Celeste Kirby Glazer

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Vice President Global Marketing at Molecular Devices

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Celeste is the Vice President of Global Marketing at Molecular Devices, a Danaher company. With over 20 years in life sciences and degrees from Boston College and Santa Clara University, she drives growth through innovative marketing. People often describe her as a technically capable and business-savvy leader.

Celeste is passionate about the future of drug development and scientific breakthroughs, particularly in neuroscience and creating human-relevant models for testing. She actively follows developments from institutions like Stanford Universitys School of Medicine and companies such as Amgen.

She holds multiple patents for scientific instruments, including one for a "Continuous and non-continuous flow bioreactor. "

Personality Overview

Challenger

Direct & Candid

Self-Confident

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Life Sciences Marketing
Leads a global marketing team focused on driving growth and market leadership through data-driven strategies in brand, digital engagement, and demand generation for the life sciences industry.
Drug Development
Advocates for innovation in drug development, including phasing out animal testing for more human-relevant models to enhance safety and speed time to market.
AI in Neuroscience
Shows keen interest in the application of advanced technologies, such as using AI-powered analysis with high-throughput brain organoids to advance neuroscience research.

Media Appearances

Leadership - Molecular Devices. Featured in Molecular Devices

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Work History

8-2025
Vice President Global Marketing at Molecular Devices
6-2020 - 9-2025
Vice President Global Marketing and Product Management at Molecular Devices
3-2018 - 11-2023
Senior Director Global Marketing at Molecular Devices
1-2018 - 11-2023
Director Global Marketing at Molecular Devices
1-2016 - 11-2023
Director of Product Marketing at Molecular Devices

Education

9-1995 - 12-1997
M.S. from Boston College
9-1991 - 6-1995
B.S. from Santa Clara University

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Insights For Selling To Celeste

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Celeste is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Celeste

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Celeste move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Celeste take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Celeste

Personality Compatibility


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