Director, Sales

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Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them.

Group / Division Summary

The Pharma Services Group (PSG) is an industry leader for drug development, clinical trial logistics and bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing to customers of all sizes through our Patheon brand.

With more than 55 locations globally, we provide our clients with coordinated, end-to-end capabilities through all phases of drug development.

This position is based remotely in the US. Travel expectation will be 50%, including both domestic and international.

Position Summary

The Director, Business Development reports to the Vice President Sales and will have a multi-faceted role in our organization leading the global Biologics sales team with responsibility for driving organizational growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a global sales team through role model leadership, proactive performance management and coaching, and focused engagement to attract, retain and develop talent.
• Facilitate employee development including defining annual goals, objectives within assigned territories and targets, and career development activities.
• Work closely with Marketing and the business unit leadership to determine adequate and robust marketing actions to support sales.
• Liaise with Commercial Operations Lead of the business unit to determine execution of tactics related to strategy.
• Liaise and advise Vice President of the business unit to determine strategic direction.
• Ensure active pipeline management including targeted prospecting activities in conjunction with marketing lead generation programs and development of new business.
• Create and implement sales programs for new prospective clients to increase awareness of Pharma Services offerings.
• Identify and present Pharma Services' value proposition, including opportunities for strategic cross selling of PSG services.
• Enable winning quotations and agreements with new and existing customers.
• Provide oversight of accurate quarterly revenue forecasts and budget related to new business at each customer.
• Work with Sites to achieve excellent customer satisfaction.
• Manage the team to enable compliance with all relevant activities in the SalesForce.com database.
• Provide input into critical initiatives including integrated and cross selling and potential M&A.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as micro-biology, cellular biology, and chemistry.
• MBA and / or Advance Science Degree, preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years' experience in sales with a proven track record in sales including demonstrated consistent above plan performance.
• Demonstrated leadership in coaching, mentoring, or leading teams.
• Leadership experience in an aggressively growing business climate.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to lead a team with varied strengths across multiple territories.
• Professional presentation skills and ability to network, consult and influence senior leaders.
• Strong understanding of biologics, including but not limited to vaccines, blood components, allergenics, somatic cells, gene therapies, tissues, and recombinant therapeutic protein.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Strong project management skills with ability to lead short term deliverables concurrent with longer-term strategic achievements.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Apply today! http : / / jobs.thermofisher.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Accessibility / Disability Access

Job Seekers with a Disability : Thermo Fisher Scientific offers accessibility service for job seekers requiring accommodations in the job application process.

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