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Flow Cytometry Field Applications Manager - Upper Midwest/Northeast

Danaher · Chicago, IL · Full time

Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you helped close a sale through a technical demonstration.

What they are checking: Whether they can partner with sales and use technical depth to win business.

Tell me about a team you've led or mentored. How did you develop their skills?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead field applications specialists, as the manager title implies.

Describe a time you passed customer feedback to product teams that led to a change.

What they are checking: Whether they act as a voice of the customer inside the company.

What would you do

A customer's data shows poor separation between populations. How do you troubleshoot it with them?

What they are checking: Whether they diagnose through staining, voltages, compensation and sample prep step by step.

You'd cover the Upper Midwest and Northeast. How would you prioritize customers and sales reps across that territory?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage a large territory and focus on high-impact accounts.

How would you train a new user who has never run a cytometer?

What they are checking: Whether they can teach basics clearly and set customers up for success.

A competitor's instrument is already in the lab. How do you show the value of switching?

What they are checking: Whether they can make a fair, evidence-based case to experienced scientists.

About the work

How would you design a multicolor flow cytometry panel, and what do you do about spillover?

What they are checking: Whether they have deep hands-on knowledge of panel design and compensation.

What's your experience with automated sample preparation in flow workflows?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the automation focus Beckman Coulter Life Sciences describes.

Explain how you'd handle a rare event analysis, like detecting minimal residual disease.

What they are checking: Whether they understand high-sensitivity applications and their technical challenges.

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Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, 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. At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today: time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results. We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory. It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow. Learn about the Danaher Business Syste m which makes everything possible. The Field Applications Manager- Flow Cytometry is responsible for leading a team of FAS to support customers, sales and R & D teams in the development, implementation and optimization of the flow cytometry workflows and technologies. This individual will serve as a scientific and strategic leader, ensuring technical excellence, exceptional customer experience, and alignment between product capabilities and market needs. This position reports to the Sr. Field Applications Manager and is part of the commercial sales organization working remotely to cover the upper Midwest and Northeast Regions. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: • Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Field Applications Scientists. • Support sales growth strategy and funnel acceleration via applications collaboration and positioning of value added services. • Represent the company as a leader at conferences and workshops. • Oversee technical and scientific pre- and post-sales support for customers, including presentations, demonstrations, protocol development, training and troubleshooting. • Establish best practices, standard work, workflows, and performance metrics for the applications team. • Ensure team performance accountability and compliance. • Manage departmental staffing and resource allocation. The essential requirements of the job include · BSc, M.Sc. or PhD in Immunology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or related life science discipline. · Minimum 5+ years of experience in flow cytometry. 2+ years in a life science leadership or management role preferred but not required. · Experience in applications, technical support, or field-based scientific role preferred. Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role • Ability to travel – up to 85% overnight travel • Must have a valid driver's license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR). It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: • Field Applications Management and/or Field Applications Management in Flow Cytometry • Clinical Flow Cytometry Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info . At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 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 Life Sciences can provide. The annual salary range is $120-$150K. 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. This job is also eligible for bonus / incentive pay. This is the target earnings as % of base annual salary, subject to objective eligibility criteria and performance conditions as set out in the applicable scheme terms and conditions. This job is also eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits. Posting should be for Chicago, St. Louis, Denver or Houston 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 . Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The U.S. EEO posters are available here . For candidates who are based outside of New York City or who are applying for roles outside of New York City, for more information about conditions of any job offer please click here . We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact:1-202-419-7762 or applyassistance@danaher.com .

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