Senior Manufacturing Scientist - Production

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

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, 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.

As a global leader in clinical diagnostics, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing, and are used in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices around the world. Every hour around the world, more than one million tests are run on Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and more than three million clinicians per year. From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough, to rapid and reliable sample analysis, to more rigorous decision making—we are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care to their patients with improved efficiency, clinical confidence, adaptive collaboration, and accelerated intelligence.

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The Senior Manufacturing Scientist is responsible for identifying, investigating, and resolving complex technical issues associated with current products while qualifying enhancements to existing products. This role plays a critical part in ensuring robust, compliant manufacturing processes and supporting both existing products and new product introductions.

The role partners closely with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, and Supply Chain teams and supports both ongoing manufacturing operations and strategic technical initiatives.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, technically challenging, and highly collaborative environment—with opportunities to lead complex scientific initiatives—this role offers the chance to make a significant impact within a world-class manufacturing organization.

This position reports to the Senior Manager Manufacturing Scientist and is part of the Manufacturing Technical Operations Department located in Hebron, KY and will be an on-site role.  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead complex technical projects including product and site transfers, failure investigations/root cause analysis, and design changes and product enhancements.
• Support validation activities related to: Process improvements, process characterization and optimization, and transfer of new products from development into commercial manufacturing.
• Apply rigorous scientific problem-solving methods to resolve complex technical issues, utilizing structured investigation, hypothesis testing, and data-driven decision-making.
• Provide day-to-day manufacturing support, offering scientific and technical expertise to maintain robust manufacturing processes, investigate manufacturing failures and excursions, and ensure processes perform consistently within defined specifications and parameters.
• Design and execute experiments using advanced Design of Experiments (DoE) methodologies.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of experience OR Master’s degree and 3+ years of experience OR PhD
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present data, influence decisions, and constructively debate technical topics.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel as needed for projects- 10% travel

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

• Industrial experience within a regulated environment (e.g., medical devices, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology).
• Hands-on technical experience with Design of Experiments (DoE), Statistical analysis and data interpretation
• Biological or chemical product/process optimization

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competiti