diff --git a/ax/modelbridge/best_model_selector.py b/ax/modelbridge/best_model_selector.py
index 7829954c5c4..4b691b3b2b6 100644
--- a/ax/modelbridge/best_model_selector.py
+++ b/ax/modelbridge/best_model_selector.py
@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from collections.abc import Callable
-from enum import Enum
-from functools import partial
+from enum import unique
 from typing import Any, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 from ax.exceptions.core import UserInputError
 from ax.modelbridge.model_spec import ModelSpec
 from ax.utils.common.base import Base
+from ax.utils.common.func_enum import FuncEnum
 from ax.utils.common.typeutils import not_none
 
 # pyre-fixme[24]: Generic type `np.ndarray` expects 2 type parameters.
@@ -36,27 +35,24 @@ def best_model(self, model_specs: list[ModelSpec]) -> ModelSpec:
         """
 
 
-class ReductionCriterion(Enum):
+@unique
+class ReductionCriterion(FuncEnum):
     """An enum for callables that are used for aggregating diagnostics over metrics
     and selecting the best diagnostic in ``SingleDiagnosticBestModelSelector``.
 
+    NOTE: The methods defined by this enum should all share identical signatures:
+    ``Callable[[ARRAYLIKE], np.ndarray]``, and reside in this file.
+
     NOTE: This is used to ensure serializability of the callables.
     """
 
-    # NOTE: Callables need to be wrapped in `partial` to be registered as members.
-    # pyre-fixme[35]: Target cannot be annotated.
-    # pyre-fixme[24]: Generic type `np.ndarray` expects 2 type parameters.
-    MEAN: Callable[[ARRAYLIKE], np.ndarray] = partial(np.mean)
-    # pyre-fixme[35]: Target cannot be annotated.
-    # pyre-fixme[24]: Generic type `np.ndarray` expects 2 type parameters.
-    MIN: Callable[[ARRAYLIKE], np.ndarray] = partial(np.min)
-    # pyre-fixme[35]: Target cannot be annotated.
-    # pyre-fixme[24]: Generic type `np.ndarray` expects 2 type parameters.
-    MAX: Callable[[ARRAYLIKE], np.ndarray] = partial(np.max)
+    MEAN = "mean_reduction_criterion"
+    MIN = "min_reduction_criterion"
+    MAX = "max_reduction_criterion"
 
     # pyre-fixme[24]: Generic type `np.ndarray` expects 2 type parameters.
     def __call__(self, array_like: ARRAYLIKE) -> np.ndarray:
-        return self.value(array_like)
+        return super().__call__(array_like=array_like)
 
 
 class SingleDiagnosticBestModelSelector(BestModelSelector):
@@ -132,3 +128,23 @@ def best_model(self, model_specs: list[ModelSpec]) -> ModelSpec:
         best_diagnostic = self.criterion(aggregated_diagnostic_values).item()
         best_index = aggregated_diagnostic_values.index(best_diagnostic)
         return model_specs[best_index]
+
+
+# ------------------------- Reduction criteria ------------------------- #
+
+
+# Wrap the numpy functions, to be able to access them directly from this
+# module in `ReductionCriterion(FuncEnum)` and to have typechecking
+def mean_reduction_criterion(array_like: ARRAYLIKE) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Compute the mean of an array-like object."""
+    return np.mean(array_like)
+
+
+def min_reduction_criterion(array_like: ARRAYLIKE) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Compute the min of an array-like object."""
+    return np.min(array_like)
+
+
+def max_reduction_criterion(array_like: ARRAYLIKE) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Compute the max of an array-like object."""
+    return np.max(array_like)
diff --git a/ax/modelbridge/tests/test_best_model_selector.py b/ax/modelbridge/tests/test_best_model_selector.py
index 6359996f18b..a2a244c9808 100644
--- a/ax/modelbridge/tests/test_best_model_selector.py
+++ b/ax/modelbridge/tests/test_best_model_selector.py
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 
 # pyre-strict
 
+import inspect
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
+import numpy as np
+
 from ax.exceptions.core import UserInputError
 from ax.modelbridge.best_model_selector import (
     ReductionCriterion,
@@ -36,6 +39,32 @@ def setUp(self) -> None:
             ms._last_cv_kwargs = {}
             self.model_specs.append(ms)
 
+    def test_member_typing(self) -> None:
+        for reduction_criterion in ReductionCriterion:
+            signature = inspect.signature(reduction_criterion._get_function_for_value())
+            self.assertEqual(signature.return_annotation, "np.ndarray")
+
+    # pyre-fixme [56]: Pyre was not able to infer the type of argument
+    # `numpy` to decorator factory `unittest.mock.patch`
+    @patch(f"{ReductionCriterion.__module__}.np", wraps=np)
+    def test_ReductionCriterion(self, mock_np: Mock) -> None:
+        untested_reduction_criteria = set(ReductionCriterion)
+        # Check MEAN (should just fall through to `np.mean`)
+        array = np.array([1, 2, 3])  # and then use this var all the way down
+        self.assertEqual(ReductionCriterion.MEAN(array), np.mean(array))
+        mock_np.mean.assert_called_once()
+        untested_reduction_criteria.remove(ReductionCriterion.MEAN)
+        # Check MIN (should just fall through to `np.min`)
+        self.assertEqual(ReductionCriterion.MIN(np.array([1, 2, 3])), 1.0)
+        mock_np.min.assert_called_once()
+        untested_reduction_criteria.remove(ReductionCriterion.MIN)
+        # Check MAX (should just fall through to `np.max`)
+        self.assertEqual(ReductionCriterion.MAX(np.array([1, 2, 3])), 3.0)
+        mock_np.max.assert_called_once()
+        untested_reduction_criteria.remove(ReductionCriterion.MAX)
+        # There should be no untested reduction criteria left
+        self.assertEqual(len(untested_reduction_criteria), 0)
+
     def test_user_input_error(self) -> None:
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(UserInputError, "ReductionCriterion"):
             SingleDiagnosticBestModelSelector(
diff --git a/ax/modelbridge/tests/test_generation_strategy.py b/ax/modelbridge/tests/test_generation_strategy.py
index ec3d85b229d..d0c2d8f2e71 100644
--- a/ax/modelbridge/tests/test_generation_strategy.py
+++ b/ax/modelbridge/tests/test_generation_strategy.py
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ class TestGenerationStrategyWithoutModelBridgeMocks(TestCase):
     test class that makes use of mocking rather sparingly.
     """
 
+    def _setUp(self) -> None:
+        super().setUp()
+
     @fast_botorch_optimize
     @patch(
         "ax.modelbridge.generation_node._extract_model_state_after_gen",