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 Manager Automation & Clinical Software Solutions (f/m/d) will have responsibility to lead and oversee one (team 3) of the regional Workflow & IT Solutions EMEA Customer Service teams in the EMEA Region delivering end‑to‑end complex solution installations and transition to the customer Go-Live ensuring no disruption in the customer satisfaction. The successful candidate must demonstrate strong leadership skills, communication, problem solving and process improvement capabilities in a commercial environment.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of specialists across hardware, application workflow, and clinical IT domains.
- Plan resource allocation and workload distribution to ensure efficient execution of multiple parallel installations and support.
- Build a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and strong customer focus.
- Oversee end-to-end customer service activities for complex IVD systems, ensuring adherence to quality, safety, and regulatory standards.
- Ensure cross-functional coordination between hardware, application, workflow and clinical IT teams for seamless integration of all solution components.
- Monitor project timelines, milestones, and deliverables, proactively mitigating risks and resolving issues.
- Serve as the primary point of escalation for customer-related installation topics.
- Ensure alignment with customers by coordinating local resources and maintaining clear communication throughout the project.
- Drive customer satisfaction by guaranteeing a smooth installation experience and effective Go-Live.
- Develop and maintain installation processes, documentation, and best practices to ensure consistency and operational excellence.
- Track performance metrics, analyze operational data, and implement improvement initiatives.
- Ensure full compliance with industry regulations, internal policies, and quality management standards including healthcare and privacy regulation.
- Partner with sales, project management, local service, local application specialists to ensure readiness and successful project outcomes.
- Collaborate with other regional teams and global teams to share knowledge, share resources, align on standards, and implement new tools or technologies.
The Manager Automation & Clinical Software Solutions (f/m/d) will be joining a dynamic team of accomplished business leaders who share a passion for competing through an entrepreneurial approach in a multi-billion dollar marketplace. It will be incumbent upon him/her to contribute to immediate and effective relations through interactive communication, exchanging ideas and fostering an environment of teamwork and mutual respect.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field; Master’s preferred.
- 5+ years in solution delivery of Automation/IT services, leading complex team, preferably multicultural distributed teams across EMEA. Ability to work effectively across diverse cultures and geographies with proven experience with complex installations (integrations, networking, security, data migration) and customer support operations. Familiarity with security frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001) and EMEA data/privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR).
- Very customer focused and has strong interpersonal and communications skills. Ability to influence others – ability to inform, convince, and persuade others to action on key initiatives.
- High energy, able to handle conflict. An independent worker, capable of operating in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment and able to effectively deal with difficult situations. High adaptability in a dynamic environment.
- Fluency in English and German. An additional EMEA languages (e.g., Turkish, French, Italian, Spanish) are advantageous.
Working Conditions:
- This role is REMOTE based in Poland (ideally less than 1 hour from an international airport), other locations can be in any country of Central Europe (Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic or Hungary)
- Willingness to travel across the installation assigned (up to 50-70%, depending on portfolio and go‑live schedules).
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years in solution delivery of Automation/IT services
- Experience with complex installations including integrations, networking, security, data migration
- Familiarity with security frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001) and EMEA data/privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR)
- Fluency in English and German, additional EMEA languages advantageous
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and paid holidays are portrayed as robust, with formal programs and mentions of generous time off and rollover in some cases. This breadth supports a positive view of time-off availability.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is highlighted repeatedly and is viewed as comprehensive for regular full‑time employees. Descriptions such as “good” or “great” benefits reinforce the strength of the health coverage.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching is consistently included as part of the package. The presence of matching contributions strengthens perceived retirement readiness.
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What We Do
Cepheid is dedicated to improving healthcare by pioneering molecular diagnostics that combine speed, accuracy, and flexibility. The company's GeneXpert® systems and Xpert® tests automate highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, providing A Better Way for institutions of any size to perform world-class PCR testing. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio spans respiratory infections, blood virology, women’s and sexual health, TB and emerging infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infectious diseases, oncology and human genetics. The company’s solutions deliver actionable results where they are needed most – from central laboratories and hospitals to near-patient settings. For more information, visit http://www.cepheid.com.
