

Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together, we’re working at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges, driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.

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The Sr. Manager, Operations Data Platform, is responsible for managing the SAP ERP data as part of the larger operations data platform. The role entails developing and implementing systematic policies and executing data management by harmonizing inputs from various data sources for effective system operations. They will partner with multiple business functions to create and manage data governance rules, product attributes, and related system and process enhancements in SAP, APS, and other enterprise applications. They will champion for continuous improvement and develop tools, processes, and documentation to standardize and improve governance and system data integrity. The candidate will have a creative blend of program management, SAP MDM, and holistic systems and supply chain business operations.

This position is part of the Business Solutions team and will be located in Sunnyvale, CA as a HYBRID role (on-site 3 days/wk.). At Cepheid, our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Partner with various business functions to implement data quality management throughout the product lifecycle. Identify and scope opportunities to improve operational efficiencies, improve quality, and implement scalable solutions.
• Manage, monitor, and improve completion of SAP configuration and data quality in accordance with requirements from multiple systems and business partners.
• Establish, and update data governance policies and processes to ensure consistency, correctness, scalability, and the on-going maintenance of master data elements across the business and functional processes.
• Identify and drive system and process improvements and enforce best practices.
• Contribute and collaborate on the overall data platform policies, design, and roadmap.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related degrees and prefer a minimum of 9 years of ERP experience, with a focus on master data, system configuration, and/or product management.
• Prefer 3 or more years of experience with Data Governance or Data Quality programs.
• Prefer 3 or more years designing scalable cross-application master data architecture in ERP or database design.
• Prefer 5 or more years of project or product management experience.
• Prefer 2 or more years of management experience.

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

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related degrees
• Experience with SAP, S/4 Hana, Camstar, Agile, Oracle Cloud, or Winshuttle Evolve
• Experience working in manufacturing and/or highly regulated environments

Cepheid, 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 danaherbenefitsinfo.com.

At Cepheid we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part of the time at the Company location identified above and part of the time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cepheid can provide.

The salary range for this role is $133,000 - $183,000. 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. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

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 Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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