Christian Geiß has over 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and research fields. He currently works as a sales representative for Novo Nordisk Pharma GmbH, where he is responsible for revenue generation and new product launches. Previously, he worked as a sales representative for Berlin-Chemie/Menarini AG and as a research associate obtaining his PhD in biophysics. He has strong skills in IT, computing, and programming.

1. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pharmaceutical Field Force
July 2018 – current
> Sales Rep. for Novo Nordisk Pharma GmbH for diabetes and obesity for
diabetelogists, gastroenterologists und diabetology-practising GPs in the
clinical field and surgery in the Offenbach-Fulda district
> Full responsibility for the revenue of insulines: Fiasp®(max. market share 7.5%
M-Bolus since launch 04/17; largest market share increase of 1.2% for tertial
2/2019 in the region; 2. place team ranking (12 employees))/Tresiba®(0.5%
market share > BRD-average for MI-Basal since launch 12/2018; 3. Place team
ranking (12 employees))
> Launching novel medical drugs (Tresiba® 12/18 & Ozempic® 02/19 -> KOL
acquisition to condcut Ozempic® launch training events for GPIs)
> Planing, organisation and conducting physicians training courses (sponsorings,
Novo Nordisk events)
> Market observation und -analyses (FGM/HotBricks) for developing in-field
sales strategies
> Participation in national/international congresses to foster B2B and facilitate
personal training (DDG, EASD – Award: booth worker of the day)
> Scientific dialogue with physicians supported by marketing detailer, primary
publications and prescribing information
> Cross-functional team work with field hospital account/market access
manager and regional medical advisor
> Member of the cross-functional Tresiba® product group with brand- &
marketing manager diabetes
> IT key user for the field force team, managing SELAS (CRM-tool) and general
OS issues
Aprile 2017 – June 2018
> Sales Rep. for Berlin-Chemie/Menarini AG for diabetes type II,
hypercholesterinaemia and symptomatic hyperuricaemia for GPs and
pharmacies in the Hanau-Fulda district
> Organisation of ICD-10 documentation courses & patient support programs
(TheraKey)
> Cross-functional collaborations with product manager & medical advisor
Research Associate
March 2011 – June 2016
> PhD Thesis at the Institute for Biphysics under leadership of Prof. Achilleas S.
Frangakis at the Goethe University of Frankfurt (Germany) entitled „3D struc-
tural investigation of centromeric chromatin and active ribosomal genes by
cryo-electron tomography”.
> Basic key tasks: project planning, method development, literature research,
teaching, publishing, supervision of courses and research assistants, fostering
relationships with international partners, networking
EDUCATION
May 2010 – October 2010
Master Thesis at the MPI for Biophysics under leadership of Prof. Hartmut
Michel at the Goethe University of Frankfurt (Germany) entitled „Establishment
and application of a 2D-nanoLC-based mass spectrometry-coupled system for
the quantitative analysis of COPI-vesicles & synaptic plasticity of hippocampal
neurons“.
May 2008 – July 2008
Bachelor Thesis at the Institute for Biochemistry under leadership of Prof.
Alfred Pingoud at the Justus Liebig University of Gießen (Germany) entitled
Christian
Geiß
> Biochemist (PhD)
Date and Place of Birth:
4.9.1984 / Frankfurt am Main
Citizenship:
German
Marital Status:
married
Adress:
Middle Germany, around
Frankfurt/Main
www.xing.com/profile/Christian_Geiss
www.linkedin.com/in/DrChristianGeiss
www.slideshare.net/DrChristianGei

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„Production, purification and characterization of covalently linked complexes of
restriction endonucleases and triple-helix forming oligonucleotides“.
October 2005 – January 2011
Biology studies at the Justus Liebig University of Gießen (Germany)
Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Analytical Chemistry
September 1991 – June 2004
Abitur and education at the Kopernikusschule Freigericht (Germany)
VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
September 2007 – November 2007
Voluntary service at the Iguana Breeding and Research Station (IRBS) of the
Senckenberg society for biodiversity in Utila (Honduras)
September 2004 – August 2005
Community service at the ‚Martinsschule‘ in Gelnhausen (Germany)
DEGRESS AND CERTIFICATIONS
> University-entrance diploma (Abitur)
> Bachelor/Master of Science (Biology)
> Doctoral degree in Natural Sciences (Dr. phil. nat.)
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
> Advanced knowledge in IT and computing (MS Office, Adobe image
processing, hard- und software problem solving, Linux, Windows)
> Basic programming skills (Matlab, Python, Perl)
> Deutsch (native)
> Englisch (fluent)
HOBBIES AND LEISURE TIME ACITIVITIES
> Reading of scientific journals (GBM e.V. membership since 2008)
> Honorary member of KUZ Hanau e.V. since 2015
> Singer in a band; composing own songs and organizing shows
> Travel&Cook: becoming acquainted with new cultures and local cuisine
PUBLICATIONS
Geiss, C.P., Keramisanou, D., Sekulic, N., Scheffer, M.P., Black, B.E., Frangakis,
A.S. (2014) CENP-A arrays are more condensed than canonical arrays at low
ionic strength. Biophysical Journal, 106, 875-882.
Neyer, S., Kunz, M., Geiss, C.P., Hantsche, M., Hodirnau, V.V., Seybert, A.,
Engel, C., Scheffer, M.P., Cramer, P., Frangakis, A.S. (2016) Structure of RNA
polymerase I transcribing rDNA genes. Nature, 540, 607-610.
SELECTION OF CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS
7th International Congress on Electron Tomography
17.11-20.11.2014 (Cancun, Mexico)
Contribution: Talk with the title “Moleculare underpinnings of the
centromere”

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SBBE 2012: Structural Biology in the BioEconomy
01.12-04.12.2012 (Capetown, Western Cape, South Africa)
Contribution: Poster presentation with the title “Cryo-electron tomography of
the spatial organization of the RNA polymerase and ribosomes in bacteria”