David Brausse

Production & Operations Leader @ Roche | Executive MBA Business & IT | Digital Transformation | Life Sciences

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

Versatile leader with a passion for operations, digital transformation, and process excellence. With a background in engineering and production, I excel at optimizing complex workflows, driving efficiency, and implementing innovative solutions in demanding environments. I thrive in dynamic settings where adaptability and strategic thinking are key. My leadership style is built on trust and empowerment, enabling teams to take ownership and deliver outstanding results. I believe in leveraging technology and cross-functional collaboration to create sustainable improvements - always keeping customer needs at the center of decision-making.

Experience

  • Roche ()
    • Manager Sera Production
      Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

      - Leading a team within a GMP production unit to manufacture calibrators and controls for our Roche Diagnostics devices from plasma and serum - Transformational Leadership: development, organizational and disciplinary management of employees - Prepare next steps of our digital transformation, e.g. SAP S/4HANA, MES - Successful establishment and roll out of a new production planning software with a better accessibility for all - Driving a Lean initiative to increase flexibility within our department regarding workload and product shifts - Process & product optimization and problem solving: Identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies in workflows to enable continuous improvement and developing and implementing solutions to increase productivity and quality

    • Project Portfolio Manager
      Jan 2019 - Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      - Successful establishment of a new project & portfolio management by creating a cross-functional-team, standard framework, software, processes and procedures to follow in the organization - Standardization of PM&PPM tools and processes in the international sites network - Managing and moderating project steering committees and leadership meeting to align the portfolio with our site strategy - Managing project portfolio and ensuring the achievement of the company goals and defining strategy using OKR - Creating a standard value stream orientated project plan for tech transfer from scratch - Project manager for an international antibody tech transfer and program management for related projects - Set up and alignment on a standard reporting, stakeholder management and resource management - Matrix-lead of portfolio team and ad interim “head of strategy, project & portfolio management” - Shaping and building up a team as project management office (PMO).

    • Project Management Consultant
      May 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

      - Project management and IT consulting: support for large international R&D projects in Roche Diagnostics - Implementation of a divisional project- and portfolio management software solution (Planisware V6) - Setup of a matrix community „support, services and administration“ (50 members) across 5 business areas, and more than 10 locations on 3 continents, supporting >1.000 users) - Training of global project managers during Planisware roll-out

  • Project Leader at Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller
    Jan 2015 - Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    - Responsible for planning, execution and commissioning of a complex production line for cheese as a major capacity expansion -On-Site construction management - Leading the engineering and project team with various functions - Reviewed and challenged investment proposals from manufacturing sites on technical and financial aspects and proposed alternative solutions - Conducting supplier workshops to evaluate and select proposals - Close cooperation with procurement, sales, marketing and operations

  • Working Student at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C.
    May 2011 - Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    - Geared towards full customer focus - Work in almost all service areas of the hotel

  • Intern at Tetra Pak
    Aug 2013 - Jan 2014 · 6 mos

    - Innovation & Product Development - As part of my diploma thesis, I examined a new type of filtration method for its effectiveness in inactivating microorganisms