Holger Stephan

IT Manager User Support Europe at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Basel, Basel, Switzerland

About

Experienced leader at the interface between Business and Information Technology - Solid background both in IT and Life Science R&D - Record in IT Service Management, Information Management, Business Change Management, IT Governance - Used to work in intercultural environments and with virtual teams

Experience

  • Manager User Support Europe at Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Aug 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

  • Syngenta Crop Protection (Basel und Umgebung, Schweiz)
    • Head Global Operations in R&D Biological Assessment
      Aug 2012 - Jul 2015 · 3 yrs

      Manage Finance, HR, Organizational Development and Communication of Biological Assessment Department in close cooperation with corresponding business partners; as a member of the global BA leadership team ensure alignment between the regional BA organizations; Lead global planning teams to ensure projects in R&D portfolio have sufficient resources and are delivered in time and quality; Ensure global alignment of training approaches, development of bespoke eLearning solutions. Lead global team to ensure processes and systems are globally harmonized, effective and efficient, that data is complete and has consistent quality and IT tools are properly managed, monitor KPIs on data quality, effectiveness and efficiency of operation and provide feedback to BA and R&D leadership; Lead innovation and continuous improvement to meet strategic goals, give direction to two major change programs as Senior Business Leader

    • Project Manager, Team Lead in R&D Information Management
      Sep 2001 - Aug 2012 · 11 yrs

      Lead international team of scientists to develop and manage processes and tools for Data and Information Management in R&D (e.g. LIMS, Scientific Databases) Lead team to manage relationships to senior stakeholders and to ensure strategic alignement of projects. Design and establish governance structures. Manage projects of various size including programs to drive business change.

  • Management Consultant CSV at CSC - Computer Sciences Corporation
    2001 - 2001 · Less than a year

    Expert for Computer System Validation (CSV) / Electronic Records ( 21 CFR Part 11) Projects with several Pharma customers in Switzerland and Germany Training in Project Management

  • Laboratory Head Structure Elucidation / NMR at Ciba
    1997 - 2001 · 4 yrs

    Established capability for structure elucidation by NMR in Ciba Specialty Chemicals, introduced new analytical techniques and database to make expert knowledge accessible, led team to perform analysis of internal samples as well as for external customers (mainly Pharma industry) also under GLP / GxP, acted as Principal Investigator

  • Postdoc Structure Elucidation at Ciba-Geigy
    1996 - 1996 · Less than a year

    Structure elucidation or confirmation of natural products and synthetic research samples by NMR, main contact pharma research