Bring more to life.

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

Within Danaher the work our diagnostic businesses do 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.

We’re accelerating the development of cutting-edge diagnostics to solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. Across our diagnostics operating companies we are driving innovation through partnerships with top academic institutions and leading players in biopharma and translational research. We’re bringing the best minds together to accelerate innovation and unlock the full potential of the latest scientific advances. Together, we’re expanding access to precision diagnostics for millions of people worldwide - and we’re using our unmatched global scale and proven playbook to make it happen, from hospital labs to mobile clinics. By helping providers, patients, and families get faster, more precise diagnostic results, we’re improving treatment options and saving lives. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Sr. Director of Scientific Partnerships plays a critical role in shaping and scaling Danaher Diagnostics’ innovation strategy through high-impact scientific collaborations. This leader will be responsible for scouting, establishing, and managing strategic partnerships with academia, healthcare systems, and the pharmaceutical industry to accelerate our R&D pipeline and support franchise and OpCo objectives.

You will develop a cohesive partnership strategy, serve as a senior interface with external collaborators, and work cross-functionally to ensure partnerships are aligned with our disease leadership priorities and product innovation goals.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Scientific Partnership Strategy: Develop and lead a scalable, cross-platform strategy for external scientific partnerships that aligns with franchise goals and accelerates innovation across the diagnostics portfolio.

Partnership Scouting and Development: Identify, initiate, and negotiate collaborations with academic institutions, health systems, and industry partners that enhance Danaher’s scientific leadership and product development pipeline.

Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain senior-level relationships with KOLs, research leaders, and strategic partners; represent Danaher on Joint Steering Committees and serve as a trusted voice in external engagements.

Franchise and OpCo Alignment: Collaborate closely with disease area leadership and OpCo R&D to ensure scientific partnerships support differentiated evidence generation and clinical value creation.

Deal Leadership and Execution: Lead cross-functional deal teams, oversee negotiations and contracting processes, and drive operational execution and health of partnerships.

Team Leadership: Recruit, develop, and lead a team of Scientific Account Leads; establish partnership management best practices in collaboration with the Danaher Business System Office.

The essential requirements of the job include:

Education: Advanced degree (PhD, MD, or equivalent) in Life Sciences or a related field; MBA a plus.

Experience: Minimum of 15+ years of experience leading external innovation, business development, or scientific alliances within diagnostics, life sciences, or biopharma.

Strategic Leadership: Demonstrated success developing and executing partnership strategies that drive innovation and business impact.

Executional Excellence: Proven ability to lead complex negotiations, manage multi-stakeholder partnerships, and deliver measurable outcomes.

Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional communication, collaboration, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior executives and scientific stakeholders.

Integrity: Strong ethical standards and a reputation for sound judgment and accountability in external-facing roles.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience across multiple therapeutic areas aligned with Danaher's diagnostics franchises (e.g., NDD, IDAC, Oncology).

Familiarity with translational research, biomarker development, or precision diagnostics.

Experience working in or with academic medical centers, health systems, or research consortia.

Within Danaher Diagnostics, we offer 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.

Within Danaher 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. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working within Danaher Diagnostics can provide.

The annual salary range for this role is $200K-$280K. 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.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.

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