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Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Supporting the growth of Agilent's NovoCyte flow cytometry instrument as a flow cytometry product manager within the Cell Analysis Division, with emphasis on IVD applications- Assessing market needs in the IVD flow cytometry space to contribute to Agilent's clinical flow strategy- Working with colleagues from R&D, regulatory affairs, and commercial organizations to develop and introduce impactful clinical flow offerings in key markets around the world- Also contributing to overall marketing efforts related to research applications for the NovoCyte flow cytometer.Keywords:Cross-functional collaborationIn-Vitro Diagnostic product marketingMarket surveillanceSales enablementProject Management

Burlington, Ma, Us

Served as a product manager within the Immunoassay Platforms Solutions team at MilliporeSigma, chiefly supporting the growth of assay reagent kits and services for the Single Molecule Counting (SMC) ultrasensitive immunoassay technology. - Led cross-functional team towards the introduction of 15 new SMC assay kits across immunology, neuroscience, and cancer biology research areas- Developed product strategy and marketing campaign for the application of SMC technology for neuroscience biomarker research- Supported the continued SMC technology performance improvements through further optimization of assay workflow and customer-facing user guides

Burlington, Ma, Us

Served as the Field Applications Scientist for the Southwest USA region supporting MilliporeSigma's Immunoassay Platform Solutions product group (Multiplex, Single Molecule Counting, and ELISAs). Duties include:Work closely with territory sales specialists to assist in pre-sale and post-sale activities.Pre-sale activities include delivering product demonstrations at customer sites, based on specific research needs of the potential clients. Also involved in other forms of pre-sale communication such as telephone, email, and web-conferences.Involved in identification and qualification of sales leads, and communicates them to sales specialists where appropriate.Also skilled in preparation and delivery of product-related pre-sale and post-sale presentations tailored for a variety of audiences.Harnesses comprehensive knowledge in immunoassays to provide excellent post-sales continued support for existing customers to help maintain client-base, in the form of comprehensive new user training, advice on product troubleshooting, data analysis, and assay development, through teleconference as well as in-person visits.Works closely with in-house technical support and marketing personnel to help provide prompt and informative answers to customer inquiries.Continues to keep up with industry trends in order to share with customers the most up to date information related to immunoassay platform technologies.

Burlington, Ma, Us

My current efforts as an Application Development Scientist focus on helping to maximize awareness, interest, and sales of the successfully-launched SmartFlare(TM) line of RNA detection probes. Duties include in-house research on novel applications for SmartFlare technology, assisting tech support team with troubleshooting cases, participation in tradeshow and customer site visits, as well as fostering close research collaborations with key opinion leaders across academic research areas to help further drive market adoption of SmartFlare product line.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Pioneered in-house technical feasibility research on SmartFlare(TM) a novel live-cell RNA detection technology. Achievements included successful knowledge acquisition from technology licensee pertaining to experimental setup for validation of this technology, generation of validation data to help facilitate technology licensing to EMD Millipore, and training of research and manufacturing staff for commercialization of new product. Also involved in creation of scientific posters, white papers, and multimedia materials to aid marketing efforts for SmartFlare product line.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Research and development specializing in antibodies and related reagents for flow cytometry, including optimization of single-color conjugates as well as development and testing of multi-color flow cytometry antibody kits

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

Contract research scientist position working at Millipore's Temecula, CA site. Performed development and testing of new flow cytometry reagents and kits

Ms, Cellular And Molecular Pathology

Bs, Biochemistry