This position is for a Senior Sales Manager located in the USA. The responsibilities include maximizing sales of LifeMap Sciences' products and services by managing existing US-based accounts and pursuing new opportunities. Sales experience in the life sciences industry and a track record of exceeding sales targets are required. Travel within the US and internationally will be required.
This position is for a UX and Graphic Designer located in Israel. Responsibilities include designing intuitive user experiences and interfaces for LifeMap Sciences' growing suite of products. Strong design and prototyping skills along with an understanding of UX principles are required.
This position is for a Senior Web Developer located in Israel. Responsibilities include taking a lead role in architecting
1. Senior Sales Manager-located in the USA
Send your C.V to jacobb@lifemapsc.com
Job Description
LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE: BTX), is a California-based startup
with an R&D center in Israel whose core technology and business is based on its proprietary
Integrated Biomedical Knowledgebase and discovery platform for biomedical research,
which includes GeneCards®: the leading human gene database (www.genecards.org);
LifeMap Discovery™, the database of embryonic development, stem cell research and
regenerative medicine (discovery.lifemapsc.com); and MalaCards, the human disease
database (www.malacards.org). LifeMap's products are used by more than 2 million users
including academia, research hospitals, patent offices, and leading biotechnology and
pharmaceutical companies.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual who enjoys working in early stage companies
and looks forward to doing whatever it takes to grow the business. Your priority will be to
maximize sales of our products and services, working with our R&D and management team
to achieve your targets, and assuming responsibility for all our existing US-based accounts.
This is a unique opportunity to become a key part of an innovative, fast-paced
Internet/BioTech company and grow with us. The potential for this position is unlimited with
a strong base salary and uncapped commission structure.
You must have prior software and/or services sales experience in the life sciences industry
(pharma, biotech and academic) with a successful sales record.
This position requires travelling to customer sites within the United States as well as
periodical international travel. Preference will be given to candidates in the vicinity New
Jersey, Boston, DC and California.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Identify and actively pursue client relationships and opportunities with existing and
new accounts, negotiate contracts and close orders to achieve sales targets
Manage customer relationships, cultivate deep partnerships and create demand for
our products
Work closely with other members of the management team to ensure long-term
customer satisfaction
Contribute to the growth of the company by being a team player willing to help out
beyond the sales role
Record all sales activities in sales database
Preferred Skills:
Successful track in exceeding or achieving sales targets
Degree or equivalent in Life Sciences (biology, chemistry)
Established relationships in pharma and/or biotech accounts
Experience working in an entrepreneurial environment
Driven, proactive and highly motivated
2. Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
Excellent time management stills
Excellent negotiation skills
Flexibility to work outside of normal office hours
Solid computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Power point)
UX and Graphical Designer-ISRAEL
Send your C.V to jacobb@lifemapsc.com
Job Description
LifeMap Sciences is looking for a User Experience (UX) & Graphic Designer to design and
develop easy to use, compelling user experiences for our growing suite of products.
The User Experience and Graphic Designer role requires a highly motivated person
interested in designing innovative, intuitive applications used by a wide range of user types
for web and mobile. This role requires creative thinking, problem solving, team
collaboration and design skills. Also, a solid understanding of HTML5/CSS3 capabilities and
experience designing for mobile devices.
You will be working closely with Product Management and Development teams in a fastpaced and innovative development environment.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate on interaction design and user experience planning with product
management and development teams
Help translate conceptual ideas (business needs and user goals) into elegant,
intuitive and engaging experiences
Create wireframes and visual design mockups as needed to effectively communicate
detailed concepts or ideas
Build interactive prototypes if necessary to support mockups and usability testing
Use branding, standards, and company style guides to improve existing and new
product user interfaces
Participate in user research and usability tests
Provide UI design and reviews across different technologies and products
Prepare UI assets for product development teams
Work with development to maintain design constancy throughout implementation
Preferred Skills:
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, User Interaction, or Graphics. Other degrees are
acceptable with a combination of related coursework and experience
Proven experience with multiple UI or web design projects
3. Strong working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and/or other design
tools
Understanding of user-centered or goal-directed design principles and UI best
practices
Portfolio of previous project work demonstrating both interaction, and visual
interface design skills (ideally with wireframes and high-res mocks)
Proficiency with HTML5/CSS3 - advantage
Mobile application user interface experience – advantage
Senior Web Developer-ISRAEL
Send your C.V to jacobb@lifemapsc.com
Job Description:
LifeMap Sciences is a life sciences internet company with leading products that serve over 2
million users worldwide. Today, we are building the next generation of cloud products that
will help improve biological and genetic research. We are looking for a full-time, talented
web developer that will take a lead role in architecting and building the client side of our
application, leveraging technologies like JQuery, AJAX, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, and Less.
