Director, BD Excellence Operations

BD Mexico; Franklin Lakes (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BD is seeking an experienced Executive Director to lead the BD Excellence Office’s execution engine in New Jersey. The role partners with the SVP to translate strategy into measurable outcomes across governance, prioritization, and cross-functional delivery.

The Director acts as Chief of Staff to the SVP, fostering continuous improvement, training, and best-practice adoption while aligning senior leaders and contractor resources to deliver key initiatives with speed and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience leading execution engines in large, matrixed organizations.
• Strong governance, prioritization, and performance-management capabilities.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional initiatives with executive stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and change-management skills.
• Global/enterprise-level collaboration experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the SVP, BD Excellence to convert strategic priorities into actionable operating plans and deliverables.
• Support the SVP, BD Excellence and the Office Leadership Team in driving initiatives through BD Excellence.
• Lead the governance framework for the BD Excellence Office, including leadership reviews, operating cadences, and decision forums.
• Drive portfolio prioritization processes to ensure optimal focus, sequencing, and resource allocation across initiatives.
• Oversee organizational performance management through KPI tracking, scorecards, dashboards, and execution reviews.
• Develop executive communications, leadership presentations, business updates, and organizational messaging.
• Lead high-priority special projects and cross-functional initiatives on behalf of the SVP and leadership team.
• Identify execution risks, dependencies, and barriers, driving mitigation actions to maintain momentum.
• Manage the BD Excellence Deployment Coordinator and contractor workforce, ensuring effective deployment of resources and delivery of outcomes.
• Facilitate alignment among internal and external stakeholders to enable enterprise-wide collaboration and accountability.
• Continuously improve operating models, governance processes, and business management practices to enhance organizational effectiveness.

Skills

Execution Excellence

Functional Expertise

Stakeholder Leadership

Influence Without Authority

Operational Rigor

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

The BD Excellence Operations Director serves as the execution partner to the SVP, BD Excellence and leads the execution engine of the BD Excellence Office. The role translates the BD Excellence Office’s strategy into measurable outcomes by driving governance, prioritization, operational planning, executive communications, and cross-functional execution. Through disciplined leadership and organizational alignment, the Director ensures that the BD Excellence Office strategic priorities are delivered with speed, rigor, and business impact.

This role has broad accountability across the BD Excellence Office operating model, including portfolio management, organizational effectiveness, resource alignment, performance management, and special projects. The Director establishes execution frameworks, monitors progress against commitments, identifies risks and dependencies, and drives timely decision-making to enable successful delivery of key initiatives.

In parallel, the Director operates as Chief of Staff to the SVP, BD Excellence, acting as a change leader, to integrate cross-functional priorities, foster continuous improvement, and embed a culture of excellence through training, certification, and best-practice adoption.

Operating as a central connector across senior leaders, functions, and teams, the Director fosters alignment on priorities, promotes transparency, and ensures the organization is positioned to achieve its transformation and performance objectives. The role directly manages the BD Excellence Deployment Coordinator and contractor resources supporting execution, data intelligence and analytics, and project delivery.

Success Profile

Success is demonstrated by:

Consistent execution of strategic priorities through effective governance and delivery disciplines.

Clear prioritization and resource allocation aligned to business objectives.

High-quality executive communications enabling informed decision-making.

Measurable improvements in organizational performance, transparency, and accountability.

Strong stakeholder engagement and alignment across the BD Excellence Office and broader enterprise.

Effective management and development of direct reports and contractor resources.

Successful delivery of critical initiatives, transformations, and special projects.

Sustained capability building and operational excellence across the function.

The most successful candidates excel in complex, matrixed, and globally connected organizations where influence, collaboration, and execution discipline are critical.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the SVP, BD Excellence to convert strategic priorities into actionable operating plans and deliverables.

• Support the SVP, BD Excellence and the BD Excellence Office Leadership Team in driving key initiatives through BD Excellence.

• Lead the governance framework for the BD Excellence Office, including leadership reviews, operating cadences, and decision forums.

• Drive portfolio prioritization processes to ensure optimal focus, sequencing, and resource allocation across initiatives.

• Oversee organizational performance management through KPI tracking, scorecards, dashboards, and execution reviews.

• Develop executive communications, leadership presentations, business updates, and organizational messaging.

• Lead high-priority special projects and cross-functional initiatives on behalf of the SVP and leadership team.

• Identify execution risks, dependencies, and barriers, driving mitigation actions to maintain momentum.

• Manage the BD Excellence Deployment Coordinator and contractor workforce, ensuring effective deployment of resources and delivery of outcomes.

• Facilitate alignment among internal and external stakeholders to enable enterprise-wide collaboration and accountability.

• Continuously improve operating models, governance processes, and business management practices to enhance organizational effectiveness.

Skills and Competencies

• Execution Excellence: Drives disciplined delivery and organizational accountability.

• Functional Expertise: Deep understanding of strategy execution, governance, and business operations.

• Stakeholder Leadership: Builds credibility and trusted partnerships across levels and functions.

• Influence Without Authority: Aligns diverse stakeholders around priorities and actions.

• Operational Rigor: Establish