Greater Bern Area
•Global Program Lead - General Manager • Strategy, Operations, Development • Built the facility and the team • Has energy, even when it's hard • Ability to execute • Creates an environment of collaboration and inclusion • 20 years experience in biopharmaceutical development and commercial manufacturing • Making it work with US and EU teams • Learns and adapts
Global Program Lead Chikungunya
Acquisition of travel health vaccine business by Bavarian Nordic, no role change (05/2023)
PaxVax got acquired by Emergent Biosolutions (08/2018) New clinical trial material facility New clinical trial manufacturing team Global CMC leader Finding that red line in the mess Developing leaders Site Strategy Development
Main achievements • Lead team to supply launch lots for newly registered vaccine in the USA • Key role in global organisation, fostered best practices transfer and global alignment • Introduction of routine manufacturing and S&OP • Lead unit to embrace operational excellence • Cost reduction and insourcing
Main achievements • Lead asset sale
Main achievements • Strategic portfolio analysis for newly acquired site • Evaluation of technology transfer for licensed vaccine to newly acquired site • Implementation of global ERP system
Main achievements • Strategic project planning across the departments • Leading the transition of the CMC unit to be run as a virtual biotech company • Leading an international project team in a matrix organisation • Development of product towards a 4 year shelf life in prefillable syringes
Main achievements • Member of the executive board • Plan and execute international investment projects (vaccine facilities, fill and finish facilities) • Establishment of the Life Science Technology department as a key unit for Advens • Transition of the unit to new management • Establishment of new business development source for project acquisition in China
Main achievements • Market analysis with focus on business expansion in the emerging markets • Definition of business strategy of unit with support of the mother house • New projects acquired in China and Switzerland.