John Kody

Role
Vice President General Manager Clinical Diagnostics - Niche Diagnostics at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Location
Chicago, IL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About John Kody

Results oriented executive with a strong track record of achieving growth in sales and…

Experience

  1. Vice President General Manager Clinical Diagnostics - Niche Diagnostics

    Thermo Fisher Scientific

    Sep 2016 — Present

    Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.(NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of $17 billion. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. Recruited to turnaround Niche Diagnostic Business. • VP/General manager responsible for all functions and the full P&L of the $250 M global business with 700 associates, over SKUs, direct sales organization, multiple OEM partnerships and several CDx agreements. • Business has improved from -10.7% quarterly decline to +3.2%, with business exceeding Annual Operating Plan for the third quarter in a row, first time in over 16 quarters. Delivered largest Q1 in Niche Division history. • President/ CEO Corporate officer of Microgenics Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific • Business has a product portfolio that includes Molecular Controls, Quality Controls, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Drugs of Abuse Monitoring, Particles and Companion Diagnostics. Business is the result of the consolidation of multiple acquisitions and technologies including Microgenics, Seradyn, Consolidated Technologies Inc (CTI), AcroMetrix, and Life Technologies. • Responsibilities include developing the new state of the art sq ft Center of Excellence • Organizational transformation initiated with focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Innovation. Implementation of near miss program has resulted in 0 missed worked days in 7 months, open quality complaints reduced by 96%, open CAPAs reduced by 33%, and overdue CAPAs reduced to Zero, on time delivery has improved from 78% to 96%, and 7 innovative product launches accelerated to 2017 • Developed and executing business strategy targeting business improvement • CAS Score improved from 61.3 to 72.7 • Team has improved EBITA percent by +157 bps.

Education

  • University of Michigan

    BSE, Mechanical Engineering

    1985 — 1989

  • University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

    MBA, Marketing and Corporate Strategy

    1992 — 1994

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