Senior Director, Medical Excellence and Disease Leadership

Bring more to life.

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

Within Danaher Diagnostics, one of Danaher’s three segments, 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.

The Diagnostics Platform of Danaher Corporation works with conviction that every moment matters and realize that behind every test is a patient, waiting for an answer that could change their life. Our 23,000 team members, across 6 operating companies globally, proudly push the boundaries of what’s possible in safeguarding patient health and improving diagnostic confidence. We develop tools and technologies that set the standard for innovation and impact wherever health care happens—from a family physician’s office to leading trauma hospitals and laboratories. Our teams collaborate in an inclusive environment as we connect our people, processes, and expertise, focused on the world’s biggest health challenges such as cardiac disease, infectious disease, and cancer. At the Diagnostics platform at Danaher, you’ll thrive and quickly see the impact of your contribution.

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The Senior Director of Medical Excellence and Disease Leadership plays a pivotal role in driving scientific leadership and clinical differentiation across Danaher Diagnostics’ portfolio. This role is responsible for aligning and integrating the Medical and Scientific Affairs (MedSci) teams within Danaher and ensuring that medical strategies are harmonized across franchises to accelerate product innovation, clinical adoption, and market access.

The Senior Director will lead efforts to position Danaher as a trusted source of medical expertise and will work closely with disease area leaders to drive clinical excellence, innovation, and scientific rigor across multiple therapeutic areas.

This position also includes developing and executing strategies that strengthen Danaher Diagnostics’ external scientific presence and relationships with key stakeholders, including Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), pharma partners, and regulatory bodies. The Vice President will help integrate evidence generation strategies across the company to ensure the highest standards of scientific integrity and clinical impact.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Medical Excellence & Integrated Medical Plans: Lead and execute medical excellence programs, aligning teams to deliver integrated medical plans across diagnostics franchises (NDD, IDAC, Oncology) while driving product differentiation through scientific rigor and clinical value narratives.
• Evidence Generation: Drive development and implementation of integrated evidence plans that support regulatory approval, clinical adoption, and reimbursement across all diagnostic franchises.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Support MedSci teams within Danaher Diagnostics by establishing common governance practices and fostering knowledge sharing across the organization.
• External Engagement: Elevate Danaher’s scientific profile by leading strategic KOL engagements, symposia, and partnerships to accelerate clinical adoption and strengthen co-development opportunities.
• Organizational Leadership & Capability Building: Lead and develop high-performing Medical & Scientific Affairs teams, establish governance and KPIs, and foster a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous innovation.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Education: Bachelor's or advanced degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, or a related field; advanced business or medical education is a plus.
• Experience: 15+ years in medical affairs, clinical development, or related fields within diagnostics, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals.
• Leadership: Proven track record in leading medical strategies, driving evidence generation, and working in matrixed, cross-functional teams.
• Regulatory and Clinical Expertise: Strong experience in regulatory processes, clinical trials, KOL engagement, and scientific communications.
• Skills: Expertise in disease management, clinical product development, market access in diagnostics, excellent communication skills, and strong leadership abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the diagnostics or medical device industry, especially within Danaher’s key franchises (NDD, IDAC, Oncology).
• Familiarity with AI and multimodal biomarkers in evidence generation.
• Knowledge of the regulatory and payer landscapes and the ability to align strategies accordingly.
• Advanced business or medical education (MBA, MSc, etc.) is a plus.

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 salary range for this role is $250,000 - $275,000. 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.

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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