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Senior Director Automated & Connected Lab Portfolio

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In-Office
San Jose, CA, USA
300K-350K Annually
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San Jose, CA, USA
300K-350K Annually
Senior level
The Senior Director leads product strategy and business performance for the Automation & Connected Lab portfolio, guiding integrated hardware, software, and custom automation systems while driving revenue growth and ensuring compliance.
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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 Life Sciences, 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.

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today:  time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.

We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory.

It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Director - Automated and Connected Lab Portfolio leads the end-to-end product strategy, roadmap, and business performance for Beckman Coulter Life Sciences’ Automation & Connected Lab portfolio. This includes responsibility for integrated hardware platforms, orchestration and analytics software, connectivity and data integration, and the Access Solutions Group, which delivers large-scale custom automation systems for strategic customers. The Access Solutions Group is responsible for architecting, delivering, and scaling Beckman Coulter’s large-scale integrated custom automation solutions. This team drives revenue growth by designing high-complexity, enterprise-grade systems that integrate Beckman hardware, scheduling/orchestration software, data interfaces, and third-party technologies into cohesive automated workflows.

This leader owns the long-range portfolio strategy, architectural direction, investment priorities, and commercial outcomes across Beckman’s automation and digital ecosystem. The Senior Director will partner closely with R&D, Quality/Regulatory, Operations, Commercial, Service, and Strategic Partners to bring differentiated, compliant, and scalable solutions to market that accelerate throughput, ensure data integrity, and reduce total cost of ownership across modern digital and automated labs. Our preferred work arrangement is onsite.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Own the 3–5 year portfolio strategy and integrated roadmap across BioMek, Echo, automation software, connectivity, and enterprise automation solutions, with a clear path toward AI‑enabled and data‑driven labs.  Lead product management for the BioMek and Echo portfolios, expanding their role as foundational platforms in intelligent, connected, and automated workflows.

  • Drive deep Voice of Customer and market insights to prioritize growth opportunities where automation, AI, and analytics deliver differentiated customer value (e.g., CGT, bioprocessing, NGS, QC/QA).

  • In close collaboration with R&D, define portfolio architecture and modular platform standards to enable interoperable, AI-ready automation, including data models, APIs, and integration frameworks. Establish integration, connectivity, and data standards (APIs, device drivers, telemetry, cybersecurity) that support advanced analytics, AI agents, and scalable reuse.

  • Translate strategy into actionable product requirements, pricing, packaging, and launch plans across hardware, software, and AI‑adjacent capabilities.

  • Deliver to Beckman’s and Danaher’s financial commitments, including revenue growth, gross margin etc; manage portfolio P&L and investment tradeoffs.

  • Lead the Access Solutions Group, a revenue‑generating organization responsible for delivering large‑scale, integrated automation systems that combine Beckman platforms, orchestration software, data integration, and third‑party technologies. Oversee complex enterprise automation engagements, including solution feasibility, cost modeling, risk assessment, and customer value justification for multimillion‑dollar deployments.

  • Build and lead a high‑performing product management and solutions organization that balances innovation, compliance, and execution while preparing the portfolio for the next generation of autonomous labs.

 The essential requirements of the job include:

  • 12–15+ years in product management or adjacent roles within life sciences, lab automation, scientific software, or industrial automation; 7+ years leading PM teams.

  • Track record owning integrated hardware + software portfolios and delivering platform and ecosystem strategies.

  • Demonstrated success in regulated environments and enterprise deployments (GxP/Part 11, data integrity, cybersecurity).

  • Strong commercial acumen: pricing, portfolio P&L management, and enterprise solution selling.

  • Technical fluency in lab automation, robotics, scheduling/orchestration, data platforms, cloud/SaaS, and API-first architectures.

  • Bachelor’s in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

  • Ability to travel – 30% globally per business needs.

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Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $300,000 - $350,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

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We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact:1-202-419-7762 or [email protected].

Top Skills

Api-First Architectures
Cloud/Saas
Industrial Automation
Lab Automation
Scientific Software

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