Country Manager Italy

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world's most complex health challenges. Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics, from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development.

Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together, we're working at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the world's biggest health challenges, driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.

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The Country Manger Italy is responsible for planning, directing, and implementing strategies to maximize revenue and increase market share for all Cepheid products in the region. The Country Manger Italy develops and maintains business relationships with existing and potential customers to meet commercial objectives. The Country Manager Italy demonstrates commercial leadership, while functioning in a demanding, action-oriented environment by building and leading a result focused high-performance team.

This position is part of the Commercial Organization and will be located in Milano. At Cepheid, our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Achieve and exceed region's monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue, strategic objectives, and market share goals.
• Effectively and accurately manage forecasting and pipeline reporting related to revenue, client acquisition, marketing programs.
• Develop and implement business strategies related to sales force performance, data utilization, and information management.
• Team with Regional Marketing, Customer Care and Sales Operations to develop opportunities, drive new revenue, create, and implement entry plans for new markets.
• Build successful, engaged, and diverse teams. Motivate staff to ensure optimal alignment and performance.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and high-performance.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Master's/Doctoral degree with a minimum of 12 years of experience on a commercial function.
• At least 5 years managing people in a commercial environment. Strong people management skill and experience in creating and leading high performing teams.
• Fluent in English and Italian.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Managing project scope, budget, and schedule to achieve timely completion of project deliverables.
• Negotiating skills and a well-developed cost and quality awareness; building and maintaining relationships with customers and key opinion leaders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in a multicultural environment and matrix structure.

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at

At Cepheid we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part of the time at the Company location identified above and part of the time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cepheid can provide.

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