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Senior Strategy & Open Innovation Manager

Abcam Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Marketing & Communications Job Id R1285958 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Senior Strategy & Open Innovation Manager

For over 25 years, Abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders.

We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together, each bringing our own unique perspectives to make an impact on the world. This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly drive science forward.

The Senior Strategy & Open Innovation Manager is a member of the Abcam strategy team responsible for supporting the development of business plans that support the organic and inorganic growth of Abcam and development of strategic insight on competitors, customers and markets in which the company operates to build strategic differentiation.

This position reports to the VP of Strategy and Strategic Partnerships and is part of the Strategy team located in Cambridge, UK and will be on-site.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Develop a deep understanding of the competitors, customers, and the market in which Abcam operates, based on primary and secondary research
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to identify, assess and develop business cases for products and services that meet the ongoing needs of Abcam’s core customers and provide strategic differentiation for Abcam
  • Coordinate with senior leaders on the execution of Abcam strategy against strategic plan and support reporting of strategic progress including ddeveloping and monitoring KPIs to track the progress towards strategic initiatives
  • Work with business to assess and scope potential partnerships
  • Influence across the business to enhance Abcam’s commercial proposition

The essential requirements of the job include:

  • Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business administration, or related field;
  • Proven track record of strong business impact, with more than 5 years’ experience either consulting with a top tier consulting firm or in relevant areas such as Strategy, Marketing and Commercial in the life sciences industry
  • Demonstrable experience in development and execution of strategic business improvements across multiple areas e.g. marketing, sales, product
  • Demonstrable experience of excellent stakeholder management skills, including ability to influence across all levels of the organization
  • Experience in leading significant strategic projects with proven business impact

It would be a plus if you also possess:

  • MSc or Ph.D. in Biological Sciences or related fields

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

  • Up to 20% travel required (domestic and international)

At Abcam we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Abcam can provide.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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