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Kathryn Tipton

Kathryn Tipton

Hendersonville,NC

Summary

Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
3
3

Certifications

Work History

Manager, CRO Sales

Veeva Systems, Inc.
04.2022 - Current
  • Increased targeted Clinical Data Management Service product-line pipeline growth by 15%
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Directed design and execution of business transformation initiatives to drive performance, profit optimization and growth opportunities.
  • Developed and distributed quarterly and annual management revenue and analysis reports using proven software tools.
  • Reviewed customer contracts and purchase orders for revenue recognition and verified compliance with company policies and standards.

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships

Science 37
01.2022 - 04.2022
  • Supported top 10 revenue-generating strategic Sponsor and CRO accounts in mid-Atlantic territory
  • Managed individual pipeline of $42.45m
  • Compiled product and customer data to generate informed profit projections.
  • Collaborated with upper management to implement continuous improvements and exceed team goals.
  • Compiled and analyzed data to determine approaches to improve sales and performance.
  • Engaged in product training, demonstrations, consumer awareness, branding, and acquisition initiatives to raise awareness and revenues.

Director, Strategic Partnerships

Science 37
06.2021 - 12.2021

Managed Mid-Atlantic territory to establish new CRO and partnership-related business alongside Sales Development Representative

  • Established Partnership Program for strategic top 5 CRO accounts, elevating customer experience via customized applications with access to CRO- related resources
  • Collaborated with internal teams to develop CRO marketing package for internal and external stakeholders:

- Sales operations: Established workflow process to decrease RFP response time, created relevant proposal content, presentations, pricing strategy related to CRO needs, as well as bid defense materials

- Marketing: collaborated on messaging for press releases, webinars, and conference/speaking engagements, and created sales collateral (flyers and one-pagers)

- Operations: Worked together to determine appropriate Steering / Governance overall structure and KPI’s, created study health score, and developed future build accreditation options

Director, Strategic Partnerships

Medrio
01.2020 - 06.2021
  • Developed and implemented customer account strategies resulting in sale of all Medrio products (EDC, eCOA, eConsent, and SaaS enablement data management) and services for targeted strategic accounts and/or customers within assigned territory.
  • Surpassed 2020 annual quota attainment of 112%
  • Negotiated and closed long-term agreements with new clients in assigned territory.
  • Monitored market trends and competitor activities to identify areas of potential opportunity.
  • Developed new proposals, contracts and procedures to draw in more clients and streamline work operations.
  • Established key performance indicators to track and analyze business progress and adjust strategies accordingly.
  • Developed process to analyze customer feedback to incorporate insights into product development strategies.
  • Taught consultative selling techniques to new and existing staff members to build expertise.

Director, Strategic Partnerships

Clario.
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • 2019 Year-to-date goal attainment of 133% throughout all services lines of business (eCOA, Respiratory, Imaging and Cardiac Safety)
  • Arranged custom related therapeutic and account history presentations, demonstrations and site visits, Governance and Quarterly Business Review meetings with strategic CRO accounts.
  • Collaborated and supported initiation and completion of 2019 Strategic Alliance contract with primary CRO account consisting of minimum $25M annual commitment to leverage complimentary Sales channels and/or applications to increase sale of products and services

Manager, Sales Associate

Clario.
10.2018 - 12.2018
  • Temporarily assisted leadership role while designated manager was on leave, for Change Order Sales Associate team to lead $4.5M quarterly goal and decrease maturity of at-risk opportunities in parallel to Account Executive role
  • Collaborated on the completion of over 300 completed change orders quarter-to-date
  • Increased efficiency and productivity by conducting weekly team and individual meetings utilizing custom performance plans
  • Assisted CO Associates externally with client discussions, and managed internal process initiatives to simply workflow
  • Generated process improvement initiatives by creating a Change Order business roadmap and introducing related Subject Matter Experts to the team on a weekly basis
  • Participated in twice-weekly bookings call with Executive Leadership Team to discuss active change order opportunities, reconciliations, and work-at- risk progression and completion status updates – increasing revenue and surpassing initial forecast by $2,000,000.

Account Executive, Strategic Accounts

Clario.
03.2018 - 12.2018
  • Managed account portfolio totaling over $24,000,000 in annual sales
  • Negotiated client rate cards and prices, terms of sales and services agreements

Sales Associate, Strategic Accounts

Clario.
07.2016 - 03.2018
  • Exceeded sales quota by 150% for two consecutive years. Grew sales in individual territory to $63 million in 2018
  • Awarded top Sales Associate in company
  • Achieved President’s Club each year for overachieving quotas in 2017 and 2018

Business Development Associate

Clario.
01.2015 - 06.2016
  • Qualified lead generation goal of 135%, with proposal generation average of 32%
  • Strategized with product-line experts to initiate action plan for external outreach that aligns with Inside Sales quarterly goals, as well as needs of Executive team
  • Boosted revenue by bringing in and cementing relationships with new clients and optimizing servicing of existing customer accounts.
  • Developed knowledge of company products and services to make suggestions according to customer needs.
  • Enhanced sales techniques and marketing plans to strengthen business development efforts.

Senior Proposal Specialist

Clario.
10.2011 - 09.2014
  • Analyzed 3-5 protocols per day to (primary and secondary endpoints, and schedule of events / assessments) to assess initial product suggestions based on study requirements.
  • Coordinated with internal ERT stakeholders including Business Development, Finance, Project Management, Operations, and Executive Management Team on specifications of RFP/RFI
  • Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
  • Implemented systems and procedures to increase sales.
  • Managed revenue models, process flows, operations support and customer engagement strategies.
  • Held one-on-one meetings with sales team members to identify selling hurdles and offered insight into best remedy.
  • Prepared sales presentations for clients showing success and credibility of products.

Education

MBA -

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA
08.2017

Skills

  • Customer Retention
  • Sales Quota Management
  • Portfolio Strategy
  • Sales Process Engineering
  • Business Development and Planning
  • Employee Performance Evaluations
  • Business Objective Analysis
  • Calculate Commissions
  • Salesforce Optimization
  • Interdepartmental Collaboration
  • Budgeting and Expenditures

Certification

  • Executive Presence and Influence: Persuasive Leadership Development, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School - May 2023
  • Janek Perform Group, Sales Training Certification - Jan 2019
  • Sales Performance International (SPI) - Feb 2016

Timeline

Manager, CRO Sales

Veeva Systems, Inc.
04.2022 - Current

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships

Science 37
01.2022 - 04.2022

Director, Strategic Partnerships

Science 37
06.2021 - 12.2021

Director, Strategic Partnerships

Medrio
01.2020 - 06.2021

Director, Strategic Partnerships

Clario.
01.2019 - 01.2021

Manager, Sales Associate

Clario.
10.2018 - 12.2018

Account Executive, Strategic Accounts

Clario.
03.2018 - 12.2018

Sales Associate, Strategic Accounts

Clario.
07.2016 - 03.2018

Business Development Associate

Clario.
01.2015 - 06.2016

Senior Proposal Specialist

Clario.
10.2011 - 09.2014

MBA -

Point Park University
Kathryn Tipton