Bernhard Schefter PhD

Managing Director and Head of European Operations at EMPartners

Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

About

A Pharmaceutical Executive with more than 30 years of experience in the Industry in both Commercial and Finance, holding leadership roles in executive management of local and global units and entities. Top skills include General Management, Marketing and Sales, Finance, Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions and Management Consulting. I led high performance local and global Marketing Teams in Rx and OTC with a focus on Women’s Health, Oncology and Dermatology. Post M & A deals I restructured newly acquired pharmaceutical businesses, integrating R&D, Manufacturing, Marketing and Commercial Operations of companies into global organizations with extensive value creation and built new local organizations from scratch. Currently Managing Partner in a boutique Pharma and Biotech Consultancy, I dedicate my passion and experience for pharma and biotech innovation to our clients in the industry.

Experience

  • Managing Director, Head of European Operations at EmPartners
    May 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 2 mos

  • Bayer HealthCare (9 yrs 4 mos)
    • Vice President, Commercial Operations Dermatology
      Jul 2010 - Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    • President & CEO, Intendis Inc.
      Jan 2005 - Jun 2010 · 5 yrs 6 mos

  • Vice President & General Manager, BU Dermatology at Berlex Inc., subsidiary of Schering Berlin Inc.
    May 2003 - Dec 2004 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Vice President Business Development at Schering Berlin, Inc.
    May 2002 - Apr 2003 · 1 yr

  • President & CEO at Leiras Oy & Schering Oy
    Nov 1997 - Apr 2002 · 4 yrs 6 mos