Ww Vice President Life Sciences Solutions
Armonk, New York, Ny, Us
Tapped for global leadership role based on rich technical acumen, research background, life sciences sales success, and vast experience in the highly technical life science industry. Also selected based on an extensive life science industry network, an ability to recruit industry experts, and build credibility in the life science industry.Commissioned to establish a new WW Life Science Division, hire and lead sales, consulting, business development, and technical support teams, spearhead global sales, create global sales strategies, design a sales pipeline, cultivate customer relationships, build a global business partner network, oversee brand management, create new solutions for life science customers, and participate in sales transactions. Led teams charged with selling technology products to pharmaceutical, biotech, bioinformatics, instrument, education, and government markets. Assembled a team that worked with venture capital firms and helped them drive technology into their portfolio companies. Collaborated with VC executives to create business plans, go-to-market strategies, and recruit talent. Moreover, designed investment strategies as IBM invested in small informatics companies. • Driving force behind success of newly formed Life Science Division. Pushed annual sales of servers, software, and professional services from $30 million in 2000 to $2+ billion in 2004, and grew team from six to 1,000+ in four years. Surpassed annual goals by as much as 220% of plan.• Personally, led a team which won IBM’s prestigious Lou Gerstner Award (2001) for outstanding accomplishments in building a new Life Science Division and landing a major deal with Celera Corporation. First division to ever win this top corporate award. Recognized as the “Most Outstanding Team” due to explosive growth.• Division was applauded for leading the most successful growth initiative in IBM’s history. Accomplishment paved the way for a new initiative in Information Based Medicine.