Director, Data Visualization (f/m/d)

Cytiva; Kraków; On-site; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva in Kraków is seeking a Director, Data Visualization to lead the enterprise data visualization strategy, governance, and scalable analytics outputs across the organization. You will own BI platform architecture (Power BI, Qlik), partner with data engineering, enable AI-driven insights, and drive adoption of analytics solutions to deliver trusted, dashboards-rich insights for business decisions.

This on-site role reports to the Director, Analytics and Insights and offers the chance to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Proven expertise in BI platforms such as Power BI, Qlik Sense, Tableau, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, semantic layers, and integration with enterprise data platforms (Snowflake, Azure-based).
• Hands-on experience defining governance frameworks, standards, and operating models for analytics and BI environments.
• Proven track record of improving adoption and standardization of analytics solutions across multiple business domains.

Responsibilities

• Define and own enterprise data visualization strategy with standards and governance.
• Own BI platform architecture and operations (Power BI, Qlik), including scalability and cost optimization.
• Enforce visualization best practices (design, performance, usability) across dashboards.
• Partner with data engineering and governance teams to support trusted reporting.
• Define governance processes to improve transparency and platform utilization.
• Enable AI-driven analytics within visualization platforms to boost decision-making efficiency.

Skills

BI governance & analytics leadership

Data modeling

Enterprise data platforms knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science/IS/Data Analytics

Tools

Power BI

Qlik Sense

Tableau

Snowflake

Azure

Job description

Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

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 Director, Data Visualization leads the enterprise data visualization strategy, ensuring that analytics outputs are governed, standardized, and aligned with business priorities. The role focuses on defining and scaling best practices, enabling business self‑service, and ensuring that visualization solutions deliver consistent, trusted insights across the organization.
By establishing governance, performance standards, and AI‑enabled capabilities, this role maximizes the value of enterprise data and drives adoption of analytics solutions.
The Director, Data Visualization is also ultimately accountable for Cytiva Business Intelligence platforms, including architecture, performance, and technical issue resolution.
This position reports to the Director, Analytics and Insights, is part of the Analytics and Insights team, and will be an on-site role in Kraków.

What You Will Do

• Define and own the enterprise data visualization strategy, including standards, governance frameworks, and operating models that ensure consistency and scalability across all analytics outputs.
• Own BI platform architecture and operations (e.g., Power BI, Qlik), including scalability, reliability, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
• Establish and enforce visualization best practices (design, performance, semantic alignment, usability), ensuring all dashboards meet enterprise quality and compliance requirements.
• Partner with data engineering and data governance leaders to ensure semantic models, certified datasets, and data access patterns support consistent and trusted reporting.
• Define and implement governance processes (e.g., certification, lifecycle management, usage monitoring) to improve transparency, reduce redundancy, and increase platform utilization.
• Enable AI-driven and augmented analytics (e.g., automated insights, natural language interfaces) within visualization platforms to improve decision‑making efficiency.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Proven expertise in BI platforms such as Power BI, Qlik Sense, Tableau, or similar, including platform administration, architecture, and optimization at scale.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, semantic layers, and integration with enterprise data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure, or comparable ecosystems).
• Hands‑on experience defining and implementing governance frameworks, standards, and operating models for analytics and BI environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing BI platform performance, capacity, and cost optimization in high‑volume environments.
• Proven track record of improving adoption and standardization of analytics solutions across multiple business domains.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in relevant technologies (e.g., Microsoft Power BI, Qlik, Azure, Snowflake, or equivalent).
• Experience integrating AI/ML outputs or augmented analytics capabilities into BI platforms.

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.