Senior Director Automated & Connected Lab Portfolio
Danaher Corporation
Summary
The Senior Director - Automation & Connected Labs leads the end-to-end product strategy, roadmap, and business performance for Beckman Coulter Life Sciences' Automation & Connected Labs portfolio. This role has direct responsibility for product management of the BioMek and Echo automation platforms, along with associated software, connectivity, and data capabilities. In addition, the role leads the Access Solutions Group, a revenue-generating organization that designs and delivers complex, enterprise-wide automation systems for strategic customers.
Job description
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.
Requirements
- 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
- Ability to travel - 30% globally per business needs
Benefits
- Health care program
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.