Thomas Burger 🧬

About

"It is ours, mankinds destiny to move forward where angels are afraid to go" (J.T. Kirk, future philosopher, adventurer, leader). In that meaning and until then, shaping the digital today and future of Bayer Pharma R&D!

Experience

• Digital Lead Pharma Research at Bayer
  Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

  Driving digital transformation at Bayer Pharma R&D, contributing to the creation of cross-platform outcomes, and investigating new opportunities as well as unsolved business problems beyond existing capabilities! Responsibilities include Digital Strategy, Digital Portfolio Management and Digital Discovery with focus on R&D Operations. Embracing Change as IT Champion for Dynamic Shared Ownership. Still holding everything together and aligning everyone to collaborate and deliver towards our digital ambition. Accelerating value realization with our stakeholders by co-creating long-term transformation strategies, investigating new opportunities, and driving key business outcomes through strong collaborations across cross-functional teams, fostering transparency and building trust.

• Coach for Life and Handball at Burger Solutions
  May 2007 - Present · 19 yrs 2 mos

  Father of 2, Freelancer (Consulting on Digital Transformation, Smart Services), Coach & Trainer (Handball-Teams), Teacher (Master & Executive MBA Level on Innovation, Smart Services & Digital Transformation), Author

• Head of Program Office Digital Transformation at TRUMPF
  Jul 2018 - Jun 2021 · 3 yrs

  Overall responsibility for Strategic Innovation Programs focusing on Digital Transformation (E2E, Digital Products, Disruptive Business Models, IT/Architecture, Change & Organisation), Managing the group-wide Digital Portfolio, Digital Strategy Definition and Implementation. Holding everything together and aligning everyone to collaborate and deliver towards our digital ambition.

• Festo (Esslingen-Berkheim)
  • Service Portfolio Manager
    Jul 2015 - Jun 2018 · 3 yrs

    Transformation of the global Service Business towards strategic Service Portfolio Management, systematic Service Development and harmonized service processes, systems and tools.

  • Business Partner Smart Services for Digital Business
    Jul 2015 - Jun 2018 · 3 yrs

    Definition of a Digital Strategy. Scouting, Discovery and Prototyping with focus on Smart Services and Augmented/Virtual Reality. New Business Model Exploration.

• Project Manager, Consultant, Researcher at Fraunhofer IAO
  May 2007 - Jun 2015 · 8 yrs 2 mos

  Global research and consulting projects with focus on Service Engineering and Service Management. Head of ServLab: www. serlab.eu