Job Description

Wondering what\xe2\x80\x99s within Danaher? Take a closer look.

At first glance, you\xe2\x80\x99ll see Danaher\xe2\x80\x99s scale. Our 70,000 associates work across the globe at more than 20 unique operating companies within four platforms\xe2\x80\x94life sciences, diagnostics, water quality, and product identification. Look again and you\xe2\x80\x99ll see the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and take risks with the support you need to be successful. You\xe2\x80\x99ll find associates who are as certain about their impact as they are about where they\xe2\x80\x99re headed next. You\xe2\x80\x99ll find the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible. You\xe2\x80\x99ll also see a company that investors trust\xe2\x80\x94our culture of continuous improvement has helped us outperform the S&P 500 by more than 5,000% over the past 25 years.

And no matter where you look at Danaher, at the heart of what we do, you\xe2\x80\x99ll witness our shared purpose\xe2\x80\x94helping realize life\xe2\x80\x99s potential\xe2\x80\x94in action. Whether we\xe2\x80\x99re enabling our customers to provide clean water, supporting a life-saving vaccine development, advancing a new instrument for cancer diagnosis, or ensuring product safety, our work helps improve millions of lives.

We hope you\xe2\x80\x99ll see yourself here, too. What you find at Danaher\xe2\x80\x94and within yourself\xe2\x80\x94 might just change the world.

In this role, the APAC S&T Senior Manager will work collaboratively with multiple Business Strategy and R&D leads within the organization to ensure that IP created through the strategic partnerships is properly advanced to new products.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Take leadership of building an innovation pipeline across Asia in Genomic Medicine, Next-Generation Bioprocessing, Human Systems R&D and Diagnosis. Managing the identification, evaluation, and cultivation of potential partners, example network of external academic KOLs/institutions/science parks, to access strategic technology/innovative concepts, while developing an engagement and partnership strategy with innovation hubs, including academic centers, consortiums, and incubators

Lead and coordinate strategic partnerships with key academic centers across Asia to improve S&T innovation pipeline success for Danaher

Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure the business invests in technologies and capabilities needed to stay ahead of the competition and maintain/gain S&T leadership in areas of strategic importance; including to have close collaboration with R&D leaders in OpCo\xe2\x80\x99s and Platform CTOs, develop a framework and standard work procedures to successfully identify and prioritize opportunities for improvement and innovation in our S&T and innovation portfolio

Develop, lead and coordinate the creation/development of research plans and novel IP, in collaboration with our academic collaborators, and define a clear milestone-based execution and funding strategy

Work with DHR R&D/scientific leaders to source emerging and necessary capabilities/concepts, as well as with the legal team to develop IP prosecution strategies

Develop Key Performance Indicators and novel metric models to evaluate the success of innovation strategies and return on investment

Apply the Danaher Business System to develop and improve standard workaround intra- and entrepreneurship, while acting as a liaison between Danaher OpCo\xe2\x80\x99s to coordinate inter-OpCo innovation strategies

The essential requirements of the job include:

Advanced degree in Science, Engineering or Medicine (Ph.D. or M.D.); MBA a plus, with min 5 years of experience post-advanced degree in Innovation Strategies/New Concept Creation & Prototyping/Investment/New Venture creation in academia and industry settings

Deep understanding and knowledge of the leading innovation ecosystems with proven experience in leveraging and sourcing technologies in Genomic Medicine, Next-Generation Bioprocessing, Human Systems R&D and Diagnosis across Asia; with excellent established networks across scientific/biotech/pharma/academic communities

Proven track record in leading, managing and driving innovation initiatives for multiple technologies at various stages of development, as well as driving technological due diligence, valuation, and licensing deals

Outstanding conversational, presentation, and written communication skills. Possess a process-orientated mindset with a deep enthusiasm for technology innovation and the ability to synthesize multiple data points to create a strategic point of view that can be communicated in a simple message, and the ability to negotiate and executed in/out-licenses and service agreements

Work effectively with cross-functional teams and mobilize people across the organization, and learn quickly and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Proven experience in Program Management and Alliance Management processes for internal and external R&D activities

Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter and creative problem-solver.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Singapore location preferred; China can be considered for exceptional candidates

At Danaher, we\xe2\x80\x99re driven by a sense of wonder for what we can create\xe2\x80\x94and what we can become. Here, you\xe2\x80\x99ll accelerate your career while driving innovation that improves lives. You\xe2\x80\x99ll work hard and try new things, with guidance from committed leaders, powerful DBS tools, and the support of a global organization. If you\xe2\x80\x99d like to learn more, read stories from our associates on our or .

When you join us, you\xe2\x80\x99ll also be joining Danaher\xe2\x80\x99s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you\xe2\x80\x99ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful tools and the stability of a tested organization.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

If you\xe2\x80\x99ve ever wondered what\xe2\x80\x99s within you, there\xe2\x80\x99s no better time to find out.

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