Florian Haas, PhD

Director External Supply Organization @ BioNTech SE --- MBA Ess./ Lead Auditor --- Creating the Supply Chain for the Medicine of Tomorrow

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

We are steering all contract manufacturers for Comirnaty production within the alliance manufacturing network and CDMOs for the pipeline of infectious desease and oncology. We colaborate with our CMOs and CMDOs for technical and regulatory readiness, negotiate competitive prices and all contractrual aspects to enable the ontime launch of BNT pipeline products in oncology and infectious deseases. We aim to built long lasting partnerships with our CMOs/CDMOs for the medicine of tomorrow. I am an experienced people manager and lead auditor with profound knowledge in GMP/GDP and vaccine production, supply chain and relationship management - always looking for opportunities to grow and to enlarge my skillset.

Experience

  • BioNTech SE (Hybrid)
    • Director External Supply Organization
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

      Enabling the ADC based oncology 32x pipeline for ADCs and mABs: - selection of global C(D)MO - negotiation leader in contracting, - ensuring CMO oversight for commercial, quality and supply chain operations as well as tech transfers

    • Director Supplier Relationship Management
      Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Merz Consumer Care GmbH (7 yrs 9 mos)
    • Head of Contract Manufacturing Management
      Jul 2020 - Jun 2023 · 3 yrs

      Defining the long to short term supplier strategy and managing all Merz Consumer Care suppliers in terms of pricing, leadtimes, sustainability aspects, quality (qualification, validation, deviations, complains) and OT-IF with my team of five. Lead auditor since 01/2022 for GMP/GDP, MDR, AMG Leader for cost saving initiatives, supplier transfers and supplier qualification

    • Senior Project Manager OTC Business Development and Operational Excellence
      Oct 2015 - Jul 2020 · 4 yrs 10 mos

      OTC Multi Project Leader (40+ projects short term, 60+ long term) for Merz’ brands tetesept and MerzSpezial. Product responsibilities of Merz’ portfolio: cough and cold, selfmedication and vitamins with regulatory classification drugs (medicinal products), medical device class I-III, FSMP and food supplements. As Project leader, I delivered regulatory, supply chain and commercial readiness from product idea (developmental stage) to market launch. As Business Development Manager, I filled up tetesept pipeline with products of the above mentioned regulatory classifications. As Operational Excellence Manager, I drove continuous change management to improve our existing go-to-market processes, including SOPs ownership, process standardizations and supply chain simplification.

  • Procter & Gamble (4 yrs)
    • R&D Project Manager - Packaging
      Aug 2014 - Sep 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Packaging design/development project leader for Salon Professional initiatives North America and Asia: ensurance of technical product packaging readiness from design scratch to launch of product including supplier and production plant selection

    • Scientist - R&D Project Manager Product Research Franchise
      Oct 2011 - Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      -R&D Project Manager: technical team and multifuntional franchise team leader to connect commercial functions with R&D functions (Formulation, IP, Packaging, Regulatory, Compliance) to ensure go to market readiness -R&D representative for Commercial Wella product launchs -QA (incl. regulatory, compliance) manager to ensure seamless workflow for internal and external product consumer tests -Social media expert for Salon Professional "hair" context on relevant platforms

  • Visiting Associate at The Boston Consulting Group
    Feb 2011 - Apr 2011 · 3 mos