Manager, Program Management – LifeCycle Management (m/f/d)

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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 Manager, Program Management – LifeCycle Management (m/f/d) manages the team, leads complex, cross‑functional lifecycle programs spanning software, hardware, systems, and workflows, with a strong focus on product sustainment and continuous improvement. It provides strategic program leadership, ensuring clear planning, resource alignment, risk management, and executive‑level communication.

This position reports to the Director Program and Product Management – Continuous Improvement and is part of the Portfolio Organization located in Munich, Germany and will be an on-site role.  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Program Management team, building capability across Program Managers and cross‑functional contributors.

• Lead complex, cross‑functional lifecycle programs across software, hardware, workflow, and systems, balancing product sustainment with continuous delivery to ensure reliability, competitiveness, and customer value.

• Ensure strong program and portfolio governance, including clear planning, resource alignment, milestone tracking, risk management, and executive‑level status reporting.

• Drive consistent application of program management standard work, leveraging Danaher Business System (DBS) tools such as Visual Project Management (VPM) and Daily Management (DM).

• Own and continuously improve the lifecycle management framework for the WITS Business Unit, including processes, templates, and standard work, ensuring harmonization across product lines.

• Act as a central cross‑functional integrator, aligning Product Management, R&D, Operations, Service, and Quality/Regulatory, and facilitating effective decision‑making forums.

• Ensure lifecycle programs deliver measurable business value, maintaining transparency across the portfolio and aligning prioritization with overall business strategy.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Information Technology, Data Analytics, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.

• 7+ years of experience in program/project management in matrixed environments involving both hardware and software.

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams (direct or matrix).

• Strong background in product lifecycle management, change management, or product sustainment.

• Experience executing complex programs in regulated industries (IVD, MedTech, life sciences, or similar).

• Proficiency with Visual Project Management (VPM) and Daily Management (DM)

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and executive‑level presentation skills.

• Fluency in English; German is a plus

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel – approx. 10%

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.

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