Tom Thompson

Commercial Operations Leader

Cary, North Carolina, United States

About

Commercial leader applying extensive expertise in life science sales and marketing, proteomics and genomics space knowledge, team building, and relationship-based client development to build a life science organization's business and deliver on strategic and revenue objectives. ➢ Served on leadership teams at AxioMx Inc., Beckman Coulter Genomics, and Gene Logic. ➢ Established and grew successful start-up AxioMx’ custom antibody development services program from the company's inception its through acquisition for $45M. ➢ A top all-time Gene Logic producer, closing over $30M in large dollar, partnership-oriented deals. Consistently a top Amersham Life Sciences performer over a 13 year career in sales, marketing, and management. ➢ Led U.S. marketing of Amersham ECL Western Blotting portfolio, growing from 0% to an estimated 60%+ market share in 4 years. CONTACT INFORMATION: ✉ [email protected] ✆ 919-694-1871 Core Competencies: Products and services commercialization, sales & marketing leadership, strategic planning and implementation, team development, business development, new product introductions, agreements & licensing, financial oversight, client development & management. Technical Specialties: Life sciences, molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, antibody development and engineering, phage display, immunoassays, next generation sequencing, whole genome sequencing, exome sequencing, genotyping, gene expression, biomarkers, databases, bioinformatic analysis.

Experience

  • Medix Biochemica (5 yrs 11 mos)
    • Strategic Advisor, Commercial Operations
      Jun 2023 - Dec 2023 · 7 mos

    • Vice President, North America, EMEA, ROW Commercial Operations
      Apr 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Lead Medix Biochemica's commercial operations in North America, Europe, and Rest of World.

    • Vice President, North American Commercial Operations
      Jan 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Lead Medix Biochemica's commercial operations in North America.

  • Mentor, Strategic Management Foundations Project Team at North Carolina State University
    Aug 2017 - Nov 2017 · 4 mos

    Volunteer mentor for a small graduate student group throughout a semester as the group identifies, develops, and presents a plan for a new product or service. Provide a “voice of experience” to guide the students as they work as a team to complete the project.

  • Vice President Sales and Marketing at AxioMx Inc
    Jun 2012 - Nov 2015 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    AxioMx Inc. was a biotechnology start-up (acquired by Abcam) that developed novel recombinant antibody technologies and commercialized recombinant antibodies. My role was to establish the company's commercial services program from inception and manage all global sales and marketing functions. The AxioMx commercial offering was comprised of custom recombinant antibody development and optimization services for pharma, biotech, diagnostic, government, and research organizations. ➢ Built the sales organization from the onset and developed the company's business foundation across 40+ clients in pharma, biotech, academic, and government institutions. ➢ Created and executed short and mid-range commercial plans, including strategic and revenue objectives, key target market designations and entry strategies, and service line offering and market positioning.

  • Director, Global Commercial Operations at Beckman Coulter Genomics
    Sep 2010 - Dec 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Managed the Global Genomic Services Commercial Operations, which was comprised of a sales, marketing, and channel management staff over 25 individuals. Responsible for strategic & tactical business planning, performance metric establishment and tracking, budgeting, commission plan design, sales forecasting, and staff development. Beckman Coulter Genomics’ services included consisted of next-generation sequencing, Sanger sequencing, genotyping, gene expression, biologics testing, and bioinformatic analysis. ➢ Served on the Genomics Division core leadership team and responsible for working with the leadership team to drive improved joint sales and operations performance. ➢ Established and executed the 2011 Commercial Operations priorities. The result was to focus selling/marketing efforts on the key strategic service offerings of Next Generation DNA sequencing (NGS), genotyping, and bioinformatics. These were the greatest growth opportunities for the Division. ➢ Launched target capture NGS service, generating a new source of revenue for the company in the rapidly growing NGS market.

  • Sr. Vice President and Vice President, BioIT Sales at Gene Logic
    Apr 2008 - Sep 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Gene Logic, a Division of Ocimum Biosolutions Inc. Managed the Genomics and LIMS Global Sales, Customer Support and Insides Sales Teams. Product portfolio consisted of genomic data generation/analysis services, gene expression reference databases, and LIMS systems. All programs supported target/marker discovery and validation programs in pharmaceutical and biotech companies. ➢ Managed the integration of the Gene Logic database and Ocimum LIMS sales team into single group. This team generated $17M+ of revenue from gene expression databases and LIMS sales. ➢ Evolved marketing/selling strategy to extend the life cycle of BioExpress® and Ascenta® System databases. This produced over $4M in custom BioExpress database revenue. ➢ Managed, with the operations team, customer expectations during a genomic services deliverables crisis. Preserved approximately $750K in quarterly revenue. ➢ Worked in coordination with other senior managers in the U.S. and India to develop and implement sales, marketing, and operational plans.