Senior Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs - Infectious Disease

Danaher Corporation•Austin, TX

3d•Remote

About The Position

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. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Senior Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs – Infectious Disease is responsible for setting the vision and strategic direction for the disease area and leading daily business operations support related to product development and clinical research, product quality, compliance, commercial/marketing activities and 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 disease area leadership, ultimately impacting patient outcomes. Beckman Coulter has recently launched (rest of world) and will launch imminently (in US) a series of infectious disease markers in the HIV, TB, HCV, HBV, and sexual health. 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. Infectious Diseases are a major focus for Beckman due to the recent global launches and upcoming US-based launches of key infectious disease assays. There is a major focus on HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, transplant medicine, sexual health, and bacteria vs. virus testing. The assays will be utilized by various clinical stakeholders, some of which will be new call points to Beckman Coulter diagnostics. This role may be fully remote, working remotely to cover a global business area. Beckman Coulter has a major site presence in South Florida, Southern California, Hebron Kentucky, and Minneapolis Minnesota, as well as major hubs in Europe and Asia.

Requirements

Doctorate level requirement (M.D., Ph.D, Pharm.D, DNP) with a minimum of 20 years of medical & clinical affairs experience
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 – with a continuous improvement mindset
Has extensive clinical experience and a knowledge base beyond infectious disease that extends to complementary areas
Ability to travel a minimum of 20-25% of the time (domestic and international)

Nice To Haves

10+ years of product and domain knowledge of healthcare technologies and market trends
8+ years’ experience working in the medical technology, medical device, or pharmaceutical industry in Medical or Clinical Affairs roles
MBA or Masters degree in business related field
Experience leading teams of high performing professionals with a track record of identifying, coaching, and elevating talent

Responsibilities

Steer collaborative efforts between business leaders and research team to define clinical research priorities for product development, regulatory submissions, and marketing, based on intended clinical applications, business, and regulatory strategy
Identify, coach, and develop a team of professionals (field associate director of MSLs and a global associate director)
Collaborate 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 MedSci function
Establish and cultivate strategic academic partners suited for future research and innovation; identify key opinion leaders and build a strategy for KOL management for respective medical team members and 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 all Infectious Disease-related products through education, innovation, evidence generation and research, inclusive of, but not limited to advisory board, symposia, continuing medical educations / PACE education
Prepare and deliver training on new industry campaigns and clinical evidence as well as work with the marketing team on providing clinical input in campaigns, insights articles and other outreach

Benefits

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

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