Martin O’Donoghue is Senior Vice President, Scientific Instruments for Varian, Inc, a position he has held since 2003. He was previously the Vice President, Analytical Instrument, responsible for the company’s optical spectroscopy, dissolution testing, chromatography and analytical supplies product lines.

Prior to that, O’Donoghue was the Vice President and General Manager of chromatography and analytical supplies, overseeing sales and marketing, research and development, manufacturing and support of the chromatography and mass spectrometry product lines. O’Donoghue began his career at Varian Associates, Inc. (Varian, Inc.’s predecessor company) in 1985 and has held numerous management positions in the company’s chromatography systems business. He received his bachelor of science in industrial chemistry from the University of Limerick in Ireland and his MBA in organizational leadership from J.F. Kennedy University in Walnut Creek, Calif.