Sebastian W. Kirbach

(Senior) Global Program Manager - Late Stage Development at Roche Pharmaceuticals

Basel, Basel, Switzerland

About

1 - Passionate about and experienced in enabling the business to deliver on patients’ needs via program, project and process management in the Pharmaceutical and Diagnostics industry. 2 - Pharma - in depths experience: - Oncology, neuroscience, rheumatology/ immunology and antibacterials - PhII to PhIII, PhIII & IV, from patent expiration to solution phase out. 3 - Diagnostics - in depths experience:: - Companion Diagnostics (CDx) and regular in-vitro Diagnostics (IVD) - Across the whole solution life cycle. 4 - Robust knowledge of the end-to-end development & commercialization process for drugs as well as the in-vitro immunodiagnostics (IVD) / companion immunodiagnostics (CDx) design control process. 5 - Recognized as a strategic thought partner to build and operationalize strategies via translation into efficient and effective teamwork. 6 - Used to work successfully in a global matrix environment, handle pressure and short time lines while creating patient benefit, business value and strong stakeholder buy-in. 7 - PhD-MBA, MAE, PMP-certified, awarded for professional and academic achievements.

Experience

  • Roche (15 yrs 6 mos)
    • (Senior) Global Program Manager - Neuroscience
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

      + Huntington's Disease / Tominersen

    • (Senior) Global Program Manager- Immunology & Metabolism
      Feb 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

      + Covered program: TL1A/ afimkibart

    • Global Program Manager - Oncology
      Oct 2020 - Nov 2024 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      + Covered programs: Venclexta/ Venetoclax; Management of CRS - Cytokine Release Syndrome (prevent, predict, treat)

  • Innovations Consulting Project at Pfizer
    Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 · 3 mos

    - Identified breakthrough innovation platform (incl. development of preliminary business plan) - Selected as best of 5 competing teams

  • Business Development Intern at Research Ventures and Licensing (RVL) at Partners Healthcare
    Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 · 3 mos

    - Developed commercialization plan for patented diagnostic test - Analyzed RVL-internal patenting and commercialization process for potential improvements

  • Solutions Marketing Consulting Project as Part of Solutions Marketing Course at Convergys
    May 2010 - Jun 2010 · 2 mos

    - Analyzed current solution development process - Recommended process improvements and outlined implementation strategy

  • Co-Founder & President Hult Life Sciences Business Club at Hult International Business School
    2009 - 2010 · 1 yr

    - Acquired consulting projects for the club - Managed consulting project portfolio to ensure meeting scope and timeline - Lead project to design R&D project monitoring process for a major business unit of Roche Diagnostics (Switzerland) - Lead team to organize & conduct major career fair at Hult IBS (14 guest speakers and 90 attendees)