Commercial Excellence Manager

Bring more to life.Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Leica Biosystems, 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.At Leica Biosystems, we’re not just shaping the future of cancer diagnostics — we’re transforming lives. Our mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is the driving force behind everything we do. As a global leader with the most comprehensive portfolio spanning from biopsy to diagnosis, we empower clinicians with innovative, reliable solutions so they can give patients timely, accurate answers when they need them most. When you join Leica Biosystems, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a passionate team that knows every moment matters when it comes to cancer. You’ll help develop diagnostic solutions that turn anxiety into answers, and aid the acceleration of next-generation, life-changing therapies. Surrounded by a diverse and collaborative global community, you’ll be inspired each day to stretch, grow, and make an impact.Leica Biosystems is seeking an analytical and commercially minded Commercial Excellence Manager to strengthen execution across the U.S. Commercial organization. The role will translate business data into actionable insights and build repeatable processes across three initial priorities: Forecasting and PSI, Funnel Management, and Commercial Reporting. By improving visibility, consistency, and decision support, this position will enable commercial leaders to spend more time engaging customers, coaching teams, and executing growth priorities.This individual contributor role is designed for a high-potential professional with strong analytical skills, commercial curiosity, and ambition to grow within a high-performing commercial organization. The successful candidate will gain broad exposure to business planning, pricing, sales execution, analytics, and senior commercial decision-making.Preference given to candidates able to work out of our global headquarters in Deer Park, IL.What You Will OwnForecasting and PSI: Lead the operating cadence, consolidation, and visibility for Orders, Revenue, and PSI forecasts; surface risks, opportunities, and actions that improve predictability.Funnel performance: Strengthen funnel processes, governance, analytics, and reporting to improve opportunity quality, prioritization, conversion, and forecast confidence. Commercial reporting and insights: Translate customer, account, product, pricing, and performance data into clear recommendations that accelerate commercial decisions.Pricing, quotes, and deal analytics: Support quote and deal-calculator development, analyze deal economics and margin implications, and participate in pricing and quote approvals within established limits of authority.Contract-performance visibility: Track commercial commitments, revenue, margin, account profitability, compliance, and delivery or renewal risks, and coordinate visibility and corrective actions with the appropriate business owners.The essential requirements of the job include:Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, analytics, marketing, life sciences, or a related field.Strong analytical problem-solving skills, commercial knowledge.AI proficiency: Hands-on experience prompting generative AI tools and using AI agents to automate analysis, reporting, and workflows, with sound judgment in validating outputs.Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.Ability to translate data into clear recommendations and collaborate effectively across a matrixed organization.It would be a plus if you also possess:MBA degreeExperience in commercial analytics, sales operations, finance, marketing, strategy, consulting, or business operationsExposure to forecasting, funnel management, CRM, pricing, or business intelligence tools such as Salesforce or Power BIExperience or demonstrated interest in healthcare, diagnostics, life sciences, medical devices, biotechnology, or another complex commercial environmentAbility to relocate to our Deer Park, IL headquartersTravel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:• Ability to travel up to 5% (if based in Deer Park, IL)OR• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time to be on site at Deer Park, ILLeica Biosystems, 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. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.At Leica Biosystems we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Leica Biosystems can provide.The salary range for this role is $145,000 - $165,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.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 . 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If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact:View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io SummaryJob number: R1320601Date posted : 2026-10-14Profession: SalesEmployment type: Full time