Hans von Steiger, MBA, PMP

Sr. Director / Team Leader, Supply Chain Management at Pfizer

Madison, New Jersey, United States

About

• 28 years pharmaceutical industry experience that includes clinical supply planning, dosage form development, and product commercialization. • A proven track record of leading multidisciplinary matrix teams. • Experience with development and maintenance of project critical path schedules that capture activities of multiple disciplines within a global organization. • Leadership of process improvement teams charged with development and implementation of global work processes that impact global workstreams.

Experience

  • Pfizer (30 yrs 5 mos)
    • Sr. Director / Team Leader, Clinical Supply Chain Management
      Apr 2007 - Present · 19 yrs 3 mos

      Manage a team of Supply Chain Managers responsible for clinical supply design, demand planning, packaging and distribution. As a Group leader, I am accountable for interfacing with key stakeholders to review of key performance indicators and drive program level issue resolution. Responsible for leading the integration of acquired company clinical supply chain operations into Pfizer Global Clinical Supply.

    • Team Leader, Contract Manufacturing
      Feb 1996 - Apr 2007 · 11 yrs 3 mos

      Accountable for establishing and maintaining a pool of contract vendors with expertise required to produce Pfizer’s experimental dosage forms. In this role, I was responsible for negotiating supply agreements, scheduling work at the vendors and addressing quality issues. Major accomplishments: - Lead the cross functional team responsible for creation and implementation of the Pfizer’s clinical drug supply forecasting and planning process. - Lead the effort to add clinical supply production to the mission of Pfizer’s commercial manufacturing organization. - Developed and implemented the Pfizer PharmSci contract manufacturing process. The process includes; vendor capability assessment, contractor proposal assessment, and expense tracking.

  • Senior Scientist at R. P. Scherer
    Dec 1994 - Feb 1996 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Responsible for definition and execution of external customer driven product development programs. Set up project timelines, scheduled the necessary resources, and assured established critical path schedules were followed.

  • Product Development EngineerScientist at Procter & Gamble
    Jun 1992 - Jan 1995 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Successfully managed reformulation of OTC respiratory products. Developed an extensive knowledge of GMPs and gained process equipment validation experience. Dosage forms developed included syrups, creams, and soft gelatin capsules.