Senior Manager, Medical Operations

Danaher Corporation • Austin, TX

9d • 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 Sr Manager, Medical Operations is a senior leader responsible for the operational oversight of Beckman Coulter’s Medical Operations team, providing vital strategic and tactical support to the global and regional Medical & Scientific Affairs organization. This individual will manage a team of associates responsible for publications (through partnerships, internal and external studies, real-world evidence), providing thought leadership (executing the advisory board meetings, and project management for all investigator-initiated and Beckman-sponsored studies. This leader will align processes, structures, tools, information systems, metrics/KPIs/dashboards on behalf of the Beckman Medical and Scientific Affairs team. The individual will provide key deliverables, including special projects, pilot programs, customer-interfacing programs, annual meetings and conference operations. Additionally, this role will interface with numerous stakeholders outside of the Medical and Scientific Affairs organization, including product development, global/regional marketing, sales, clinical affairs, quality and regulatory affairs. This position reports to the Chief Medical Officer and is part of the Medical & Scientific Affairs leadership team. The Medical and Scientific Affairs organization is a team of medical specialists dedicated to all medical aspects all therapeutic areas that Beckman Diagnostics supports. This role may be fully remote (with preference in the San Diego area), 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. At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.

Requirements

• Graduate degree requirement (master’s degree level and above) with a minimum of 12 years of operational experience, with 4 years of people leadership experience
• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to communicate clinical and business issues to audiences of diverse backgrounds
• Demonstrated record of strong collaboration 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
• 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
• Experience in clinical research roles in academia, healthcare, life sciences, or a medical technology business
• Ability to travel a minimum of 20% of the time (domestic and possibly 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
• Experience leading teams of high performing professionals with a track record of identifying, coaching, and elevating talent
• MBA

Responsibilities

• Steer collaborative efforts between business leaders and research team to define bench and clinical research priorities for product development, regulatory submissions, and marketing, based on intended clinical applications, business, and regulatory strategy
• Establish and cultivate strategic academic partners suited for future research and innovation partnerships.
• Work internally to optimally manager investigator-initiated and Beckman-Sponsored research proposals that are aligned with Beckman research needs
• Build, sustain and serve as the operational leader for Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) strategies with formal programs to drive scientific exchange of Beckman products
• Communicate and translate clinical/scientific insights and research concepts from KOLs into actionable guidance through publications (white papers, primary/secondary publications, review articles, posters/abstracts, and real-world data publications)
• Strategically support the development and execution of pre-launch product initiatives, commercialization, and life cycle management of Beckman products through education, innovation, evidence generation and research
• With the other therapeutic area directors, assemble PACE education for certification and deployment into the field Medical teams for customer education
• Build MSL training programs across the portfolio and roll-out together with the directors of the therapeutic areas

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees