Partnering closely between business and IT.Focussed on team empowerment, enablement and encouragement. Championing Agile principles & practices, supporting the transition to Lean & Agile Ways of Working (SAFe- where appropriate), with a focus on incremental value delivery as opposed to perfection. Fostering trust & psychological safety in teams.Focused on clear articulation & alignment of team values, rules, vision, mission, goals & priorities.Overcoming ambiguity, making… Show more Partnering closely between business and IT.Focussed on team empowerment, enablement and encouragement. Championing Agile principles & practices, supporting the transition to Lean & Agile Ways of Working (SAFe- where appropriate), with a focus on incremental value delivery as opposed to perfection. Fostering trust & psychological safety in teams.Focused on clear articulation & alignment of team values, rules, vision, mission, goals & priorities.Overcoming ambiguity, making work visible & limiting work in progress. Supporting strategic stakeholder management and communication planning.Prioritizing user needs in the design of solutions (via Value Stream & User Journey Mapping / Design Thinking). Show less

• Generated cross functionally aligned product specific strategic medical plans & initiated both a Multiple Sclerosis portfolio plan, and NS Biomarker plan against a background of significant team change• Partnered with the Head of Operations & the Global Medical Directors for Gilenya, Siponimod & Ofatumumab• Highlighted gaps in strategy, infrastructure & process• Liaised with cross functional stakeholders to fill gaps• Facilitated team building, stakeholder mapping, cross… Show more • Generated cross functionally aligned product specific strategic medical plans & initiated both a Multiple Sclerosis portfolio plan, and NS Biomarker plan against a background of significant team change• Partnered with the Head of Operations & the Global Medical Directors for Gilenya, Siponimod & Ofatumumab• Highlighted gaps in strategy, infrastructure & process• Liaised with cross functional stakeholders to fill gaps• Facilitated team building, stakeholder mapping, cross functional workstreams & tracked project progess• Reviewed budgets with project owners, releasing funding for unplanned priority activities Show less

Partnering with the international Medical Team on an exciting Phase 3 project in GastroImmunology. Facilitating virtual planning and tracking of progress towards team goals (activities, FTE's, budget).Trained as a Scrum Master in 'Agile' team facilitation practices.Developed and introduced the use of a virtual ScrumBoard (using SmartSheets) linking 'live' backlog updates from the sprint workstreams into a consolidated 'Dashboard' creating transparency for all and in particular for… Show more Partnering with the international Medical Team on an exciting Phase 3 project in GastroImmunology. Facilitating virtual planning and tracking of progress towards team goals (activities, FTE's, budget).Trained as a Scrum Master in 'Agile' team facilitation practices.Developed and introduced the use of a virtual ScrumBoard (using SmartSheets) linking 'live' backlog updates from the sprint workstreams into a consolidated 'Dashboard' creating transparency for all and in particular for the Product Owner and Senior Management.Mentored a colleague in another department to achieve her goals (PDMA Mentoring scheme).Influenced and shaped a day of 'soft-skills' training as part of a sub-team of Project Managers for PDMA Project Management, keen to build trust within their teams.Initiated a Non Violent Communication (NVC) practice group, offering participants a 'safe' place to practice and to grow their skills. Show less

Partnered with the Global Medical Team leader and functional representatives, successfully ensured that projects were delivered within the agreed time frames, budget and to the quality expected.ADKAR trained as a Change Agent to support the GMT through a variety of changes/ new processes. Learned to master Roche processes and systems ( e.g. PlanSource, FReE, GMail, GDrive, WebEx, etc) .Supported the Her2+ Breast Cancer Medical Affairs team to effectively and efficiently deliver on… Show more Partnered with the Global Medical Team leader and functional representatives, successfully ensured that projects were delivered within the agreed time frames, budget and to the quality expected.ADKAR trained as a Change Agent to support the GMT through a variety of changes/ new processes. Learned to master Roche processes and systems ( e.g. PlanSource, FReE, GMail, GDrive, WebEx, etc) .Supported the Her2+ Breast Cancer Medical Affairs team to effectively and efficiently deliver on the strategic objectives agreed with governance. Managed, chaired and minuted bi monthly Global Medical Team Meetings; prepared both financial and FTE requirements for the Global Medical Team to meet agreed strategic objectives; managed team budgets, budget vs. spend reporting and the annual team goal process, using PlanSource and FReE. Ensured timely availability of the annual medical Therapeutic Area two year rolling strategic plan. Show less

•Prepared Master Plan for project migration into a new tool integrating standard operating procedures.•Developed & delivered 2 trainings for: New project leaders; project team members & new employees.•Tracked Marketing Budget vs. expenditure across all pharmaceutical products (circa. CHF 3.2 Million). •Drafted: Designer & Media briefings, Business Cases, Meeting Minutes, Presentations, etc.

•Drove a mindset and regulatory change from a registered pharmaceutical to a new Medical Device for Germany.•Facilitated between 3 and 8 cross functional teams with members based in Asia, Europe and the Americas. •Led New Product Development (NPD) Projects for the GI Global Strategic Business Unit from idea to launch. •Ensured smooth change from MSProject to use of Synaps across teams (integrated Lifecycle management tool).•Initiated High Performance Team building training… Show more •Drove a mindset and regulatory change from a registered pharmaceutical to a new Medical Device for Germany.•Facilitated between 3 and 8 cross functional teams with members based in Asia, Europe and the Americas. •Led New Product Development (NPD) Projects for the GI Global Strategic Business Unit from idea to launch. •Ensured smooth change from MSProject to use of Synaps across teams (integrated Lifecycle management tool).•Initiated High Performance Team building training, presented at the annual Bayer Project Management Conference Show less

•Designed a global process, assessing >80 NPD ideas and feeding an NPD pipeline to the launch team. •Maintained a time /cost efficient and well communicated process with all partners and stakeholders.•Recruited and developed training for my team of 3-4 Project Managers.•Obtained competitive advantage with projects meeting global strategy guidelines and consumer preferences.

•6 direct reports: Launch and change management, packaging, print development, forecasts, order processing.•Established a new department and SOP’s, fostering relations and serving intercompany customer needs.•Contributed to a major organisational transformation project at the site over a 12m period, preventing closure.•Completed timely production transfers in from three European Roche production sites with no out of stocks.

•3 direct reports: Brand Managers for Antacids, Dietary and Skincare (£10 Million ex. Factory Sales)•Represented Roche on UK Industry Committee (PAGB) & Led the department through an organisational change.•Realized challenging cost of goods reduction project on ‘Rap-Eze’ brand, hitting new and higher profit targets.•Developed EU TV campaign for ‘Rennie’ and UK TV & Radio advertising for ‘Rap-Eze’: (£10 Million ex. factory).

•1 direct report. OTC brand and profit responsibility for ‘Rennie’, ‘Rap-Eze’, ‘Déflatine’ (TV & Press advertised).•Researched, designed and launched ‘Rennie Rap-eze’ (TV, Radio, etc). Budget: £2.5 Million.

•Profit Responsibility: Feminax, AsproClear, ParaClear. New Product Launched: MigraClear. Budget: £0.8 Million.

•Managed launches under the Lovmi budget brand & Own Label. Transitioned to the BabySlips house brand.•Budget responsibility: Media: £1 million p.a., Sampling: £1 million p.a., Public Relations: £0.5 million p.a.