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Invenia Group is working with a rapidly expanding specialist manufacturer of scientific instrumentation to hire a Director of Scientific Affairs on the West Coast of America.
The company manufactures specialist proteomic instrumentation, kits and services used across a wide range of Biomarker / Immunological applications. Their customers include pharma, biopharma, biotech, academia and CROs.
The company prides itself on its excellent market reputation for the quality and reliability of its products and services.
The Role
This position is responsible for collaborating with the commercial team to identify revenue-producing opportunities within the company's existing customer base.
This role requires a deep understanding of the drug discovery process and knowledge of working with biomarkers, as you will be responsible for working directly with KOLs and decision-makers to identify their unmet needs and suggest solutions to fulfil these.
Responsibilities
Have regular meetings with existing customers, who tend to be large pharmaceutical businesses and some CROs.
Work with the field sales and support teams to strategically help identify customer needs and how their needs can be met with the company's products.
Work with the service side of the sales team on a strategy for how they can expand this side of the business.
Build relationships with KOLs and leaders in the pharma and biotech industry, focusing on personalized medicine, drug discovery/development research
Act as a product evangelist and promote the company's technology promote the benefits of the technology. This may be at conferences, through webinars and seminars, customer presentations etc.
Help generate content to promote the company's technology e.g. web content, blogs, news articles etc.
Stay updated on scientific and market developments
Carry out any additional responsibilities as needed
Requirements
Ideally, PhD educated in an immunology-related subject with an extensive understanding of biomarkers and biomolecule detection.
Ideally have experience at Director level within a large pharmaceutical company managing drug development programs
Must have extensive knowledge about the drug development process within different research areas.
Must have excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Must be business-minded and able to build strong relationships with KOLs and thought leaders
This is a field-based role, with travel up to 50%. The rest of the time will be working from home.
This position comes with a competitive salary and benefits package, please apply to find out more.
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