Sr. Process Consultant

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Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges. 

The Process Consultant will represent Beckman Coulter Diagnostics working within a complex, team based selling process targeting prospective and current customers.  The Process Consultant will work directly with clinical laboratory staff and lab leadership to provide expert, data-driven analysis of current clinical lab processes and operations in order to recommend improvement strategies and laboratory testing solutions that create flow, deliver efficient operations and ultimately positively impact patient care. This role will manage laboratory process evaluations and reviews to then lead the implementation of improvement strategies based on the principles of continuous improvement available through the Danaher Business System.

This position is part of the Workflow & IT Solutions sales team. This is a remote based position supporting key customers across the US and Canada and may travel up to 75% of the time in North America for on-site work with clinical laboratory clients.  At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work with NACO Lab Automation Sales Managers and cross functional sales teams to identify automation-ready customers for process improvement implementation and reference site development

• Conduct onsite evaluations of the customer’s total laboratory operation
  Collect, gather, parse and analyze system and automation performance data using excel-based analytics

• Identifying process improvement opportunities in the pre-analytical sample processing area and in post-analytical sample and result management; Make recommendations that will result in improved laboratory performance; Facilitate various continuous improvement events at the customer site to help them meet predetermined goals

• Work with customers to establish clear expectations and metrics for performance if/when recommendations are adopted

• Develop and nurture relationships with key customers through identification and implementation of best practices, ensuring delivery of promised outcomes after implementation of new DBS/Beckman Coulter automation solutions as well as through supporting growth and optimization of operations throughout the length of the customer-manufacturer relationship
   

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience in fields such as Clinical Lab Science, BioMedical Engineering, Industrial or Process Engineering.

• Systems thinking to enable laboratories to significantly improve performance

• Excellent customer-facing presence, presentation and communication skills required; Experience using Microsoft PowerPoint to create presentations and other customer-facing deliverables

• Experience as a practitioner of lean and continuous improvement with experience using tools for advanced process analysis and improvement

• Knowledge of Excel as an analytics platform for large data sets is required

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

• Experience as a facilitator of process improvement events within or outside of the laboratory setting is preferred

• Experience with Microsoft Visio and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) in any program or platform is  preferred

• Demonstrated competencies in areas of continuous improvement, process analysis, laboratory operations, data management and analytics, laboratory automation, system integration and implementation are strongly desired
   

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics 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. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics can provide.
 

The salary range for this role is $95,000 - $110,000.  This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

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

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages 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.

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