Lisa Watson

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DISC Type : ci

Associate Director, Assay R&D at Illumina

San Diego County, California, United States

Overview

Lisa Watson is a product development leader at Illumina with over a decade of experience in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) assays for oncology and transcriptomics. Holding a Ph. D. from the University of California, San Francisco, she excels at leading cross-functional R&D teams to launch high-quality library preparation products for complex applications.

She is a presenter at major genomics conferences on topics like 5-base methylation profiling for integrated variant analysis in FFPE samples.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Value Driven

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.  They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

NGS Assay Development
Leads teams developing and launching novel NGS library prep products for applications in oncology, transcriptomics, and epigenetics.
Oncology Genomics
Her work focuses on developing tools for cancer research, including assays for fusion detection and low-frequency variant detection from FFPE samples.
Epigenetic Profiling
Actively presents research on advanced methods like 5-base methylation sequencing for combined methylation and genomic variant calling.

Media Appearances

Lisa has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2024
Associate Director, Assay R&D at Illumina
4-2021 - 6-2024
Sr Staff Scientist at Illumina
6-2019 - 4-2021
Staff Scientist at Illumina
3-2017 - 6-2019
Senior Scientist at Illumina
3-2015 - 4-2017
Scientist 2 at Illumina

Education

2005 - 2011
Ph.D. from University of California, San Francisco
2000 - 2004
B.S. from UC San Diego

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Insights For Selling To Lisa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Avoid making offhand commitments

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lisa is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lisa

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lisa move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Lisa take some risk or not?

  • They systematically evaluate all decisions and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Lisa

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