Senior Director, Reagent Operations

About the role

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, our work saves lives and we innovate for tangible impact. The Senior Director of Reagent Operations has overall site responsibility for the reagent manufacturing operations in Chaska, MN, which produces highly technical diagnostic reagents for the Diagnostics and Life Science businesses. This onsite role leads the entire reagent manufacturing team, reports to the VP of North American Manufacturing, and provides strategic leadership for site operations, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and financial performance while meeting customer and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for site operations, ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and financial performance while meeting customer and business objectives.
• Build, develop, and retain high‑performing teams by fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, continuous learning, and talent development.
• Drive operational excellence through Lean principles, continuous improvement initiatives, and data‑driven decision‑making to achieve sustainable business results.
• Lead annual operating and capital budgeting processes, managing labor, controllable expenses, manufacturing variances, and resource allocation to deliver financial commitments.
• Partner closely with cross‑functional leaders across Operations, Materials, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and EHS to execute business priorities and drive organizational performance.
• Provide technical and leadership guidance for complex product, process, and manufacturing investigations, ensuring timely resolution and regulatory compliance.
• Shape and execute the long‑term vision for device manufacturing by advancing operational capabilities, driving innovation, and supporting future growth and scalability of the business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline such as Engineering (e.g., Biomedical, Chemical, Industrial Engineering) and 15+ years of relevant experience.
• 10+ years of experience managing people in a GMP environment and expertise developing a culture of compliance in GMP environments.
• 10+ years of experience in immunoassay manufacturing.
• Experience representing manufacturing in the PSI(S&OP) process.
• 10+ years of experience driving a lean manufacturing environment and continuous process improvement, including problem‑solving using lean tools such as 5‑whys and determining root cause.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent experience driving operational excellence