[Hiring] Senior Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs - Specialty Testing @Danaher Corporation

Role Description

The Senior Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs – Specialty Testing is responsible for setting the vision and strategic direction for the Specialty Testing business area and leading daily business operations support related to:

• Product development and clinical research
• Product quality and compliance
• Commercial/marketing activities
• Customer interactions

This senior role assists the Chief Medical Officer as the medical representative of Beckman to external partners and professional societies. This disease area is a key focus area for Beckman Coulter, providing the successful candidate an exciting opportunity to build and grow the Specialty Testing business area leadership, ultimately impacting patient outcomes.

The Senior Director will partner as a thought leader and Beckman Coulter representative with senior external customers, bringing our technology, patient focus, and commitment message to the market.

Specialty Testing consists of:

• Urinalysis
• Hematology
• Bone Health and Anemia
• Some rare diseases not captured in the other Medical and Scientific Affairs Chapters

This role may be fully remote, working remotely to cover a global business area.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Steer collaborative efforts between business leaders and research team to define bench and human clinical research priorities for product development, regulatory submissions, and marketing
• Demonstrate a record of strong collaboration with internal stakeholders across matrix organizations
• Establish and cultivate strategic academic partners for future research and innovation partnerships
• 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)
• 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

Qualifications

• 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
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills
• Minimum of 5 years of project management skills
• Extensive clinical experience and a knowledge base beyond hematology

Requirements

• Ability to travel a minimum of 50% of the time (domestic and international)

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) to eligible employees
• Bonus/incentive pay