By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.
We areseekinga highly motivated, intellectually curious, and commercially astute leader to join theRegional Leadership Team as Director, Regional Strategy & Business Development, reporting to theRegionalGeneral Manager /(Senior)VicePresidentwitha dotted line to the SVP, Corporate Development & Strategy
This is ahigh‑visibilityrole with frequent engagement across regional and global leadership, business units, andcross‑functionalteams. The role serves as the architect and steward of theregionalgrowth strategy, shaping regional priorities, enabling superiorgo‑to‑marketexecution, and selectively drivingregion‑focusedbusiness development initiatives, including partnerships, M&A evaluation, and portfolio optimization.
The successful candidate will developproprietary market and competitive insightsto inform strategic choices, translate strategy into clear execution roadmaps, and establishperformance tracking mechanisms to measure impact. Close collaboration with global Corporate Strategy, Divisional, and Business Unit leaders is essential to ensure strong alignment between regional and global priorities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead the development and execution of the regional growth strategy, aligned with global corporate and divisional priorities.
Generate deep market, customer, and competitive insights to inform strategic decision‑making and commercial investments.
Translate strategic priorities into clear execution plans, milestones, and performance tracking frameworks.
Partner with commercial, marketing,financeandoperationsteams tooptimizego‑to‑market, channel, and distributor strategies.
LeadregionalM&A projects, from target identification through post-transaction integration processes, witha positive, lastingoutcomeand measurable results.
Collaborate closely with Corporate Development on M&A pipeline development, strategic rationale, and integration planning, as applicable.
Ensure strong alignment and coordination between regional strategy and global corporate/divisional strategies.
Build and sustain productive relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders across a highly matrixed organization.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Required
Bachelor’s or Master’sdegree (or equivalent); MBA strongly preferred.
10+ years of relevant strategic and commercial experience
Experience in top‑tier management consulting and/or corporate strategy roles.
Strong business acumen withdemonstratedcapabilities in strategy formulation, financial analysis, and execution planning.
Proven ability to engage, influence, and communicate effectively with senior executives and key stakeholders in complex organizations.
Preferred
Deepregionalmarket and cultural familiarity, including experienceoperatingacross multiple countries.
Significant experiencewithin the life sciences industry
Demonstrated M&A, partnership, or corporate development experience.
Experience working effectively within global, matrixed organizations
Leadership Capabilities
StrategicThinking
Proventrack recordof leading strategic planning processesand driving execution outcomes.
Ability toidentifystrategicfit, value creation levers, and risksfor growth initiatives and transactions.
Comfortable balancinglong‑termstrategy withnear‑termcommercial impact.
Strong analytical capability combined with pragmatic “80/20” thinking.
Driving Results
Ensures deal sourcing and structure to createvalue
Enables setting of ambitious yet realistic deal models andidentifiescriticalenablers
Establishes integration roadmap to capturevalue
Establishes a post-close tracking mechanism to measure success andidentifycountermeasures whenneeded
Leadership
Demonstrated leadership style grounded inintegrity, accountability, humility, and courage
Ability to set a clear strategic direction and mobilize teams toward sharedobjectives
Confident advisor who can constructively challenge and influence executive leadership
Collaboration & Influence
Strong stakeholder management skills; able to build alignment across diverse perspectives.
Effective negotiator with asolutions‑oriented,value‑creatingmindset.
Highly effective communicator who adapts style to different audiences and cultural contexts.
Operates effectively in a highly matrixed, global environment, embodying company values.
Take advantage of opportunities to build strategic relationships to achieve a specific outcome.
Engage others in open dialogue andadaptsowninfluence approach to different stakeholders in ways that address their interests or concerns.
Anticipate emerging or potential conflicts among all stakeholders andtakessteps to pre-empt them.
Working Conditions:
Role can be based remotely withintheRegion, preferably close to one of our regionalsites
Willingness to travel internationally asrequired, with ~25% regional travel expected
Flexibility to support cross‑regional collaboration across time zones.
Potential need for short‑term international assignments, subject to business needs.
Why Join Bio-Techne:
Bio-Techne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.
Bio-Techne is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and employs over 3,000 people globally at 34 locations worldwide. As a global developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-quality reagents, analytical instruments and precision diagnostics, Bio-Techne has an extensive catalog of over 500,000 products.
Incorporated in 1981 as R&D Systems, the company changed its name to Bio-Techne in 2014. Our growth has been accelerated through acquisitions, organic investments, diversification of our customer base and expansion into new markets. In fiscal year 2023, Bio-Techne delivered net sales of over $1.1 billion.
Bio-Techne includes the following brands: ACD, Asuragen, ExosomeDx, Lunaphore, Novus Biologicals, ProteinSimple, R&D Systems and Tocris Bioscience.
