Senior Director Global Marketing

At Leica Microsystems, 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. By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact, innovating at the speed of life.

Leica Microsystems has been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world. Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

About the role

We are seeking a visionary and strategic Senior Director, Global Marketing to lead our global marketing initiatives and make Marketing a highly differentiated and sustainable competitive advantage. This pivotal role is essential for driving customer engagement and above-market revenue growth across all our businesses and regions through innovative strategies and disciplined execution. You will be part of a broad international Commercial team reporting to the Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations and managing a global Marketing organization.

This global position requires travel (30-40% estimate). The role is based in our Boston Innovation Hub, Waltham, MA.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute the global marketing strategy and annual operating plan aligned to company strategy, with clear priorities, KPIs, and governance.
• Drive market and customer insight (segmentation, VOC, competitive intelligence) to identify growth opportunities and guide portfolio choices.
• Lead global demand generation and campaign engine (including regional localization) to deliver pipeline targets and improve lead-to-opportunity conversion.
• Oversee digital marketing performance across channels (SEO/SEM, marketing automation, email, paid media, web).
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing global marketing organization; deploy Danaher Business System tools to drive continuous improvement and measurable outcomes.
• Manage the global marketing budget and operations.
• Partner with product management and sales to translate portfolio strategy into execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Life Sciences background (e.g., Biology/Biochemistry) a plus.
• 15+ years of senior marketing/commercial leadership in Life Sciences, with demonstrated delivery of global go-to-market strategies and growth results.
• Strong expertise in demand generation, campaign management, segmentation, and pipeline analytics; hands-on with KPI design and performance management.
• Deep knowledge of digital marketing and marketing technology (including punchout systems, SEO/SEM, paid media, web, email/automation, content), with a test-and-learn approach.
• Proven ability to lead and scale global teams (minimum of 25 globally located) in matrixed environments; experience driving organizational transformation and continuous improvement.
• Strong financial acumen: planning, forecasting, budgeting, and ROI-based resource allocation.

Benefits

Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Benefits include:

• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan

Pay

The annual salary range for this role is $230,000 to $280,000. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.