AI & Data Science Senior Manager, Danaher China

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Shanghai, China Until 8/23/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted June 3, 2025 Last posted June 3, 2025
Job description

Danaher is a global science and technology innovator committed to helping our customers Realize Life's Potential by solving complex challenges and improve quality of life around the world. Our world class brands have unparalleled leadership positions in some of the most demanding and attractive industries and our technologies address a broad range of societal needs:

  • Improving patient health through powerful tools that increase diagnostic confidence.
  • Advancing scientific research to illuminate the causes of disease and pave the way to new, lifesaving treatments.
  • Ensuring the freshness, dosages and safety of food, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods.

Danaher Science and Technology (S&T) Office is tasked with fostering long-term expansion of Danaher’s Diagnostics, Life sciences, and Biotechnology platforms through a dual approach of internal and external innovation. The S&T office’s core functions include:

  • Setting Danaher’s science and technology strategy.
  • Enhancing the company’s portfolio of innovative solutions by pursuing organic growth and strategic alliances across all application domains.
  • Establishing Danaher as a leading voice in the healthcare sector, enhancing its academic influence and brand reputation.
  • Encouraging the dissemination of innovation best practices and nurturing a culture of innovation within the organization.

The AI & Data Science Senior Manager, Danaher China will develop and deploy AI/ML models and analytic tools to solve critical challenges in healthcare, lead and drive innovation projects in partnership with internal cross-functional teams and external collaborators. This position reports to Chief Scientific Officer, Danaher China.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Partner with web lab scientists/clinicians to translate medical/scientific challenges into technical solutions.
  • Design, train and validate AI/ML models and collaborate with software engineers to deploy models into applications.
  • Process and analyze clinical and research data. Identify innovation opportunities such as novel biomarkers, integrated algorithms and so on.
  • Develop and execute partnership strategies, including pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, academic institutions, hospital leaders and government entities, to advance Danaher’s innovations strategy.
  • Coordinate global and China cross-functional teams, with a focus on driving and implementing BEACON, Nexus, Pioneer, and open innovation initiatives.
  • Stay updated on emerging technologies. Pinpoint innovation technologies which can streamline drug discovery, biologics production, cell and gene therapy development.
  • Facilitate engagement with R&D and business leaders and providing AI/data science training and education.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ph.D./Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Life Science, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field.
  • Proficient in Python/R and cloud platform.
  • Experience in the Life Sciences/ Pharmaceutical/Diagnostics industries; familiar with related applications and technologies, patents and other intellectual property.
  • Experience having led or contribute to meaningful R&D and/or Innovation projects.
  • Established research track record as evidenced by publications and/or professional accomplishments.
  • Experience in project management, partnership management, partnership strategy development, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Excellent cross-culture interpersonal, organization, communication and influencing skills, in both Chinese and English.
  • Ability to influence various stakeholders to effect change and achieve results in a dynamic, complex environment.
  • Have active and relevant professional and/or academic network.

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.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

About this role

Summary

Develop and deploy AI/ML models to solve healthcare challenges.

Job title

AI & Data Science Senior Manager

Experience level

5+ years

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Located in Shanghai, China; remote work not allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

Ph.D.Master’s degreePythonRcloud platformproject managementpartnership managementcross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

life sciencespharmaceuticaldiagnosticscommunicationnetworking

Specializations

AIdata sciencehealthcareinnovationbiotechnology
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Shanghai, China

On-site City