Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Robert is a technology and innovation ecosystem gardener, dedicated to defining new methods for developing and deploying novel, value-adding solutions at scale for Novartis. His current mission is imagine, design and deploy an AI-powered decision-support backbone and rebuild our drug development processes around this technology core. Passionate about product-centric innovation and agile methodologies, Robert has led the development and scaling of several large-scale analytics and AI platforms across Novartis divisions and managed several technology platforms at scale. He explores data science approaches and partnerships to drive operational efficiency and empower associates with the data and insights they need for daily decision-making. Previously, Robert led strategy projects at BCG and has a background as a researcher in the medical imaging space and as a mechanical engineer specializing in joint biomechanics.
Leading an innovation team to imagine, design and deploy an AI-powered decision system and new technology environment to radically accelerate and lean our end-to-end development processes.
Driving technology strategy for all things planning, analytics and innovation for our clinical studies. Leading a team to envision, manage and reinvent our technology system landscape.
Embedding new ways of trial execution based on emerging digital capabilities to improve site/patient experience, speed, efficiency and quality of Novartis' clinical studies. Evolving Novartis' decentralized clinical trial capabilities, digital recruitment and looking at automating as much as possible along the chain of clinical data flow.
Management consulting: supporting global players in strategic decision-making, sales & marketing setup and organizational transformation. Full project ownership, team, process and stakeholder management, building of client relationships and shaping of contents. Core member of BCG's Health Care Practice Area, with main focus on Medical Technologies and extensive experience also in Pharma. Project management for several major organizational transformations.
Imaging (MRI / CT / ultrasound) and numerical simulation of blood flow. Patented a new technology in flow measurement enhancement. Research articles accepted to 7 international peer-reviewed scientific conferences or journals. Managed a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and spent 2 months in India, leading to 3 common publications. Supervision of students for master, bachelor and semester thesis work. Created and maintained the institute's hardware inventory.
Research in collaboration with the ETH Zurich. Leader of the MicroMotion project: experimental imaging in orthopaedics. Developed a new implant testing system.
Design manufacture and testing of products for thermo- and fluid-dynamic applications, e.g.: design and manufacture of a green tea processing line.