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Alessandro Spedito

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Senior Director Business Development at WuXi AppTec
📍 Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Alessandro is a Senior Director of Business Development with 15 years of experience in the life science industry. He possesses deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical and CRO workflow, from discovery to clinical phases, and holds a PhD from the Università di Pavia.

His career has focused on strategic account management and developing tailored sales offers for global clients in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Senior Director Business Development
Job Level
Senior
Location
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Personality Overview

How Alessandro shows up

Curious
Example Seeker
Assertive

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Alessandro cares about

CRO Market Strategy
Developed global strategies and value messages to impact CRO market growth and understand preclinical outsourcing models in a previous role at Merck.
Life Sciences BD
Has over 15 years of experience in business development and sales across all customer segments, including Global Accounts, Biotech, and Academia.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Senior Director Business Development
WuXi AppTec
7-2019 - 12-2021
Global Strategic Account Manager
Clarivate Analytics
5-2018 - 7-2019
Director, Strategic Accounts
Crown Bioscience, Inc.
4-2016 - 5-2018
Global Strategy Manager - CRO and Preclinical
Merck Group
10-2015 - 4-2016
Global Strategic Account Manager
Merck Group
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Education
2006 - 2008
PhD
Università di Pavia
2001 - 2006
Human Biology and Biomedical Science
Università di Pavia
Social presence
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Influence (I)

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