Beckman Coulter Inc., is a company that makes biomedical laboratory instruments. Founded by Caltech professor Arnold O. Beckman in 1935 as National Technical Laboratories to commercialize a pH meter that he had invented, the company eventually grew to employ over 10,000 people, with $2.4 billion in annual sales by 2004. Its current headquarters are in Brea, California.
In the 1940s, Beckman changed the name to Arnold O. Beckman, Inc. to sell oxygen analyzers, the Helipot precision potentiometer, and spectrophotometers. In the 1950s, the company name changed to Beckman Instruments, Inc..
In 1955, Beckman established the seminal Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory as a division of Beckman Instruments to begin commercializing the semiconductor transistor technology invented by Caltech alumnus William Shockley. Because Shockley's aging mother lived in Palo Alto, California, the Shockley Laboratory was established in nearby Mountain View, California, and thus, "Silicon Valley" was born.
In 1982, the company merged into SmithKline to form SmithKline Beckman, with Arnold Beckman as vice chairman, but regained its independence in 1989 after SmithKline merged with Beecham Group to form SmithKline Beecham (now part of GlaxoSmithKline).
In 1995, the company acquired Hybritech, Inc. from Eli Lilly
In 1996, the company acquired the Sanofi portion of Sanofi Pasteur Diagnostics
In 1998, the company acquired Coulter Corporation, a company founded by Wallace H. Coulter and changed its name to what it is today.
In 2005, the company acquired Diagnostic Systems Laboratories (DSL) based in Webster, Texas.
In 2006, the company acquired Lumigen and Agencourt Bioscience.
In 2007, the company acquired the Flow Cytometry Business Group of Dako North America, Inc.
In 2009, the company acquired Lab-based Diagnostics business of Olympus Corporation Japan.
In 2009, the company moved its world headquarters from Fullerton, California to the newly renovated facility in Brea, California.[3]
In February 2011 Danaher announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Beckman Coulter.
In today's competitive hiring market, employee retention has become an important issue for all employers. Fortunately, there are many ways to keep your prized employees happily on board. AllBusiness.com shares some tips to help improve employee relations and ensure that your lab keeps the best of the best.
Compensate fairly. Money isn't the only reason people stay, but it does play a significant role in job satisfaction. You must offer your employees a competitive salary and honor their service and tenure with raises, bonuses, and other monetary rewards. Fair pay shows that you respect them.
Be open to their ideas. In a high-performance workplace, some of the best ideas come from the employees themselves. Make sure to keep the lines of communication open. Good leaders listen to their employees and treat them as valuable team members.
Treat people as equals. If you really want employees to feel a sense of loyalty and commitment, treat them as partners, not hired hands. Give your employees a sense of ownership, and keep them engaged.
Provide growth opportunities. It's estimated that 50 percent of an employee's skill set becomes outdated in just two years, so make sure you provide your staff with opportunities for personal and professional growth. Allow your employees to take classes and attend professional development seminars. Challenge them with new responsibilities that help them acquire new skills.
Say thanks. Just taking the time to say "thank you" is a simple yet effective way to show employees that they're valued and appreciated.
Make time. Make an effort to spend one-on-one time with individual employees. Show each person that you're personally committed to keeping and growing his or her talent by inquiring what other positions the employee might be interested in as their career develops.
Be flexible. It's important to help each employee achieve a balance between their work life and personal life. Allow them to attend their children's activities or tend to sick relatives when necessary.
Encourage creativity. Employees need to enjoy the work they do, and you need to provide a creative and challenging work environment, or all the other great things the company does won't matter.
Keep them healthy and happy. Encourage good health and wellness of body, mind, and spirit. You can be creative.
Lead with the heart. Win your employees over. Excellence is impossible without their affection and respect. Whether it's through sharing a compelling visit with them, paying attention to work/life balance, or simply providing a positive, uplifting work environment, if you want to keep great employees, find a way to tap into their hearts.
Beckman Coulter will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you require assistance completing the application process, participating in the interview process or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact a human resources representative.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - We believe that the mutual goals of our business and the community can best be met through our policy that consideration of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status or other protected characteristics, has no place in the selection, training or promotion of employees. In furtherance of this policy, we have developed a written Affirmative Action program to ensure positive action in providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants.
WE PARTICIPATE IN E-Verify - We will provide the Social Security Administration, and, if necessary the Department of Homeland Security, with information for each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Family Medical Leave Act
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
* All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Beckman Coulter offers a total compensation program for employees.
Our key benefits include:
Competitive base and variable pay plans
Health and other insurance benefits
Paid vacation and holidays
Tuition assistance
Savings and retirement plans
Beckman Coulter, a leading manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests and supplies that simplify, automate and innovate laboratory processes, will deploy Kenexa’s Employment Process Outsourcing (EPO) services, and utilize Kenexa Recruiter® Enterprise, a comprehensive applicant tracking system (ATS), Kenexa Selector™ for behavioral profiling assessments, and Kenexa Prove It!® for skills assessment.
