I'm a certified pharmaceutical salesrep & graduated economist and Roche football coach who worked up his way through various roles to become a passionate commercial allrounder.I started my professional journey 20 years ago, after graduating at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) and some learning years abroad in the USA & Japan, then joined Roche as a salesrep in primary care and moved on to commercial leadership positions with more and more responsability, from involvement from early research to tough biosimilar competition - and also to deliver on it. I'm also an avid reader of management literature and love to to practice my 'VACC' skills.I have a high level of experience in commercial leadership roles in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry. Would describe myself as a strong VACC leader with the ability to inspire & mobilize the teams towards a vision of high ambition and winning together, a system thinker & teamplayer who understands and leads with an enterprise and collective mindset, who understands and appreciates the complexity of Pharma International and who has the ability to shape early development efforts, a high strategic thinking ability, very well connected within the industry, and with an ‘entrepreneurial growth mindset'.I have familiarity in leading complex, high-impact projects from design to execution and lead teams in a matrix setting and as line manager. I like to act with confidence and to think & act independently whilst ensuring consistent alignment with my managers, to which I always established excellent & professional relationships. To me my experience in leading large-scale initiatives/projects/programs in a matrix organization is key. Exceptional project management and operational leadership skills with extensive experience in organizing, leading, driving and implementing multiple complex initiatives. I’m highly effective at teamwork and collaboration, including collaboration with senior leaders. I have excellent verbal and written communication (English, German, Swiss German, French, and intermediate Italian), experience in meeting facilitation and agenda setting to ensure efficient and effective decision making. Exceptional presentation creation skills with a focus on delivering complex content in a clear & concise way in order to drive focused decision making.
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