Director, Intelligent Instruments & Automation

Danaher Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 200.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Bonus incentive program

Benefits package

Zusammenfassung

Danaher is seeking a Director, Intelligent Instruments & Automation to advance enterprise capabilities for scalable intelligent scientific workflows, interoperable laboratory systems, and autonomous workcells. This remote role partners across companies and technology partners to translate strategy into scalable standards and deployments.

You will define enterprise roadmaps for intelligent workflows, edge AI, and testable criteria, ensuring alignment with Danaher’s long-term autonomous science

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading complex technical programs in laboratory automation, scientific instrumentation, workflow software, AI-enabled systems, digital platforms, or related technologies.
• Experience integrating hardware, software, automation, data, AI, and scientific methods into reliable products, workflows, or platforms, including knowledge of instrument APIs, SDKs, and laboratory interoperability.
• Track record of translating emerging technologies and internal innovation into scalable solutions and measurable business value, spanning strategy, architecture, validation, deployment, adoption, and commercialization.
• Experience leading cross-functional and cross-business initiatives across technical disciplines and organizational boundaries, aligning product, engineering, scientific, commercial, and executive stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of established and emerging laboratory standards and protocols, including MHS, MCP, SiLA 2, and OPC UA/LADS, with the ability to assess applicability, maturity, architecture implications, and implementation trade-offs.

Aufgaben

• Lead enterprise-wide automation roadmap and platforms enabling intelligent workflows and autonomous workcells.
• Define standards for instruments, APIs, data models, connectivity, and workflow integration.
• Translate requirements into scalable product roadmaps and reusable interfaces.
• Partner with product, engineering, scientific, and commercial teams to mature capabilities into external solutions.
• Collaborate with strategic partners and operating companies to accelerate delivery and reduce duplication.

Kenntnisse

Complex programs

Laboratory automation

Instrument APIs/SDKs

Cross-functional leadership

AI-enabled systems

Jobbeschreibung

About Danaher

Bring more to life. At Danaher, our work saves lives. And each of us plays a part. Fueled by our culture of continuous improvement, we turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Our 60,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique businesses within life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference? At Danaher, you can build an incredible career at a leading science and technology company, where we’re committed to hiring and developing from within. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

Role Overview

The Director, Intelligent Instruments & Automation is responsible for advancing the enterprise capabilities required to scale intelligent scientific workflows, interoperable laboratory systems, autonomous workcells, and the compute architectures that enable AI-enabled and autonomous laboratory solutions across Danaher. This position reports to the VP and Enterprise Head of Autonomous and Intelligent Labs and is part of Danaher Corporate Science & Technology. The role partners across operating companies, enterprise teams, customers, and strategic technology partners to translate enterprise strategy into scalable standards, reference architectures, deployment models, and customer‑facing capabilities. This position is remote.

Key Responsibilities

In this role you will have the opportunity to: Advance laboratory interoperability and industry standards. Define and drive adoption of enterprise requirements for automation‑ready instruments, APIs, data models, connectivity, and workflow integration. Evaluate and apply standards and protocols including MHS, MCP, SiLA 2, OPC UA/LADS, and ANSI/SLAS standards as appropriate to each device, modality, and customer environment. Translate requirements into product roadmaps, reusable interfaces, and testable implementation criteria while preserving proprietary capabilities and commercial flexibility. Lead Integrated Autonomy strategy and execution. Define and govern the enterprise roadmap for intelligent workflows, autonomous workcells, and lab‑in‑the‑loop experimentation. Connect scientific workflows, automation platforms, instruments, data systems, and AI into reliable integrated solutions, reusable architectures, and deployment playbooks aligned with Danaher’s long‑term autonomous science strategy. Develop smart compute and edge AI capabilities. Define the enterprise smart compute strategy for intelligent instruments, integrated workflows, AI‑enabled analysis, and autonomous laboratories. Evaluate edge, local, cloud, and hybrid approaches across latency, security, reliability, cost, and deployment requirements, establishing repeatable architectures that scale across applications, operating companies, and customer environments. Translate innovation into scalable customer and commercial solutions. Use internal laboratories and strategic programs to develop, test, and mature capabilities under real operating conditions. Partner across product, engineering, scientific, and commercial teams to turn validated capabilities into external products, workflows, workcells, services, and reusable technology foundations that reduce integration effort and enable new commercial opportunities. Lead cross‑company execution and the external technology ecosystem. Align priorities, investment, roadmaps, ownership, adoption, and measurable outcomes across operating companies and business units. Engage strategic technology partners, research organizations, suppliers, and industry collaborators to accelerate delivery, reduce duplication, strengthen differentiation, and inform build, buy, partner, and platform decisions.

Essential Requirements

• Experience leading complex technical programs in laboratory automation, scientific instrumentation, workflow software, AI‑enabled systems, digital platforms, or related technologies.
• Experience integrating hardware, software, automation, data, AI, and scientific methods into reliable products, workflows, or platforms, including knowledge of instrument APIs, SDKs, and laboratory interoperability.
• Track record of translating emerging technologies and internal innovation into scalable solutions and measurable business value, spanning strategy, architecture, validation, deployment, adoption, and commercialization.
• Experience leading cross‑functional and cross‑business initiatives across technical disciplines and organizational boundaries, aligning product, engineering, scientific, commercial, and executive stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of established and emerging laboratory standards and protocols, including MHS, MCP, SiLA 2, and OPC UA/LADS, with the ability to assess applicability, maturity, architecture implications, and implementation trade‑offs.

Remote Work

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. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Danaher can provide.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual salary range for this role is $200,000-$230,000. 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 comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

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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