You must have rock solid web frontend development skills, the ability to take concepts and
design and turn them into working products, cross browser experience and an
understanding of troubleshooting and debugging tools for when things don’t work quite
right.
You will be working alongside other developers and scientists to develop best of breed
solutions, with direct interaction and input from our product manager and UX designer.
Competitive pay and stock options are part of the package.
Work will be from Ramat Hahayal, Tel Aviv and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rechovot.
Preferred Skills:
At least 3 years proven full time experience developing web application with
significant traffic
Proven intensive, deep knowledge and experience developing web client-side in JS +
OOP/ jQuery / HTML / CSS
Experience in cross browser development
Solid English verbal and written communication skills required
Experience in SEO - an advantage
Informatics Product Manager-ISRAEL
Send your C.V to jacobb@lifemapsc.com
4. Job Description:
As Product Manager you will manage existing products & services as well as create and
integrate new products and product changes throughout LifeMap Sciences. You will guide
the development and marketing of biological databases related to stems cells and
developmental biology. You will develop new ideas based on your industry experience,
contact with customers and prospects, interaction with our internal experts, and in
collaboration with our sales team. You will develop and manage marketing plans for these
products for online and offline campaigns, including the development of supporting
marketing materials.
You must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big- picture vision, and
then drive to make that vision a reality. You must enjoy communicating with our customer
base (both online and offline) to understand their problems, and find innovative solutions
for the broader market.
Part of your position includes interacting with and agreeing on strategic development plans
with other product managers (internal and external). You will need to negotiate cohesive
branding and plans, and track and manage the execution of these plans.
You must be able to communicate with all areas of the company. You will work with several
counterparts to define product release requirements. You will work with sales and
marketing counterparts to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the
product positioning, key benefits, and target customer. This includes printed and electronic
promotional material and product training.
You will also serve as the internal and external evangelist for your product offering, working
with the sales channel and key customers. You will be the voice of the user inside the
business and must be passionate about the user experience. You will also be our competitive
analyst, researching the competitive landscape and developing differentiating and winning
strategies.
Your role is strategic and tactical. Other departments will support your strategic efforts and
you will be supporting their tactical tasks.
Managing the entire product life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting
market research supported by soliciting feedback from customers and noncustomers, interacting with internal and external experts and managing advisory
groups
Design market research projects to assess customer attitudes to the current product
range and new product introductions.
Driving a solution set across development teams through market requirements,
product contract, and positioning
Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all
departments to execute
Act as point of first reference for all product related enquiries
Analyzing potential partner relationships for products
Planning and participating and developing materials for marketing events, including
conferences
Key Responsibilities:
Bachelor Degree or above
5. Work experience or degree in Biology, with courses in Developmental Biology and
Stem Cell or related fields is a significant advantage
3+ years of software marketing/product management experience
Quantitative and business analysis skills
Knowledge of marketing principles and practices
Knowledge of business and management principles and practices
Project management skills
Proficient in relevant software/technology (Office, Gantt charts, etc.)
Preferred Skills
Professional level verbal and written English communication skills
Strong presentation skills
Problem analysis and solving
Strategic thinking and planning
Organizational and planning skills
Judgment
Attention to detail
Negotiating skills
Creative
Team player
Stress tolerance
Customer orientation
This position may require travel to customer and non-customer sites world-wide