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Zurich, Switzerland

Zurich Area, Switzerland

- Strategic and budgetary planning for digital transformation initiatives across the Therapeutic Modality division.- Mentoring project teams on best practices for project setup and execution, digital tooling and data management.- Managing stakeholders on all organisational levels, also in challenging situations and fostering collaboration across divisions to align digital strategies with organisational goals.- Providing expert guidance for the business on process optimisation and the implementation of data- driven solutions and digital platforms.- Ensuring seamless integration of automation technologies within broader digital frameworks.- Facilitating cross-functional collaboration to drive digital transformation initiatives, establishing a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

- Coordinated automation and digitalization activities at the Large Molecule Research Subdivision level.- Developed, reviewed and funded strategic plans for automation and digitalization initiatives in collaboration with stakeholders to support research objectives.- Engaging with stakeholders on all levels to address topics of digital transformation and foster a culture of innovation.- Acting as a primary contact for internal and external IT projects, ensuring alignment with division goals.- Business project leader and product owner of a sample management LIMS project for Roche Pharma - Research Sites in Zurich and Munich. Managing the whole project lifecycle.- Supporting the implementation of robotic platforms and re-designing laboratory workflows to integrate automation seamlessly.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

- Strategic planning and coordination of department-level automation and digitalization activities, laying the groundwork for broader initiatives.- Business project leader and product owner of a sample management LIMS project for Roche Pharma - Research Sites in Zurich and Munich, defining vision, value and goals for the development team.- Supporting teams with the optimisation of laboratory workflow re-design to integrate automation technologies seamlessly.- Acted as the primary contact for internal and external IT projects, ensuring alignment with departmental goals.- Leading business projects for the implementation of sample management systems within the department.- Liaised with stakeholders, including project teams, vendors, and end users, to gather and address project requirements.

Zurich Area, Switzerland

- Leading high-throughput automation projects, focusing on optimising molecular biology methods to enhance efficiency and accuracy.- Leading the implementation of Automated Sample Storage Solution integrated with the Sample- Management IT system, including workflow design, hardware and consumable evaluation.- Business project leader of an agile sample management LIMS project for Roche Pharma Research Sites in Zurich and Munich, including business requirement analysis, vendor evaluation, system design and development team setup.- Mentored and trained apprentices, interns, and new employees, fostering a collaborative and innovative lab environment.- Participated in and presented work at internal seminars and interdisciplinary meetings, contributing to knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration.

Zurich Area, Switzerland

- Spearheaded the creation of a sample management LIMS project for Roche Pharma Research Sites in Zurich and Munich, including stakeholder alignment, business case definition, and project team setup.- Leading the planning and design of an Automated Sample Storage Solution integrated with the Sample Management IT system, including workflow design, hardware and consumable evaluation.- Leading projects to optimise medium-throughput automation for molecular biology and initiated high- throughput process planning, including laboratory workflow design and vendor negotiations.- Secured stakeholder alignment, budget approval, and supported the purchasing process for multiple projects, ensuring smooth project execution.- Adapted and optimised vector platforms for protein expression to be compatible with automated processes across various host systems.- Mentored and trained apprentices, interns, and new employees, fostering a culture of learning and development.- Participated in internal seminars and interdisciplinary meetings, contributing to collaborative research efforts.

Zurich Area, Switzerland

- Project lead for automation of molecular biological processes on medium-throughput platforms- Designing and optimising vector platforms for protein expression in various host systems.- Participated in internal seminars and meetings, presenting work and collaborating with colleagues.- Mentored and trained apprentices, interns, and new employees, fostering a supportive and educational lab environment.- Working as a part of an international team in a dynamic research environment.- Laboratory organisation, maintenance and ordering.

Zurich Area, Switzerland

- Management, planning and execution of individual research projects.- Development and optimization of yeast- and in-vitro based systems for the detection of protein- protein and protein- small molecule interactions to further the company’s portfolio.- Supporting our customer service in screenings of proteins and small molecules in various screening systems (yeast- two/three- hybrid, split- ubiquitin, mammalian two- hybrid).- Working as part of an interdisciplinary team in a highly agile, contract research startup organisation.- Participation and presentation of work in internal R&D seminars.- Cloning, expression, purification and detection of soluble and membrane proteins in bacterial, yeast and mammalian cells.- Performing various other molecular-biological and biochemical methods.- Mentoring and training of interns and diploma students.- From 2009-2013 also: Company IT Manager: - Full lifecycle management of the company IT infrastructure. - Planning, acquisition, installation and maintenance of hard- and software. - Full user support for technical issues.

Zurich, Switzerland

- Experiment planning, documentation and results analysis - Working as part of an interdisciplinary team with diverse backgrounds- Insights into organisational background of public institutions- Diverse laboratory techniques such as: - Cloning, expression, purification and detection of bacterial membrane proteins - Isolation, cultivation and molecular diagnostics of pathogenic Chlamydia sp. - Creation of Hybridoma cells - Transfection and maintenance of various mammalian cell lines - Performing various molecular biological and biochemical methods like: - Diagnostic qualitative and quantitative(TaqMan) PCR - Cloning, expression, purification and characterisation of various bacterial proteins - Laboratory logistics and maintenance of laboratory infrastructure

Wädenswil, Switzerland

- Experiment planning, documentation and results analysis - Working as part of an interdisciplinary team- In depth experience in a broad range of molecular biology techniques- Extended insights into Microbiology- Solid foundation in Entomology- Fundamentals in herbology- Laboratory logistics, maintenance and operations

Master'S Degree, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Engineer'S Degree (Dipl. Ing Fh), Biotechnology

Federal Certificate Of Competence, Biology/Biological Sciences, General