Sr Manager, Business Development - Molecular Biology / OEM

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Sr. Manager, Business Development, MDx OEM
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree required (in Life Science preferred; MBA preferred or equivalent work experience), with strong analytical skills

EXPERIENCE

• 7+ years of experience in product management or equivalent
• 5+ years of people management and business leadership
• Demonstrated expertise and knowledge of the Life Sciences market
• Experience driving global business and commercial strategy
• Strong track record of driving programs with a focus on financial results
• Demonstrated ability to deliver customer-centric product innovation in a highly competitive market
• Ability to build, manage, and inspire teams across a matrixed environment; effective at influencing others and building relationships; collaborative approach
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to quickly to adjust to changes in the market
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Understanding regulatory processes for Molecular Diagnostic markets from pre-clinical through manufacturing and commercialization.
• Demonstrated skills in leadership, strategic selling, negotiating, presentation and financial/business
• Build collaborative partnerships with functional support areas
• Strong leadership with ability to influence, inspire and lead change
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to deal with difficult problems or issues; an ability to provide a balanced perspective that optimizes the trade-offs between the business financials, the business opportunities, the company strategy, and the external environment
• Ability to operate within a matrix structure, prior experience working in large corporate environment or a diversified, complex organization is required
• Significant travel required (typically greater than 50%)
• 3+ years of relevant business development experience, including identification & validation of strategic out licensing and product supply opportunities in the life sciences field. Experience in developing and advancing new molecular diagnostics opportunities preferred.
• Project management experience preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Knowledge of the fundamental concepts of IP, patents, and contract law.
• Advanced knowledge of existing and emerging upstream and downstream technologies and markets (research use and clinical) and familiarity with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s life sciences products.
• Required Leadership Behaviors:
• Team first mentality
• Global approach and agility
• Understanding of key markets including diagnostics and life science tools
• Demonstrates strong analytical and business planning skills
• Functions effectively to manage and develop a high-performance team with strong team building skills, inspirational leadership and the ability to resolve conflict.
• Ability to work well in a team and matrix atmosphere
• Demonstrated proficiency with computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheet, and slide presentations required
  At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 100,000+ extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission-enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
  Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.
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