Senior Development Scientist

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. 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 for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices worldwide. Every hour, more than one million tests are run on our systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and over three million clinicians each year.

We empower clinicians to deliver best possible care with improved efficiency, confidence, collaboration, and intelligence.

The Senior Development Scientist is responsible for completing assignments requiring independent thought, judgment, and initiative. The candidate should require a limited degree of supervision for routine work, with guidance on new assignments, and develop new techniques and procedures that lead to greater departmental efficiency. This position reports to the Senior Manager of Development Science and is part of the Lumigen Research and Development Department located in Southfield, MI and will be an on‑site role.

• Work as part of a diverse team of dedicated professionals.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to address highly complex problems.
• Execute and document laboratory experiments to support product and process development.
• Analyze and communicate experimental results to a multifunctional, multisite project team.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with 5+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree in Chemistry with 3+ years of experience, or a Doctoral degree in Chemistry.
• Strong skills and experience in organic synthesis and general organic chemistry research techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to independently design, execute, analyze, and interpret scientific experiments.
• Proven ability to self‑motivate and work efficiently to meet project timelines and departmental goals.

• Scientific instrumentation.
• Statistical software.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

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.

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