jean quancard

SVP, Chemistry and Process Sciences, dsm-firmenich

Satigny, Geneva, Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Senior Vice President, Chemistry and Process Sciences at dsm-firmenich
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Visiting Lecturer at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
    Feb 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Medicinal chemistry: concepts and case studies from the pharmaceutical industry Course series (3 days) taught every two years to PhD students.

  • Novartis (14 yrs 6 mos)
    • Global Head of Frontier Chemistry, Global Discovery Chemistry
      Nov 2023 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Executive Director, Discovery Chemistry
      Apr 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • Head of Chemistry, Musculoskeletal Disease
      Jun 2016 - Sep 2024 · 8 yrs 4 mos

  • Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group
    Nov 2010 - Mar 2011 · 5 mos

  • Research Investigator at Novartis
    Dec 2006 - Nov 2010 · 4 yrs