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Basel, BS, CH

Basel, Basel-Stadt, CH

• Responsible for driving market expansion and growth in the CDMO sector, focusing on innovative projects and strategic initiatives, my role involves unlocking new market opportunities, growing accounts, expanding the.
• Lead generation & market strategy: Develop and lead novel target market initiatives, including outbound and inbound lead generation, to expand Arxada’s presence.
• Market expansion & positioning: Position Arxada as a recognized CDMO player, entering markets previously inaccessible.
• Product development & project management: Manage new product development projects, working closely with R&D teams to create innovative solutions that align with targeted markets.
• Cross-departmental collaboration: Work collaboratively with business units, R&D, engineering, production, sourcing, legal, finance, and other departments to ensure seamless project acquisition and execution.
• Marketing & communication: Participate in trade shows and create CDMO marketing material to enhance Arxada’s visibility.

Basel, Basel-Stadt, CH

• Focusing on identifying and securing new business opportunities within the chemistry and biotechnology sectors, I managed the complete project lifecycle from customer contact to contract negotiations, ensuring.
• Market analysis & lead generation: Monitor global chemistry and biotechnology markets to identify new business opportunities and customer needs.
• Project accountability: Manage the entire project lifecycle, from initial inquiry to service and commercial manufacturing agreements, ensuring seamless execution.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with internal teams in R&D, production, sourcing, and legal to ensure efficient project execution.
• Customer relationship management: Build and nurture relationships with key customers, ensuring high satisfaction and ongoing business growth.
• Sales & reporting: Develop and execute customer account plans, sales reporting, and forecasting to support business strategy and pipeline growth.

Liverpool, England, GB

• Responsible for driving growth and expanding the company’s operations mainly across Europe and North America, my role focused on accelerating drug development through the provision of unique chiral building blocks for.
• Market management: Develop and manage business operations across Europe and North America, overseeing key customer relationships, distribution, and marketing.
• Strategic planning: Evaluate customer needs and develop strategic business plans, executing short- and long-term objectives to drive growth.
• Business development & growth: Identify new business opportunities, leverage internal technologies and expertise to provide innovative solutions.
• Customer engagement: Organize and execute customer visits, conferences, webinars, and presentations to C-level executives.Selected achievements:
• Achieved > 100% revenue growth within 12 months.

Heerlen, Limburg, NL

• Overseeing quality control operations to ensure compliance and product integrity across multiple markets, including pharma, food, feed, and cosmetics, I was leading a department of > 25 people with 6 laboratories and 3.
• Product quality & release: Ensure timely release of products to the market, adhering to GMP, ISO, ICH, and ANSM standards.
• Department operations: Plan and monitor the department's budget, while organizing resources effectively to support production quality demands and identifying opportunities to enhance quality processes and outcomes.
• Team leadership: Manage and support 3 team leaders and >20 lab technicians, conducting performance reviews, training, and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Audit preparation & compliance: Prepare and assist internal and external audits, including DSM, FDA, ANSM, and client inspections, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Technical guidance: Provide expertise for OOS/OOT investigations, ensuring thorough analysis and resolution of quality issues.Selected achievements:

Basel, Rosental Area, CH

• Leading project and their chemical strategy, focusing on the design, synthesis, and delivery of specialized building blocks for external clients, my role included executing and overseeing R&D operations, optimizing.
• Chemical R&D & optimization: Manage synthesis, characterization, and delivery of novel chemicals, ensuring product quality and development and optimization of production processes.
• Project leadership: Oversee project planning and execution, from proposal development to on-time delivery, aligning with budget and timeline expectations.
• Team management: Manage a team of research associates, handling recruitment, KPI reviews, and performance evaluations.
• External collaboration: Provide scientific expertise to partners in biotech, formulation, and computational chemistry sectors.
• Cross-functional communication: Maintain communication with clients, executives, and advisors via reports, presentations, and regular updates.

Basel, Rosental Area, CH

• In this role, I developed synthesis strategies for high-quality, novel compounds under strict timelines, directly contributing to client projects.Accountabilities:
• Chemical synthesis development: Create and optimize synthetic routes for custom chemicals, ensuring cost efficiency.
• Project execution: Deliver projects with precision, adhering to budget constraints and tight deadlines.
• Result reporting: Prepare and communicate detailed reports on project progress to line managers and during team meetings.Selected achievements:
• Consistently met aggressive project timelines, supporting SpiroChem’s reputation for timely, high-quality chemical solutions.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Advisor for projects feasibility (budget, impact, novelty, timeline).
• Applicants evaluation for the Fulbright fellowship.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Advsior: Pr. Neil K. GargAs the only post-doctoral researcher in the lab, I had a central responsibility regarding the overall research organization, students training, security and chemistry advices. I was in charge.
• Co-discovered and co-developed 2 new reactions - 2 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Supervised and trained co-workers (Ph. D. and M. Sc. students - US, JP).
• Insured good lab practice in the group and coordinate parallel activities.
• Facilitated the communication between the students and the laboratory head.
• Led meeting in the absence of the principal advisor.

Strasbourg, Grand Est, FR

• Advisors: Pr. Patrick Pale and Dr. Aurélien BlancI worked on the development of new reaction catalyzed by gold, designed according to the cations properties, in order to gain insights on the catalytic ability of these.
• Supervised and trained co-workers (1 Ph. D. candidate, 2 M. Sc. students - FR).
• Developed and discovered 4 new reactions, synthesized new gold complexes and revampe a NMR method. - 5 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Insured collaboration with a NMR department (UdS).
• Literature searching and project/results communication (report, publication, seminar, board, presentation).
• Successfully graduated after defending a thesis titled "Gold(I/III) Catalysis: from the Reactivity to the Catalyst, through Structural Analysis".Publications:

Strasbourg, Grand Est, FR

• Advisors: Pr. Jean-Marc Weibel and Dr. Frédéric Bolze
• Prepare and direct tutorial classes and comprehensive exercise sessions in order to ensure lectures follow-up (20-40 students/class).
• Assist practical classes and students’ guidance (20-30 students/class).
• Prepare and correct oral and written examination sessions (tutorial and practical).

• EDSC222 Director: Pr. Véronique Bulach
• Graduate student representative (~250 Ph. D. students)
• Evaluate applicants for French governmental Ph. D. fellowship (MENRT) through paper applications and oral examinations

Strasbourg, Grand Est, FR

• Advisors: Pr. Patrick Pale and Dr. Aurélien Blanc
• Project assistant: New methods development - 2 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Acquire technical chemistry skills (reaction set-up, purification, characterization).
• Literature searching and project/results communication (report, publication, board presentation).
• Projects: (1) "Synthesis and reactivity studies of new heterogeneous gold catalyst based on polyoxometalate", (2) "Baylis-Hillman adducts and gold catalysis".Resulting publications:
• POM-Gold(I)/H+ Complexes: Air-Stable, Efficient, Polyvalent, and Bifunctional Catalysts (OM, 2015, 34, 5065).

Strasbourg, Grand Est, FR

Strasbourg, Grand Est, FR

• Advisor: Dr. Frédéric Bolze
• Present the chemistry department in high schools
• Counsel and advise high school students interested in the chemistry field

Postdoctoral Study - Pr. Neil K. Garg

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Pr. Patrick Pale

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Molecular And Supramolecular Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry