Scott Kuzdzal, Ph.D.

Work History

Executive Vice President, Director of New Strategy

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Columbia, MD

04.2021 - Current

Align strategic objectives with company mission, increasing revenue, profit and business growth by collaboratively developing integrated strategies.
Participate in high-level hiring decisions for key leadership positions and conduct senior hire interviews.
Oversee business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
Lead recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize utilization of existing talent and capabilities.
Further brand awareness through global rebrand efforts and website overhaul.
Develop and implement new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong leadership.
Aligned organizational objectives with company mission, increasing revenue, profit and business growth by collaboratively developing integrated strategies.
Provided direction and leadership for 47 product group members, market managers, MARCOM team members and admins.
Furthered brand awareness through global rebranding projects, website redesign and new product launch checklist.
Shaped solutions and approaches by leveraging trends in customer marketplaces and industries.
Oversaw daily administrative operations, including expense reports, time-off requests, performance reviews and travel requests.

Vice President of Marketing

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Columbia, MD

08.2015 - 03.2021

Promoted to VP of Marketing with oversight of all markets, including Clinical, Environmental, Chemicals & Energy, Materials Sciences, Food & Consumer Products, Pharmaceuticals and Life Science & Forensics.
Pro-actively developed emerging markets including cannabis and hemp QC testing solutions and PFAS (environmental).
Grew Life Sciences by 458% by adding coronavirus detection kits, new mass spectrometric assays and launched thirty-nine new products.
Managed MARCOM and Product Documentation groups and assist in planning for key conferences, including PITTCON, ASMS and MSACL.
Worked closely with MARCOM manager to create and bring to life new brands, including KICK SOME MASS, ONE SHIMADZU (internal), ANALYTICAL INTELLIGENCE, Must See LC and MegaTOF.
Built relations with international subsidiaries to impact global marketing efforts.
Created and coordinated the Shimadzu Global Innovation Summit.
Won Pittcon Gold, R&D 100, Red Dot awards and many other industry awards for launching cutting edge products.
Presented orals at key conferences worldwide.
Managed the Solutions Center- a modern laboratory aimed as solving customer problems and developing new applications, method packages and consumables.
Diminished regulatory risks by overseeing adherence to insurance and safety regulations across all projects.
Identified and solved issues with production, workforce and material sourcing to drive business objectives.
Hired and managed over forty employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
Supervised daily operations of multi-million dollar MARCOM, Applications Lab and Solutions Center operation.
Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across Sales, Service and Marketing departments to achieve business goals for bottom-line profits.
Continually evaluated marketplace trends and oversaw gathering of competitive intelligence within markets and across service lines.
Oversaw development of traditional and social media marketing campaigns to drive sales and customer engagement.

Life Science Business Manager

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Columbia, MD

07.2012 - 07.2015

Served as Life Science Business Unit Manager, overseeing LC, LCMS, Biotech and Data Product businesses.
Increased revenue 37% and performed strategic collaborations.
Responsibilities also include overseeing east and west coast applications laboratories.
Established business development activities included development and marketing of new award-winning cloud-based informatics solutions, new clinical & RUO assays and automation of mass spec based technologies.
Successfully grew conference seminars, workshops, hospitality suite attendance and leads by over 33% each year for three years.
Led the fastest growing business units at SSI (LCMS and Biotech products, TripleQuad.com).

Biotech Product Manager

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Columbia, MD

12.2007 - 07.2012

Served as biotech business manager with product portfolio including mass spectrometers (MALDI and IT-TOF MS), DNA/RNA analyzers, chemical inkjet printers and nano-LC (proteomics applications).
Actively developed and marketed new life science and proteomics platforms, including tissue imaging, biomarker discovery (Nanotrap Biomarker Discovery Platform, microorganism identification (AXIMA iD-Plus and VITEK MS), molecular diagnostics, polymer analysis (GPC-MALDI), ultra-high mass MALDI (MegaTOF, MegaTOF.com), immuno-MS (Perfinity Workstation, PerfinityWorkstation.com) and advanced proteomics platforms (Perfinity iDP).
Multiple platforms awards, including R&D 100 and ASMS 2010 IBO ‘Product of the Show'.
Responsible for marketing activities, including tradeshows and webinars.
Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress.
Developed pricing strategies while balancing firm objectives with customer satisfaction maximization.
Reviewed sales, customer concerns and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.

