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Product
Management Leader Food Safety \Testing
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Location: TX - Texas
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Sector: Industry
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Job Hours: Full-Time
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Job Role: Sales
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Company: Life
Technologies
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Job reference: 8348BR
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Posted Date: Friday,
September 30, 2011 4:39:31 PM
The
food safety testing business is one of the fastest growing and most exciting
businesses within the overall company portfolio. It is a critical growth
vector for the corporation with expectations to achieve $50-75 million in
sales within 4 years. The Food Safety Testing Business Segment Leader will
lead and drive the development and implementation of the food safety business
strategy. You will run a start up with a significant revenue base and
customer reach. Your goal is to grow this business organically and through
M&A to establish it as a market leader. You will have significant
visibility and support in this key leadership role of a rapidly growing
business segment. Principal Responsibilities: The Food Safety Business
Segment leader will:
Manage the business and have P&L responsibility.
Lead a team of 5-10 business professionals including marketing and product
management.
Build a high performance team by hiring, training and coaching employees.
Articulate and develop a go to market strategy for the food safety business.
Manage the product portfolio and the overall product life cycle including new
product development.
Be the internal expert in the food safety testing market.
Work with Corporate Development team to evaluate new business opportunities.
Manage business relationships and contract negotiations with external
partners.
Establish relationships with standard setting bodies in various diagnostic
and therapeutic areas.
Partner with the sales team to create effective sales channels that reach
target customer segment.
Key Selection Factors/Requirements:
Prior general management experience of a business, with at least $50M in
revenue, including P&L responsibility.
The candidate will have demonstrated ability to build and execute a strategic
product roadmap development strategy (i.e. a product 'roadmap').
The candidate will have minimum five (5) or more years of industry experience
in the food safety testing market.
Prior demonstrated success leading teams of at least 5 people.
The candidate will have product management, sales or marketing experience in
the food safety testing industry.
The candidate will have an undergraduate degree in a relevant course of
study. Additional advanced degrees are preferred, but not required.
Additional preferred attributes:
In their repertoire, the candidate will be self-motivated & a driving
force of product development in their current or past organizations. The
candidate will preferably have experience with molecular biology techniques.
The candidate will preferably have experience with M&A and integration
efforts.
Strong project management skills
Strong presentation skills
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