Joanne Crowe

Currently seeking a new opportunity to use my science background with my highly developed skills in global marketing, sales, financial and operations management, and team leadership experience to contribute to the successful international growth of a biotechnology company.

- European marketing activities planning, budgeting and execution - Responsible for EMEA Distributor network (marketing and sales support, revenue and budget responsibility) with consistent faster-than-market growth. - Managed a team of Product Sales Specialists, marketing support, and technical service staff to support Distributor sales. - Web-based and in-person training, local seminars and workshops, key account visits.

Technolas Perfect Vision is a manufacturer of ophthalmic laser equipment for refractive and cataract surgery procedures. - Transformed 3 regional marketing teams into a global organization with a unified strategy.

Project Consultant for Biotechnology Start-ups - Market situation analysis, market segmentation, and strategic marketing plan development. - Tactical communication plan development, marketing communications creative, and English language support. - Creation of text, slides, and voice-recording for technical and company presentations.

Successfully built new division designed to bring HuCAL antibody technology into the life science research market. Integrated 2 acquired companies from the USA and UK into the Munich organization. Consistently grew revenues above market growth rate. Introduced financial tracking system to better control marketing costs. Led global team, and developed brand to 9th place in a market of over 300 companies,

- Management of global marketing organization and budget - Management of MarkCom, and Market Research departments - Core team member for US IPO (prospectus preparation, investor presentations) - Member of business development, licensing, and M&A teams

- Responsible for the core technology for plasmid purification. - Managed a team of 6 Product Managers generating revenues of over $19 Million. - Management of Clinical Research product lines. Sought out partners for the new clinical product range and negotiated licensing deals. - Management of Protein Purification Products. Created new technical documentation and product formats and relaunched the product to make it one of the fastest growing product lines in the company portfolio.

Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Immunology