Senior Business Leader, Diagnostic Films (Sr. Manager)

About the role

The role is open to US-based candidates, with regular travel expected to key sites including Columbus (OH), Wilmington (DE), and Bridgewater (NJ). This is a highly visible leadership role with responsibility for a global business and cross-functional teams, reporting directly to the Business Director for Injectables, Medical Devices, and Bioprocessing.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement with key customer segments including Medical physicists, Oncology centers and OEM partners and distributors.
• Define and execute a focused growth strategy across core and adjacent applications, including Radiotherapy QA (primary demand driver), In-vivo dosimetry and emerging applications, and Industrial and radiology use cases.
• Identify and scale new growth vectors (e.g., proton therapy, FLASH therapy, in-vivo systems).
• Drive application-driven innovation aligned to clinical validation needs, workflow efficiency, and digital integration.
• Partner with quality and regulatory teams to maintain robust technical documentation, support audits and inspections, and manage global regulatory complexities.
• Own delivery of financial performance, including revenue growth, margin, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Drive business performance management, using data-driven insights to identify risks, opportunities, and actionable priorities.
• Leverage market, customer, and competitive insights to shape strategy and inform decision-making.
• Drive commercial alignment, working closely with sales teams to expand market presence and win new business.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across Commercial, Marketing, R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and HR to deliver integrated outcomes.
• Drive operational excellence, partnering with Operations and Supply Chain to improve quality, efficiency, and customer service.
• Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals and focusing on performance and safety.
• Improve the organization capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent and utilizing positive communications and influence with others.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a science designation
• 8+ years of progressive experience in commercial, business, or operational roles
• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally in a matrixed, global environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into action
• Prominent ability to drive execution and influence without direct authority
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at multiple levels
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times

Qualifications

• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different
• The ability to travel up to 20% of the time

Skills

• MBA or advanced degree
• Preferred experience in medical devices or diagnostics (including diagnostic films) or oncology, or hospital-based healthcare environments
• Technical experience in a relevant science or material field is an advantage though not required
• Exposure to innovation management, portfolio strategy, or product commercialization
• Knowledge of product / business management

Benefits

This role offers high visibility across the Life Sciences leadership team and provides a strong platform for progression into broader business leadership roles within Ashland.

Pay

Details on compensation and benefits are provided in the job description and can be found on the company's website.

Schedule

The role is a remote role for someone living in the US (preference to those on the East Coast).