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TheSeniorDirector-Autonomous Labs Architectis responsible fordefiningthe architectural blueprint and enterprise patternsrequiredto scale autonomous labs across Danaher, ensuring internal initiatives in this space act as a model cell for future customer-facing deployments, not a one-off implementation.

This position reports to theVP and Enterprise Head of Autonomous and Intelligent Labsand is part of theDanaher Corporate Science & Technologyand will be fully remote.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Define and govern the enterprise architecture, technology standards, and reusable patterns for autonomous and AI-enabled laboratory systems across Danaher,establishingclear standardization requirements, ensuring consistency and scalability, and guiding future technology direction and multi-year autonomous laboratory strategy.

• Establish interoperability, integration, and architectural governance across scientific instruments, informatics platforms, laboratory automation systems, robotics, data layers, AI agents, software platforms, and external partner technologies, ensuring coherence across complex mixed-vendor ecosystems.

• Translate enterprise strategy into scalable execution by partnering with operating companies, enterprise teams, customers, strategic partners, industry consortia, scientific organizations, and external ecosystem participants to drive alignment, adoption, and business impact.

• Guide system, software, workflow, and data architecture decisions while ensuring outputs from internal initiatives become reusable enterprise capabilities, standards, and patterns that can be scaled across Danaher andleveragedfor future customer-facing deployments.

• Influence product strategy and commercial offerings across multiple operating companies while serving as Danaher's internal and external thought leader for autonomous laboratories,representingthe company in advancing autonomous lab innovation, technology strategy, and industry engagement.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Advanced degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, or a related field, with 7+ years of experience in systems architecture, digital labs, laboratory automation, scientific instrumentation, platform design, or related disciplines.

• Proven experience defining and implementing enterprise architecture, standards, and governance models that scale across products, platforms, workflows, and enterprise environments.

• Demonstrated successoperatingin enterprise and cross-business environments, translating strategicobjectivesinto scalable execution and measurable business outcomes.

• Experience partnering with external ecosystem participants, including automation vendors, scientific software providers, AI and compute platforms, data platform providers, and other technology partners.

• Product, platform, or architecture leadership experience that balances customer workflows, technical feasibility, and enterprise scalability to drive adoption and business impact.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel - list specifics40% travel,

It would be a plus if you alsopossesspreviousexperience in:

• Autonomous labs, self-driving labs, autonomous instruments, or AI-driven experimental workflows

• Laboratory informatics and digital lab platforms, including LIMS, ELN, scientific data platforms, and instrument connectivity solutions.

• Life sciences workflows such as flow cytometry, antibody discovery, cell biology, assay development, or bioprocessing.

• Enterprise architecture across instruments, AI, data platforms, automation, scientific software, and partner ecosystems.

• Experience translating scientific AI concepts into practical laboratory products, workflows, and customer-facing solutions.

• Familiarity with continuous improvement systems like DBS

Danaheroffers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whetherit'sa health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits atDanaher Benefits Info.

At Danaher, we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home.Additionalinformation about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Danaher can provide.

The annual salary range for thisrole is$230,000 - $290,000. This isthe range that we in good faith believe is the range ofpossible compensationfor this role at the time of this posting. This range may bemodifiedin the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offercomprehensivepackage of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.