Robin Toft

Robin Toft

Visionary corporate development executive with experience in creating and leading teams to achieve results.

Greater San Diego Area

Current
Past
  • Board Member at Innovative Biosensors, Inc. Baltimore, MD
  • Senior Vice President at Roche Diagnostics
  • Senior VP, Commercial Operations at Roche Molecular Systems, Pleasanton, CA
Education
  • Michigan State University
Connections
178 connections
Industry
Management Consulting
Websites

Robin Toft’s Summary

Demonstrated track record in promoting rapid growth while emphasizing teambuilding and motivation. Strategic thinker with the ability to analyze and resolve complex business issues. “Hands-on” executive officer with significant experience in the boardroom. Large and small company entrepreneurial passion and experience.

Robin Toft’s Specialties:

Excellent negotiation skills with experience in structuring effective scientific and IP alliances.


Robin Toft’s Experience

  • Managing Director

    Sanford Rose Associates – San Francisco

    (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Biotechnology industry)

    July 2006Present (2 years 6 months)

    Specialized Executive Search firm focused entirely on clients in the Life Sciences arena (Biotech, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical and Diagnostics), filling senior management to Executive career opportunities.

  • Board Member

    Innovative Biosensors, Inc. Baltimore, MD

    (Management Consulting industry)

    December 2005March 2008 (2 years 4 months)

    Emerging Biotech Company utilizing its proprietary CANARY technology to develop and manufacture rapid, portable diagnostic systems for pathogen detection at previously unseen levels of speed and sensitivity.

  • Senior Vice President

    Roche Diagnostics

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ROG.VX; Medical Devices industry)

    2003November 2005 (2 years)

  • Senior VP, Commercial Operations

    Roche Molecular Systems, Pleasanton, CA

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Biotechnology industry)

    January 2003November 2005 (2 years 11 months)

    •Member of Roche Molecular Diagnostics Executive Operating Committee
    •Head of global commercialization efforts for the company’s rapidly growing molecular diagnostics business area, including virology, blood screening, women’s health, microbiology, genomics, & oncology businesses
    •Planning and attaining revenue goals, strategies & tactics for the 1.1 B CHF business
    •Primary responsibility for relationship management of company’s international affiliate organizations, building and maintaining successful working relationships with senior management worldwide
    •Direct management of team of global marketing personnel, providing direct support to extensive international affiliate marketing and sales organizations in a highly matrixed environment
    •Oversight of all communications (corporate, internal, product PR, and marketing communications), pricing, health economics, reimbursement, lifecycle planning & training activities for the company

  • VP of Sales & Marketing

    Monogram Biosciences

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; MGRM; Biotechnology industry)

    19982001 (3 years)


Robin Toft’s Education

  • Michigan State University

    B.S., Medical Technology, 19781982

    Activities and Societies:
    Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Additional Information

Robin Toft’s Websites:

Robin Toft’s Groups:

  •    MSU Alumni Association
  •    Sanford Rose Associates Network
  •    BayBiopharma
  •    Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
  •    Silicon Valley Venture Community
  •    Senior Executive Network
  •    Roche alumni network

Robin Toft’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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