Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
An enthusiast biotechnologist and a dynamic project leader with an entrepreneurial spirit and a keen attitude for networking. I bring 15+ years of expertise in business development, product development and product support in the Life Sciences sector. Always at interface between clients and internal cross-functional teams, I enjoy driving meaningful innovation for MedTech, Biotech and Pharma projects. COMPETENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP - Global leader of a product pre-launch testing at KOL clinical sites across EU and USA. The trial generated marketing collaterals (E.g., peer reviewed publications, white papers and posters) for public events, trade fairs and company’s website to enhance brand visibility. - Specialist for the development of new solutions for the Biotech and the Diagnostics field. Part of several System Engineering teams were I successfully contributed from products inception to feasibility and verification studies under ISO13485 certified Quality Management Systems. - Global customer support and Life Cycle Management. Personally trained Global and Local Service Teams as well as Key Accounts to provide best-in-class customer services. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - Active B2B for the MedTech, Biotech & Life Sciences sectors. Track record of new clients’ acquisition. Generated more than 50% of new active leads and secured Master Service Agreements with 2 major accounts for the Life Sciences Business Unit at Helbling Technik. - Active networker. Strong focus on Cell&Gene Therapy, diagnostics, NGS and lab automation. Company representative at customer sites, national and international showcasing events and social media. - Contracting and negotiation. Drafting of contracts and projects proposals. KOLs management. Clients support to raise financing and sponsorships. My affable and friendly nature, as well as my willingness to share my broad and well-founded wealth of experience, make me a good team player. But I also enjoy taking on leadership and responsibility for projects. I am open and interested in learning and tackle new challenges.
- Business Development and Project Management - Offers proposals for industrial mandates - InnoSuisse grant coordinator
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Application specialist of the System Engineering Team at HSE•AG, a spin-off company from QIAGEN Instruments GmbH. My role is over arching the full development process: from the concept up to the final industrialization for customer and internal products. My expertise allows me to capture and define the product requirements and user needs to better refine the business case. This translates into a thoughtful design and proof-of-concept tests at very early stages. Definition of benchmarking criteria for feasibility and development phases allow me to constantly monitor the progress across the different teams efforts.
Member of Global System Solutions and System Engineering Teams with focus on NGS System development and responsible for new applications as well as for the proof-of-concept of the entire workflow: QIAGEN Sample-to-Insight concept. In my role, I successfully planned, led and executed one of the largest NGS ring test worldwide at customer sites in order to benchmark an out-of-the-box sequencing sample-to-insight solution against customized pipelines in clinical labs. As part of the System Management Team my role ensures an efficient life cycle management of our NGS system by continuously enabling the liaison between R&D and Marketing, Services and Sales teams. Provided marketing scientific support for NGS workflow at international conferences and at focus group meetings with KOLs. High level training and troubleshooting for the internal service team and VIP customers.