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Philip Donaldson

Philip Donaldson

Market Development Manager
Melbourne,VIC

Summary

Experienced Market Development Manager with 7 years go-to-market experience within leading multi-national life sciences company.

Significant commercial biotech experience developing biologics and small molecule therapeutics that progressed to trials.

Endorses 'integrity, relationships and planning', as key to achieving goals across all facets of business.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certificates

Work History

Regional Market Development Manager

ThermoFisher Scientific
Melbourne, VIC
11.2016 - Current
  • Manage marketing, business development and sales enablement for complex Instruments and reagents portfolio (Flow Cytometry) throughout Asia-Pacific & Japan.
  • Devise GTM strategies for NPIs, including pricing, training, positioning and lead generation. Portfolio growing 14% YTD, out-pacing global CAGR of 8.1%.
  • Established operational improvements to funnel visibility, forecasting and demand planning that delivered 20% time saving using automated Excel & Power BI techniques.
  • Collaborate with Global and Territory colleagues to deliver multi-channel activities such as third-party advertising, webinars, virtual events, eDM, face-to-face events, to build funnel, drive conversion and deliver strong ROI.

Assistant Manager AMREPFlow

The Burnet Institute
Melbourne, VIC
05.2013 - 11.2016
  • Strong technical understanding of Flow cytometry, including development of online syllabus and assessment tool resulting in +30% pass-rate and reduced training time by 40%.
  • Successfully trained over 70 customers via one-on-one hands-on training including presentations to campus, panel design guidance and instrument trouble-shooting.
  • Operated advanced technical instrumentation: BD Influx™, BD Aria™, AMNIS ImageStream™ X MkII.

Senior Research Assistant

Cephalon Australia Ltd, Parkville
Melbourne, VIC
04.2008 - 10.2011
  • R&D of novel engineered therapeutic antibodies (biologics) including candidate that reached clinic.
  • Produced and purified protein for pivotal rodent cancer model studies.
  • Developed and optimised ELISA including serum PK analyses transferred to CRO for GLP validation.
  • Utilised Prism software for reporting of results to management.

Senior Research Assistant

Alchemia Oncology Pty Ltd
Melbourne, VIC
10.2005 - 04.2008
  • R&D of novel cytotoxic small molecule therapeutics that reached Phase III.
  • Performed QC analysis of drug formulations by HPLC, in vitro testing and radio-immunoassay.
  • Animal handling: surgical implantation of osmotic pumps.

Education

Graduate Diploma - Education

University Of Melbourne
Parkville
01.2001 - 12.2001

Bachelor of Science with Honours - Biochemistry

La Trobe University
Bundoora
01.1996 - 12.1999

Skills

Public Presentation

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Software

Office 365 (MS Teams, Excel, Power BI)

Certification

Salesforce.com

Interests

Guitar building & music production

Trail running

Timeline

Marketing Analytics and Data Science for Marketers 1.0 (UC Irvine)

06-2023

Positioning and Segmentation (UC Irvine)

01-2023

Digital Marketing 2.0 (UC Irvine)

06-2021

Introduction to Calculus (University of Sydney)

04-2020

Salesforce.com

12-2019

Influence Without Authority (AIM)

04-2018

Professional Selling Skills (Miller Heiman Group)

06-2017

Powerful Presentations (AIM)

05-2017

Regional Market Development Manager

ThermoFisher Scientific
11.2016 - Current

Assistant Manager AMREPFlow

The Burnet Institute
05.2013 - 11.2016

Senior Research Assistant

Cephalon Australia Ltd, Parkville
04.2008 - 10.2011

Senior Research Assistant

Alchemia Oncology Pty Ltd
10.2005 - 04.2008

Graduate Diploma - Education

University Of Melbourne
01.2001 - 12.2001

Certificate of Enlistment, The Australian Army

12-1997

Bachelor of Science with Honours - Biochemistry

La Trobe University
01.1996 - 12.1999
Philip DonaldsonMarket Development Manager