Leader & Strategic Collaborations Expert

PerkinElmer, Inc

Waltham, MA

06.2005 - 11.2007

Worked in the Molecular Medicine business element at PerkinElmer, activities involved developing key opinion leader (KOL) collaborations and designing experiments to expand business and research opportunities.
Marketed and developed quantitative protein expression and phosphorylation detection reagents/kits.
Provided technical expertise for R&D and Sales support.
Research activities included early detection of ovarian cancer and pharmacoproteomics experiments.
Coordinated weekly meetings for internal and external groups, including teleconferences and videoconferences, interacting with all levels of management.
Molded team and embraced change to adapt within dynamic market.
Collaborated with Sales regional managers to identify sales trends and implemented initiatives to enhance revenue.

Proteomics Senior Scientist

Perkin Elmer. Inc

Shelton, CT

01.2003 - 06.2005

Conducted experiments in laboratory environment for product development purposes.
Documented changes during experiments, noting unexpected issues arising during research activities.
Prioritized project tasks after discussions with business unit team.
Simultaneously managed several complex projects, meeting all pertinent milestones.
Conducted data gathering activities, including document review, organization, supervision and quality control of data acquisition, to draw relevant conclusions and direct research activities.
Worked as member of integrated project team in highly collaborative work environment focused on enhancing 'omics and life science offerings.
Conducted own research in field of biomarket discovery, proteomics and diagnostics.
Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.

Protein Separations Manager

Celera Genomics

Rockville, MD

03.2001 - 10.2003

Managed Serum & Membrane Proteomics Groups; our focus was to deplete serum (and cell membranes, cytosol, etc) of most abundant proteins.
Samples are fractionated (minimally) and digested.
ICAT reagents are used on cellular proteins.
Samples are then analyzed using LC-ESI/TOF-MS (for quantitation) and ESI/MALDI TOF-MS/MS (for identification).
Annotated maps are generated to identify differentials between normal and disease states.
Used gel electrophoresis, immunoassays and nephelometry to monitor quality control.
Integrated proteomics and genomics platforms.
Developed loyal and highly satisfied customer base through proactive management of team customer service strategies.
Achieved recognition from senior management for contribution to store success, including managing sales, employees and operations to foster optimal performance.
Conducted weekly staff meetings to motivate staff members, address concerns and questions, plan improvements, and evaluate progress toward goals.

Director of Toxicology and TDM

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Baltimore, MD

06.1999 - 11.2001

Responsible for all drugs of abuse testing and assay development.
Toxicology screens included broad (class) screening and specific drugs of abuse tests.
Immunoassay, multi-column HPLC, GC, and TLC techniques were used.
I also directed the Drug Assay Laboratory, which performed quantitative determinations of various therapeutic agents in body fluids on a routine basis.
Responsible for quality control and CAP survey performance.
Primary research focus was the creation of the Center for Biomarker Discovery at Johns Hopkins, a proteomics facility created to identify and characterize biomarkers for various disease states, including prostate and ovarian cancers, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and transplant rejections.
Created annual budget and developed comprehensive plan to accomplish company objectives while staying within budget.
Directed staff of 59 personnel and managed budget totaling $1.6M annually.

Co-Director of Center for Biomarker Discovery

Johns Hopkins Medical Institution

Baltimore, MD

01.1999 - 01.2001

Co-founder Center for Biomarker Discovery to develop new clinical assays.
Identified and commercialized biomarkers and assays for many diseases, including ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, Alzheimer's Disease, etc.
Managed discovery efforts with nine laboratory staff and seven collaboration sites.
Complied with documentation requirements as outlined by governmental regulations.
Developed team communications and information for meetings.
Collaborated with pathology department to meet program objectives.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Executive Vice President, Director of New Strategy

Vice President of Marketing

Life Science Business Manager

Biotech Product Manager

Leader & Strategic Collaborations Expert

Proteomics Senior Scientist

Protein Separations Manager

Director of Toxicology and TDM

Co-Director of Center for Biomarker Discovery

Education

Post-Doctoral - Clinical Chemistry

Ph.D - Analytical Chemistry

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