Job Description

Job ID: SCZSCCUS56316EXTERNALENUSRequisition: 56316Company: STERIS CorporationLocation: Chicago, Illinois, United StatesEmployment type: full timeCategory: Clinical Support/Instrument Processing/EducationIndustry: ""Salary: USD 111000 - 206000Posted: 2026-10-02

Position Summary

Step into a pivotal leadership role where your expertise will directly influence operational performance, customer success, and patient safety across multiple healthcare facilities. As the leader of an advanced sterile processing operation, you will drive strategic results, elevate service excellence, and lead high-performing teams that play a critical role in supporting quality patient care.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who thrives in fast-paced healthcare environments, providing guidance, training, and support to sterile processing management and staff. This position drives accountability, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory and industry standards.

If you are passionate about leading high-performing teams, building strong customer relationships, and advancing quality and patient safety, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact across multiple healthcare facilities.

What you will do as Director, Clinical Operations

• Lead and develop a high-performing leadership team across multiple onsite sterile processing departments, ensuring exceptional service delivery and achievement of contractual commitments.
• Drive employee engagement, retention, and a culture focused on safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with business development partners and customer stakeholders to establish, communicate, and manage expectations while ensuring successful contract execution.
• Build strong relationships with executive and operational customer leaders, conducting regular business reviews focused on KPIs, performance results, and strategic objectives.
• Ensure achievement of customer KPIs and service level expectations across all assigned locations.
• Resolve customer concerns quickly and effectively by identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and tracking measurable outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to expand services and strengthen customer partnerships through consistent delivery of value and results.
• Optimize staffing, resource allocation, and workforce planning to meet operational demands and contract requirements across multiple sites.
• Lead the implementation of operational processes, policies, new services, product conversions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards while maintaining operational excellence and quality outcomes.
• Manage financial performance, including budget and P&L accountability, while driving cost savings through process improvement and team development.
• Analyze non-conformances, performance trends, and operational data to develop and execute strategic improvement plans that align with business objectives.

The Abilities, Skills, and Experience Required

Required: 

• High school diploma or equivalent, with 12+ years of healthcare experience with 8+ years of leadership experience in a healthcare or manufacturing facility. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Active certification in sterile processing/central sterile via CBSPD or HSPA (IAHCSMM). If not certified at point of hire, it must be obtained within 12 months of hire. 
• Experience with project management, process improvement, and strategic planning. 
• Must possess solid managerial, analytical, organizational skills, and financial acumen.
• Must possess effective negotiating and influence skills. 
• Proven ability to recruit, train, and motivate personnel to balance staffing strength with profitability and growth. 

Preferred: 

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of healthcare experience with 6+ years of leadership experience in a healthcare facility. 
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing principles and Continuous Improvement.
• Experience with instrument tracking software and employee management systems. 
• Strong knowledge of Sterile Processing, Operating Room, and Material Management functions.
• Strong medical instrument knowledge.

Pay range for this opportunity is $134,725.00 - $174,350.00.  This position is eligible for bonus participation.

 

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

 

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

 

Open until position is filled.

 

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit .

 

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

 

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

 

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.

Job Tags

Contract work, For contractors, Work at office, Local area

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