“We chose Kenexa for our talent management needs after evaluating several different vendors and approaches,” said Coleen M. Bentley, vice president of human resources, global businesses, Beckman Coulter. “We were most impressed with Kenexa’s proven expertise in recruitment process outsourcing, their reputation as a metrics-driven company and their ability to mesh with our corporate culture.”
In the 1940s, Beckman changed the name to Arnold O. Beckman, Inc. to sell oxygen analyzers, the Helipot precision potentiometer, and spectrophotometers. In the 1950s, the company name changed to Beckman Instruments, Inc..
In 1955, Beckman established the seminal Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory as a division of Beckman Instruments to begin commercializing the semiconductor transistor technology invented by Caltech alumnus William Shockley. Because Shockley's aging mother lived in Palo Alto, California, the Shockley Laboratory was established in nearby Mountain View, California, and thus, "Silicon Valley" was born.
In 1982, the company merged into SmithKline to form SmithKline Beckman, with Arnold Beckman as vice chairman, but regained its independence in 1989 after SmithKline merged with Beecham Group to form SmithKline Beecham (now part of GlaxoSmithKline).
In 1995, the company acquired Hybritech, Inc. from Eli Lilly
In 1996, the company acquired the Sanofi portion of Sanofi Pasteur Diagnostics
In 1998, the company acquired Coulter Corporation, a company founded by Wallace H. Coulter and changed its name to what it is today.
In 2005, the company acquired Diagnostic Systems Laboratories (DSL) based in Webster, Texas.
In 2006, the company acquired Lumigen and Agencourt Bioscience.
In 2007, the company acquired the Flow Cytometry Business Group of Dako North America, Inc.
In 2009, the company acquired Lab-based Diagnostics business of Olympus Corporation Japan.
In 2009, the company moved its world headquarters from Fullerton, California to the newly renovated facility in Brea, California.[3]
In February 2011 Danaher announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Beckman Coulter.
In today's competitive hiring market, employee retention has become an important issue for all employers. Fortunately, there are many ways to keep your prized employees happily on board. AllBusiness.com shares some tips to help improve employee relations and ensure that your lab keeps the best of the best.
Compensate fairly. Money isn't the only reason people stay, but it does play a significant role in job satisfaction. You must offer your employees a competitive salary and honor their service and tenure with raises, bonuses, and other monetary rewards. Fair pay shows that you respect them.
Be open to their ideas. In a high-performance workplace, some of the best ideas come from the employees themselves. Make sure to keep the lines of communication open. Good leaders listen to their employees and treat them as valuable team members.
Treat people as equals. If you really want employees to feel a sense of loyalty and commitment, treat them as partners, not hired hands. Give your employees a sense of ownership, and keep them engaged.
Provide growth opportunities. It's estimated that 50 percent of an employee's skill set becomes outdated in just two years, so make sure you provide your staff with opportunities for personal and professional growth. Allow your employees to take classes and attend professional development seminars. Challenge them with new responsibilities that help them acquire new skills.
Say thanks. Just taking the time to say "thank you" is a simple yet effective way to show employees that they're valued and appreciated.
Make time. Make an effort to spend one-on-one time with individual employees. Show each person that you're personally committed to keeping and growing his or her talent by inquiring what other positions the employee might be interested in as their career develops.
Be flexible. It's important to help each employee achieve a balance between their work life and personal life. Allow them to attend their children's activities or tend to sick relatives when necessary.
Encourage creativity. Employees need to enjoy the work they do, and you need to provide a creative and challenging work environment, or all the other great things the company does won't matter.
Keep them healthy and happy. Encourage good health and wellness of body, mind, and spirit. You can be creative.
Lead with the heart. Win your employees over. Excellence is impossible without their affection and respect. Whether it's through sharing a compelling visit with them, paying attention to work/life balance, or simply providing a positive, uplifting work environment, if you want to keep great employees, find a way to tap into their hearts.
Beckman Coulter will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you require assistance completing the application process, participating in the interview process or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact a human resources representative.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - We believe that the mutual goals of our business and the community can best be met through our policy that consideration of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status or other protected characteristics, has no place in the selection, training or promotion of employees. In furtherance of this policy, we have developed a written Affirmative Action program to ensure positive action in providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants.
WE PARTICIPATE IN E-Verify - We will provide the Social Security Administration, and, if necessary the Department of Homeland Security, with information for each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Family Medical Leave Act
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
* All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Beckman Coulter offers a total compensation program for employees.
Our key benefits include:
Competitive base and variable pay plans
Health and other insurance benefits
Paid vacation and holidays
Tuition assistance
Savings and retirement plans
Beckman Coulter, a leading manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests and supplies that simplify, automate and innovate laboratory processes, will deploy Kenexa’s Employment Process Outsourcing (EPO) services, and utilize Kenexa Recruiter® Enterprise, a comprehensive applicant tracking system (ATS), Kenexa Selector™ for behavioral profiling assessments, and Kenexa Prove It!® for skills assessment.
“We chose Kenexa for our talent management needs after evaluating several different vendors and approaches,” said Coleen M. Bentley, vice president of human resources, global businesses, Beckman Coulter. “We were most impressed with Kenexa’s proven expertise in recruitment process outsourcing, their reputation as a metrics-driven company and their ability to mesh with our corporate culture.”