Sr. Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs - Specialty Testing REMOTE

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, 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 a global leader in clinical diagnostics, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing, and are used in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices around the world.

Every hour around the world, more than one million tests are run on Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and more than three million clinicians per year. From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough, to rapid and reliable sample analysis, to more rigorous decision making—we are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care to their patients with improved efficiency, clinical confidence, adaptive collaboration, and accelerated intelligence.

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• Steer collaborative efforts between business leaders and research team to define bench and human clinical research priorities for product development, regulatory submissions, and marketing, based on intended clinical applications, business, and regulatory strategy
• Demonstrated record of strong collaboration with internal stakeholders across matrix organizations, sharing information, active collective goal achievement, open risk / reward / resource discussions, and developing talent within and outside of the Med Sci function
• Establish and cultivate strategic academic partners suited for future research and innovation partnerships.
• Work with collaborators and product teams to solicit investigator-initiated research proposals that are aligned with Beckman research needs including specific disease states
• Lead and own the global strategies for health economics, policy, and reimbursement (HEPR) for Beckman solutions
• Build, sustain and serve as the leader for influential relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to drive scientific exchange and shape the future of hematology/urinalysis (and potentially coagulation) technologies
• Communicate and translate clinical/scientific insights and research concepts from KOLs into actionable guidance for product development teams
• Strategically support the development and execution of pre-launch product initiatives, commercialization, and life cycle management of products through education, innovation, evidence generation and research – identifying technologies and assays that will fuel future growth

• Doctorate level requirement (M.D., Ph.D, Pharm.D, DNP) with a minimum of 20 years of medical & clinical affairs experience
• Board-certified hematologist
• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to communicate clinical and business issues to audiences of diverse backgrounds
• Strong leadership skills, able to create a dynamic environment that fosters transparency, collaboration, and innovative thinking
• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills; ability to influence and make recommendations at multiple levels of the company
• Minimum of 5 years of project management skills to establish strategic goals and to prioritize, plan, delegate and evaluate deliverables…