Stefan Dörsam

Senior Process Engineer | Process Optimization, Technology Transfer

Basel Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Roche (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Process Engineer - USP
      Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

      -Sub-team leader for the upstream part of the technology transfers (clinical and commercial) from development to GMP manufacturing. -Deputy business process manager Basecamp 2.0 for Basel manufacturing. -Process ownership of manufacturing processes (Interface Manufacturing, Science and Technology) including technical and scientific Support (1st and 2nd level) of the upstream area to assure robust and efficient manufacturing processes in the GMP environment. -Lead or support optimization or implementation projects for new technologies. -Planning and coordination of troubleshooting activities and root cause analysis.

    • Job Rotation - Global MSAT & Engineering
      May 2025 - Oct 2025 · 6 mos

      Co-leading a strategic project to create a centralized 'Site Capabilities Repository,' a key digital initiative to enhance operational excellence across the global manufacturing network. -Strategic Planning: Architecting the project's vision, technical strategy, and data roadmap to solve systemic data fragmentation challenges. -Technical Leadership: Leading the technical design and data strategy for the repository, translating complex business requirements into a scalable, enterprise-level data architecture. -Cross-Functional Collaboration: Acting as a key liaison between business stakeholders and IT to ensure the solution is technically feasible and delivers maximum business value.

  • Celonic Group (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Senior Scientist Upstream Process Development
      Oct 2020 - May 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

      -Project leader function (core team member) for customer and internal projects -Planning of experiments and resources as well as coordination of the execution of experiments for the optimization and development of fermentation processes in teams of 2-5 operators -Analysis, evaluation and preparation of data with subsequent presentation of the results to the customer as well as customer contact as a subject matter expert -Preparation of development plans and reports -Transfer and scale-up of fermentation process from R&D bench-scale (15 mL, 3L and 10L bioreactors) to production (200L, 2000L) -Development and optimization of organizational processes (writing and revision of SOPs)

    • Scientist Upstream Process Development
      Oct 2018 - Sep 2020 · 2 yrs

  • PhD Student and Research Associate at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
    2014 - 2018 · 4 yrs

  • Research Intern at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
    Mar 2017 - Mar 2017 · 1 mo

  • Summer Scholar at Chinesisch-Deutsches Zentrum für Wissenschaftsförderung; Zhejiang Universitiy
    Nov 2016 - Nov 2016 · 1 mo

    Sino-German Summer School: Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering for Industrial Biotechnology