Director Software Engineering

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences' mission is to empower those seeking answers to life's most important scientific and healthcare questions. With a legacy spanning 80+ years, we have long been a trusted partner to our customers, who are working to transform science and healthcare with the next groundbreaking discovery. As part of our team of more than 2,900 associates across 130 countries, you'll help drive our vision of accelerating answers-and our commitment to excellence.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

Are you a Software Director ready to lead software development teams based in the US in Indiana, Colorado, and California?

Job Summary:

Lead and strategically grow the software development teams based in the US in Indiana, Colorado, and California, and by extension, a team in IDC, India. Develop software strategy to inspire and empower software teams to deliver robust and effective software that will transform science and healthcare with the next groundbreaking discovery by our customers. This position reports to Senior Director of Development for Biotech Workflow Solutions in Beckman Coulter Life Sciences.

This is a Hybrid role located in Indianapolis IN or Loveland, CO.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with senior level management in the development of software product portfolio strategies for the product lines within the Biotech Workflow Solutions business unit.
• Lead, mentor and coach software managers, developers, and testers
• Build and implement strategies to improve the software development process and our return on investment from software-based solutions.
• Contribute cross-functionally to the product roadmap strategy by working with the Sr. Director of R&D, Product Management, and the General Manager.
• Assign work in support of both project deliverables and individual team members' career development.
• Gather and retain performance metrics in support of continuous improvement while ensuring the team's compliance with software standards and company procedures.
• Execute quality assurance activities such as risk analysis, software deliverable technical reviews and code inspections.
• Be an Agile Coach and understand the agile scrum development process

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 15+ years of related experience in software development and testing
• 10+ years of experience as a people manager
• Leadership and a desire to manage managers who lead teams to build great products from a user-centered design approach.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams and a proven track record delivering projects on time. Experience leading teams working on software-hardware products and pure software products.
• Demonstrated analytical skills, problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively.

Preferred:

• Passion for learning new technologies and domains and a desire to make software that delights users
• Experience as a manager of managers
• Excellent time management, meeting facilitation, communication, and documentation skills.
• Software development experience across embedded software, desktop applications and web applications including cloud deployment in AWS/Azure
• Software development experience in the life sciences domain
• Experience in the development of biotech devices and a solid understanding of FDA Quality System Regulation

We believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part-time at the Company location identified above and part-time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working here can provide.

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• The salary range for this role is $184,000.00 - $239,000.00. 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. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Colorado. This range may be modified in the future.
• This job is also eligible for annual incentive pay.
• We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• You can apply for this role through the Careers Page at https://jobs.danaher.com/global/en/ (or through the Workday "Find Jobs" function if you are a current employee)
• 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.

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When you join us, you'll also be joining Danaher's global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you'll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

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