District Service Manager

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences; Toronto; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

bonus/incentive pay

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) to eligible employees

Job summary

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is seeking a Senior Manager, North America Field Service, to lead a remote Canada-based team within the Americas Field Service organization. You will drive customer success, coach a regional field team, and manage daily operations while aligning service offerings with DBS standards.

The role requires 6+ years leading field employees (or 5+ years with a Master’s), strong stakeholder communication, and P&L ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years leading field employees (or Master’s with 5+ years).
• Ability to listen to stakeholders and translate into actionable insights.
• Set clear performance expectations and hold teams accountable.
• Strong deductive reasoning, problem solving, and commercial experience with P&L ownership.

Responsibilities

• Resolve complex customer issues with urgency and first-time fix mindset.
• Inspire and grow the team through coaching and development plans.
• Lead daily management and KPI performance; identify root causes and implement DBS solutions.
• Drive revenue growth via service agreements and collaborate with Sales on strategic initiatives.
• Champion kaizen and DBS methodologies to improve operations and service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Sales/Business development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

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.

This position reports to the Senior Manager, North America Field Service and is part of the Americas Field Service organization covering the Canada region.

In This Role, You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Customer Success & Escalation Management: Resolve complex customer issues with urgency and precision. Champion a “first-time fix” mindset to ensure satisfaction and long‑term loyalty.
• Team Leadership & Development: Inspire and grow your team through coaching, mentoring, and clear development plans. Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Operational Excellence: Lead by example in driving daily management and KPI performance. Identify root causes of systemic issues and implement sustainable solutions using DBS tools.
• Business Growth & Financial Performance: Drive revenue growth through service agreement sales and lead generation. Collaborate with Sales to support strategic initiatives and optimize service offerings. Manage district P&L to meet profit targets.
• Process Improvement & Innovation: Champion kaizen and DBS methodologies to streamline operations and enhance service delivery. Partner cross‑functionally to develop value‑driven service packages.

The Essential Requirements Of The Job Include

• Bachelor’s degree and/ or equivalent experience with 6+ years of experience leading field employees OR Master’s degree in the same with 5+ years of experience.
• Inclination and ability to listen to various stakeholders (e.g. Customers, Sales) and generate actionable insights. Deliver results while quickly adapting to changing priorities and unforeseen challenges.
• Communicate expectations regarding performance and hold people accountable for results.
• Strong deductive reasoning and problem‑solving skills. Commercial experience, including direct selling of products or services. Exposure to and ownership of a P&L.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel – list specifics 25% - 50% of the time within region and/or business unit locations within the United States or Canada
• This role is fully remote, associate must live within Canada region, preferably Toronto or Montreal areas.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Fluent French speaker with proficiency in English to support French‑speaking customers
• Supervisor or managerial experience leading a remote Field Service team.

The annual salary range for this role is $115,000.00 CAD- $155,00.00 CAD.

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 a comprehensive package of benefits:

• paid time off
• medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) to eligible employees
• bonus/incentive pay

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.

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