Verdesian Life Sciences is seeking the ideal candidate to fill the role of Commercial Chief of Staff, North America. This is a key leadership position on the North American Commercial team. This highly visible role is a trusted partner to the Senior VP of Sales, North America (SVP NA) and will drive commercial excellence and deliver repeatable business results. This role serves as a partner to the Senior VP of Sales, North America as a strategic advisor and executing cross-functional and cross-organization initiatives supporting the North America commercial strategy and vision in alignment with Verdesian values.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serves as a proxy to the SVP NA in reviewing account plans and driving high-impact initiatives
• Drives timely follow-up on customer interactions
• Leads key priorities and projects across the North America sales team
• Acts as a sounding board to the North America commercial leadership team for new ideas and initiatives
• Acts as a thought partner to the SVP NA, the North America commercial leadership team, and cross-functional teams on strategy and operating systems
• Helps define, drive, and represent the region in relevant business reviews including Monthly Business Reviews
• Works closely with internal teams on goal-setting and tracking, interfacing, and consulting with cross-functional groups
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with executives, senior leaders, and stakeholders to achieve project objectives and deliverables
• Leads the creation and development of materials for customers, leadership teams and board meetings
• Partners with the VP, Global Human Resources and Finance team to support planning, metrics, reporting, and decisions
• Effectively triages escalations. Our teams often rely heavily on quick root-cause analyses and fast information sharing. Time-sensitive escalations may include driving cross functional conversations to get to the bottom of complex issues that have become business blockers or helping ensure a fast turnaround for specific customer needs
• Maintains and fosters a close partnership with the VP, Global Strategy and M&A on strategic initiatives
• Manages weekly executive staff meetings, including, but not limited to, providing feedback on top priorities and insights to inform strategic conversations
• Compile and provide feedback on briefing materials for key customer and important company meetings; conduct primary research and work with key stakeholders to prepare the background for meetings with key executives, partners, and events (e.g., identify goals and talking points, provide background on attendees, analyze the current business relationship, and summarize opportunities)
• Help identify items that can be delegated to others to optimize the SVP NA's time allocation to high-value activities
• Other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Criteria:

• Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to prioritize tasks
• Strong problem-solving abilities to independently collect, analyze and synthesize data into action
• Proven, collaborative teammate with ability to lead non-direct reports
• Strong communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills
• Proven ability to develop deep working relationships
• Proven track record in business-to-business sales environment
• Ability to work with and establish rapport with all functions
• Efficiency with Microsoft Office (PowerBI, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) & CRM systems

Verdesian Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex, and sexual orientation.