Senior Development Scientist
About The Position
At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, we are seeking a Senior Development Scientist to join our team. We are a global leader in clinical diagnostics with over 90 years of experience in challenging convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving patient health. 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 Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and over three million clinicians annually. We enable clinicians to deliver the best possible care through improved efficiency, clinical confidence, adaptive collaboration, and accelerated intelligence. This role is responsible for developing new product designs, methods for production and testing, new product scale-up, design/product optimization, technology transfer, and process/product validation activities. The position reports to the R&D Senior Manager, Hematology and Urinalysis Reagents & Consumables and is part of the Hematology/Urinalysis Business Unit located in Miami, Florida, and will be on-site.
Requirements
- Degree in Cell Biology, Chemistry or Biochemistry (B.S. with 5+ years relevant experience, M.S. with 3+ years’ experience, or Ph.D. with 2+ years of experience).
- Experience working in Research and Development in an industry setting.
- Ability to work in a team-oriented, multidisciplinary environment that embraces change, risk, and flexibility while meeting quality and compliance requirements.
- Proven track record of applying fundamental research to the identification of leverageable technologies leading to the introduction of innovative industry disruptive products.
- Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in an FDA / ISO 13485 regulated environment.
- Experience or knowledge on chemistry, microscopy, basic engineering, and manufacturing of reagents.
- Experience using laboratory test equipment like pH meter, Osmometer, Conductivity Meter, Spectrophotometer, Beckman Coulter Particle Counter (preferred).
- Working knowledge of basic statistical method, including proficiency in the use of Excel, JMP for data analysis and presentation.
Responsibilities
- Lead the innovation of next generation hematology and urinalysis reagents/consumables.
- Provide technical support and expertise to manufacturing and R&D teams.
- Problem solve issues by driving to root cause.
- Handle product non-conformances and rework instructions/redline procedures.
- Investigate, design, and conduct experiments related to chemical reagents.
- Write technical reports related to chemical reagents.
- Participate in the design and development of new consumables.
- Focus on critical deliverables and high-priority projects as a hands-on resource where needed.
- Ensure on-time delivery of a high-quality product by representing the Reagents group in Project’s Core team.
- Lead all the design change process tasks.
- Analyze data using statistical methods and interpret technical data.
- Promptly report and document issues.
- Collect data to support timely global registration of consumables.
- Fulfill leadership potential to grow into a leader in the future.
- Be a change agent, continuously striving for improvement.
- Work within an agile environment with minimal supervision.
Benefits
- Health care program
- Paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
