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About the Role

The Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), Oncology, Danaher Diagnostics, will accelerate the company’s portfolio of innovative solutions through organic and inorganic efforts across the oncology diagnostic journey. This senior clinical/disease/development and translational expert will co-create portfolio strategies, translational design, and clinical design and development plans. The role provides medical/clinical, scientific, and technological insights to Diagnostics Operating Companies (OpCos) globally, identifying and evaluating investments to bring industry-leading Oncology-focused diagnostics solutions to market.

Responsibilities

Co-create the development of Oncology science and technology strategy as a technical and clinical expert.
Support OpCo, cross-OpCo, and cross-platform execution.
Provide deep disease-level input into product development decisions as a member of core science & technology decision committees.
Contribute to clinical protocol design and data review to ensure regulatory and access success and accelerated timelines.
Partner with Platform and venture personnel to develop investment/innovation frameworks focused on early-stage investment.
Influence external engagement strategy to build a pipeline of leading-edge thinking and technology sources in Oncology diagnostics.
Cultivate engagements between Danaher and key opinion leaders (KOLs) in oncology and pathology.
Possess in-depth knowledge of biopharma drug pipelines in oncology and anticipate the diagnostic needs of pharma.
Create a franchise core science team to ensure seamless knowledge flow and informed decision-making.
Support Danaher Diagnostic Operating Company Medical and Scientific Affairs and Government Affairs organizations on their strategy to maximize patient impact.
Review and endorse franchise medical plans and IIS strategy.
Identify new research opportunities beyond OpCo or Platform core R&D efforts.
Support strategic IP management and provide guidance on FDA and international regulatory matters.
Cultivate new technical, business, and talent within the market using the Danaher brand.
Embrace and demonstrate Danaher Business System theories, tools, and culture.

Requirements

Combined M.D. and PhD. degrees preferred, or MD/PhD with 14+ years’ experience and established research track record.
PhDs with extensive clinical or diagnostics experience will be considered.
Board certification in Medical Oncology highly desirable.
Extensive experience in the Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical, and/or Life Sciences industries in clinical development roles.
Expertise with related Oncology-focused diagnostic applications and technologies, patents, and other intellectual property.
Proven track record of success in oncology disease human clinical trial research and/or clinical management of patients.
Experience successfully leading meaningfully sized R&D and/or Innovation functions.
Ability to contribute as an individual leading tactics and core partnership deliverables.
Ability to create followership of cross-functional teams.
Ability to combine and apply scientific/technical and business knowledge.
Demonstrated strong business acumen and ability to make balanced decisions.
Excellent process knowledge, experience, and skills.
Excellent interpersonal, organization, communication, and influencing skills.
Extensive, active, and relevant professional network.
Experience managing people and teams, including budget responsibility.
Ability to build technical communities internally and externally.
Proven success mentoring and growing diverse scientific talent.
Practical knowledge and experience working with relevant regulatory bodies (e.g., FDA, SFDA, EMEA regulatory bodies (IVDR)).
Knowledge, experience, and career interest in leveraging unstructured data sets from multi-modal sources for cancer applications.
Experience in project, portfolio, and/or program management.
Experience in manufacturing optimization.
Experience in commercial/customer-facing functions.
Experience in regulatory submissions and clinical development planning, conducting, and reporting clinical trial results.
Experience influencing various stakeholders to drive change and achieve results in a dynamic, complex environment.
Demonstrated leadership in the successful management of clinical programs.
Domestic and international travel is required (approximately 25%).

Skills

Oncology diagnostics
Portfolio strategy
Translational design
Clinical design and development
Medical insights
Clinical insights
Scientific insights
Technological insights
Early-stage technology investments
M&A opportunities
Organic investments
Science and technology strategy
Product development
Clinical protocol design
Data review
Investment/innovation frameworks
External engagement strategy
Institutional relationships
Collaborations
Key opinion leader (KOL) engagement
Biopharma drug pipelines
Diagnostic needs of pharma (RUO to IVD, CDx, LDTs)
Franchise core science team creation
Medical Affairs strategy
Scientific Affairs strategy
Government Affairs strategy
Franchise medical plans
IIS strategy
Research opportunities identification
Intellectual property (IP) management
Regulatory matters (FDA, international)
Talent cultivation
Danaher Business System (DBS)
Human clinical trial research
Clinical management of patients
R&D leadership
Innovation leadership
Business acumen
Process knowledge
Interpersonal skills
Organizational skills
Communication skills
Influencing skills
Professional network
Team management
Budget management
Technical community building
Mentoring
Scientific talent growth
Regulatory body interaction (FDA, SFDA, EMEA)
Leveraging unstructured data sets
Digital imaging analysis
Multiplexed biomarker profiling
Genetic analysis
Project management
Portfolio management
Program management
Manufacturing optimization
Commercial functions
Customer-facing functions
Regulatory submissions
Clinical development planning
Clinical trial reporting
Stakeholder influence

Location

Remote Work
Any Diagnostics Site

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
14+ years experience

Education Level

M.D. and PhD. degrees preferred
MD/PhD
PhD with extensive clinical or diagnostics experience

Benefits

Health care program
401K savings plans
Paid time off

About the Company

At Danaher, we’re driven by a sense of wonder for what we can create—and what we can become.
Here, you’ll accelerate your career while driving innovation that improves lives.
You’ll work hard, with mentorship from committed leaders, powerful DBS tools, and the support of a global organization.
We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Equal Opportunity

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.