Director, Intelligent Instruments – Automation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Enhance laboratory interoperability and promote industry standards.

• Establish and foster the acceptance of enterprise requirements for automation-ready instruments, APIs, data models, connectivity, and workflow integration.

• Assess and implement MHS, MCP, SiLA 2, OPC UA/LADS, and ANSI/SLAS standards.

• Convert requirements into product roadmaps, reusable interfaces, and verifiable implementation criteria.

• Define and manage the enterprise roadmap for intelligent workflows, autonomous workcells, and lab-in-the-loop experimentation.

• Integrate scientific workflows, automation platforms, instruments, data systems, and AI into cohesive solutions and reusable architectures.

• Formulate the enterprise smart compute strategy for intelligent instruments, integrated workflows, AI-enabled analysis, and autonomous laboratories.

• Analyze edge, local, cloud, and hybrid approaches considering latency, security, reliability, cost, and deployment needs.

• Develop and validate capabilities in internal laboratories and strategic programs under actual operating conditions.

• Collaborate with product, engineering, scientific, and commercial teams to transform validated capabilities into products, workflows, workcells, services, and reusable technology foundations.

• Coordinate priorities, investment, roadmaps, ownership, adoption, and measurable outcomes across operating companies and business units.

• Engage with strategic technology partners, research organizations, suppliers, and industry collaborators.

• Report directly to the VP and Enterprise Head of Autonomous and Intelligent Labs while working within Danaher Corporate Science & Technology.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience leading intricate technical programs in laboratory automation, scientific instrumentation, workflow software, AI-enabled systems, digital platforms, or related technologies.

• Demonstrated experience in integrating hardware, software, automation, data, AI, and scientific methods into dependable products, workflows, or platforms.

• Comprehensive knowledge of instrument APIs, SDKs, and laboratory interoperability.

• A successful track record of translating emerging technologies and internal innovations into scalable solutions and measurable business value.

• Experience covering strategy, architecture, validation, deployment, adoption, and commercialization.

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional and cross-business initiatives across technical disciplines and organizational boundaries.

• Strong capability to align product, engineering, scientific, commercial, and executive stakeholders.

• Familiarity with established and emerging laboratory standards and protocols, including MHS, MCP, SiLA 2, and OPC UA/LADS.

• Proficient in assessing standards and protocols for relevance, maturity, architectural implications, and implementation trade-offs.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health care program.

• Paid time off.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401(k).

• Bonus/incentive pay.

• Flexible, remote working arrangement.

• Option for remote work from home.