Senior Director, BD Excellence Global Capability

Becton Dickinson; Franklin Lakes (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton Dickinson is seeking a senior leader to advance enterprise capability development and global deployment of BD Excellence. You will drive governance, partnerships with regional teams, and measurement systems to deliver measurable performance improvements across a matrixed organization.

The role requires deep expertise in continuous improvement, change leadership, and executive stakeholder management, with extensive travel and a track record of delivering business value through capability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required, MBA or equivalent preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in operational excellence, capability development, or transformation.
• Expert-level knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and deployment frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise strategy for BD Excellence capability development and global deployment.
• Provide hands-on tiger team expertise, embedding into high priority teams to scale BD Excellence.
• Partner with regional teams to accelerate maturity and adoption of BD Excellence practices.
• Lead the design of custom learning, coaching, certification, and capability-building plans with accountability.
• Lead deployment governance, standards, assessments, and measurement systems.
• Drive executive engagement and leadership development related to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Skills

Execution Excellence

Stakeholder Leadership

Data-Driven Decisions

Strategic Communication

Change Leadership

Global Collaboration

Operational Rigor

Influence Without Authority

Functional Expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Business/Engineering/Life Sciences/Operations Management/Organizational Development

MBA or Master’s degree preferred

Job description

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.

Success Profile

BD Excellence capability building programs are consistently deployed and adopted across global businesses and functions. Leaders demonstrate increased proficiency and engagement with BD Excellence tools, methodologies, and operating principles. Capability maturity, adoption metrics, and operational performance indicators show measurable year-over-year improvement. Global deployment approaches enable scalability while maintaining consistency and governance standards. Stakeholders view the BD Excellence Office as a trusted partner for coaching, deployment, and organizational effectiveness. Success is achieved through strong leadership in highly matrixed, complex, and globally distributed environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise strategy for BD Excellence capability development and global deployment.
• Provide hands-on tiger team expertise, embedding into high priority teams and initiatives to rapidly scale BD Excellence capabilities whilst personally providing BD Excellence expertise to drive to faster outcomes.
• Partner with BDELs, business leaders, and regional teams to accelerate maturity and adoption of BD Excellence practices.
• Partner with BDELs around the globe to design custom learning, coaching, certification, and capability-building plans, identifying support needs and accountability
• Lead deployment governance, standards, assessments, and measurement systems across the enterprise.
• Drive executive engagement and leadership development related to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Establish and monitor KPIs that measure adoption, capability growth, business impact, and value realization.
• Facilitate sharing of best practices, lessons learned, and deployment methodologies globally.
• Identify capability gaps and implement solutions to strengthen organizational effectiveness and performance.

Skills and Competencies

• Execution Excellence: Drives disciplined deployment and sustained adoption of enterprise initiatives.
• Functional Expertise: Deep expertise in continuous improvement, operational excellence, capability development, and change management.
• Stakeholder Leadership: Builds trusted partnerships across executive, functional, and regional leadership teams.
• Influence Without Authority: Aligns diverse stakeholders around common objectives and enterprise outcomes.
• Operational Rigor: Implements governance, standards, and deployment processes that ensure consistency and accountability.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Uses metrics and analytics to drive prioritization, capability investments, and performance improvements.
• Strategic Communication: Delivers compelling messages for executive audiences and large-scale organizational engagement.
• Change Leadership: Leads adoption, behavior change, and organizational transformation initiatives.
• Global Collaboration: Effectively operates across cultures, regions, and matrixed organizational structures.

Education, Qualifications, and Experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Operations Management, Organizational Development, or related discipline required. MBA, Master's degree, or equivalent advanced education preferred.

Experience

12+ years of progressive leadership experience in operational excellence, capability development, transformation, business excellence, or related fields. Significant experience leading enterprise-wide deployment and organizational change initiatives. Proven success within global, matrixed organizations and cross-functional environments. Demonstrated track record delivering measurable business outcomes through capability building and operational improvement programs.

Qualifications

• Expert-level knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and deployment frameworks.
• Strong business and financial acumen with ability to connect capability investments to business value.
• Experience establishing governance models, performance systems, and maturity assessments.
• Exceptional leadership, coaching facilitation, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale organizational change and culture transformation.

Additional Information

Travel Requirements: Approximately 70% domestic and international travel based on business and deployment needs.

At BD, we are committed to supporting our associates' well-being, development, and success through a performance-based culture. For this position, BD offers a competitive compensation package along with the following benefits specific to this ro