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The Director, Customer Innovation Strategy, Execution and Workflow is responsible for delivering Cytiva’s customer-driven innovation agenda for priority strategic accounts. Working collaboratively across the organization, they will design, execute and govern high-impact innovation collaborations that accelerate customer outcomes and strengthen Cytiva's position as a strategic innovation partner.
Job Responsibility:
Create customer innovation strategies and execution plans for priority accounts, partnering with GSAs and BUs to shape innovation plans, maintain strategic partnerships, and align initiatives to Cytiva’s broader innovation agenda
Serve as one of the primary executive interfaces for strategic customers, co-leading joint steering committees, aligning on collaboration scope, governance, roles, and timelines, and ensuring disciplined execution and follow-through
Enable and govern strategic innovation collaborations by partnering closely with Legal and IP to structure, negotiate, and secure agreements that protect Cytiva’s interests while enabling impactful partnerships
Build and scale enterprise innovation processes and operating models, including standardized opportunity intake, evaluation, governance, and EIP team workflows to ensure predictable delivery and high-quality decision-making
Drive enterprise alignment, capability, and continuous improvement by equipping GSADs and BU partners with tools and guidance, providing oversight and direction to cross-functional teams, and championing operational excellence in customer-centric innovation
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or a related discipline
Experience leading strategic, customer-facing innovation initiatives, with demonstrated success designing and executing complex partnerships such as joint development programs, co-creation models, and collaborative R&D with priority or strategic customers
Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration in highly matrixed environments, partnering effectively with Commercial, R&D, Business Units, Legal, IP, and executive stakeholders to align priorities, resolve ambiguity, and deliver results without direct line authority
Expertise in governance, operating models, and process design, including building and scaling standardized workflows, intake processes, and governance structures that enable disciplined execution, high-quality decision-making, and scalability
Strong executive-level communication, influence, and business acumen, enabling effective engagement with senior customers and leaders, facilitation of steering committees, negotiation of complex collaboration agreements, and translation of innovation opportunities into long-term strategic value