Head of Communications

Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At SCIEX, 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.
As part of SCIEX, you will help to influence life changing research and outcomes, while accelerating your potential. For more than 50 years, we have been empowering our customers to solve the most impactful analytical challenges in quantitation and characterization through ground-breaking innovation and outstanding reliability and support. You will be part of a winning team, enabled by DBS, that is passionate about helping life science experts around the world get to answers they can trust.
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The Head of Communications
, SCIEX is an operating company business leader responsible for driving brand preference and business impact for SCIEX and Danaher through strategic communications with measurable impact across priority stakeholders. This role has overall responsibility for the integrated external and internal communications plan for SCIEX and oversees the communications team that delivers communications initiatives for the operating company with contributions to Danaher’s overall life sciences platform business.

They are the go-to strategic partner for the SCIEX President and their LT, providing strategic counsel and leadership communications.
This position reports to the VP, Life Sciences Communications and is part of the Life Sciences Communications Leadership Team and the SCIEX Leadership Team.
The role is located in Marlborough, MA and requires job performance on-site at the posted location
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In This Role, You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Serve as a business leader and trusted go-to strategic partner for the SCIEX President and their leadership team, providing senior communications counsel.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive integrated communications strategy for SCIEX, in partnership with Marketing and HR, to drive brand preference, scientific leadership and associate engagement.
• Develop and implement a leadership communications strategy for the SCIEX President to drive thought leadership and engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead change communications strategy and execution for SCIEX change initiatives, including building advocacy for change and coaching leaders and people managers.
• Provide strategic counsel and rapid response capabilities for SCIEX level issues, to mitigate risk and protect brand equity. Build and maintain robust crisis protocols and scenario planning, aligned with the global enterprise issues framework.
• Establish robust metrics linked to business outcomes and brand preference to measure the impact of communications initiatives and optimize future initiatives.
• Lead, inspire, and empower a high‑performing communications team—leveraging advanced communications technologies, including AI—to deliver business impact, drive continuous improvement, and foster a collaborative culture of excellence and accountability.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in communications, marketing or related field preferably in diagnostics, life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotech or healthcare sectors.
• At least 10 years of leadership…