Full-Time

Regional Director of Operations-SW

Posted on 4/5/2025

Daniels Health

Daniels Health

501-1,000 employees

Medical waste management and disposal services

Compensation Overview

$130k - $150k/yr

Houston, TX, USA

In Person

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • 3-8 years of leadership experience within relevant role
  • Proven success with continuous improvement processes related to quality, cost savings and operational efficiencies
  • Intermediate word and excel skills for reporting purposes
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to navigate challenging and ambiguous situations
  • The ability to travel extensively within the region
Responsibilities
  • Oversight of daily operations for the region, managing budgets, and setting performance objectives
  • Manage proactive and reactive safety measures to show continuous improvement in safety performance and meet region KPI’s
  • Oversight of all necessary compliance activities for the region to ensure regulatory requirements are adhered to
  • Recruiting, training, and supporting operations managers as well us conducting regular performance appraisals
  • Manage proactive and reactive service/quality measures to show continuous improvement in service performance and meet the regions KPI’s such as DIFOT and NPS scores
  • Work closely with the sales team to strategize growth targets
  • Use the sales pipeline to strategically plan for additional transfer stations, equipment upgrades, headcount additions, new treatment facilities, and building expansions
  • Preparing and presenting financial reporting and analysis of operations and finances
  • Dealing with escalated customer issues, incident reports, legal actions
  • Ensuring company standards and procedures are followed
  • Participate in due diligence of potential acquisitions either within or outside assigned region
  • P&L accountability
  • Capital expenditure accountability
  • Expense approvals
  • Input into budgeting process
Desired Qualifications
  • None

Daniels Health provides medical waste management services to healthcare facilities, handling sharps disposal and biohazardous waste. It operates a national service network and offers reusable waste containers, along with collection, treatment, and disposal of medical waste. Its approach reduces needlestick injuries and improves infection control by using reusable containers and a comprehensive service model across the United States, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. The company differentiates itself through a nationwide infrastructure and end-to-end waste management solutions rather than focusing solely on disposal, combining containers, logistics, and treatment to boost safety and efficiency. Its goal is to help healthcare clients safely, compliantly, and efficiently manage medical waste while advancing infection control and sustainability.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

N/A

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Clinically designed systems optimize costs, labor, and compliance via process re-engineering.
  • MediWaste partnership expands eco-friendly solutions to UK healthcare facilities.
  • Ninth Circuit injunction blocks California MWMA enforcement outside state.

What critics are saying

  • Stericycle's 70% US share erodes Daniels' position via pricing and acquisitions.
  • EPA 2026 RCRA mandates single-use chemo containers, forcing non-compliant pivot.
  • Veolia undercuts Daniels in Australia, South Africa with lower fees.

What makes Daniels Health unique

  • Daniels Health provides reusable sharps containers minimizing needlestick injuries.
  • Second-largest US infrastructure with 36 treatment plants supports national service.
  • Hands-free, bagless containers reduce infection risks in healthcare settings.

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Professional Development Budget

Company News

MediWaste
Aug 23rd, 2024
Top 5 Medical Waste Recycling Companies for Sustainable Disposal

MediWaste collaborates with Daniels Health to provide their eco-friendly container solutions to UK healthcare facilities.

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