Michael brings broad therapeutic experience in the fields of oncology, hematology, nephrology, biosurgery. Most of the studies conducted have been multicenter and multinational studies.Solid scientific understanding of underlying diseases (background of Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology) as well as a profound knowledge of clinical trials including regulations, directives, Good clinical practice.Focus not only on compliance with GCP and regulations but also on relationship with cooperation partners, especially KOLs participating in trials. Supports medical affairs and strengthens partnership with KOLs.Several years of experience leading operations teams. Likes to work with cross functional teams, involving several external partners. Responsible for outsourcing of many projects, including various functions (monitoring, data management, biostats/writing, lab services, central imaging ..). Manages ClinOps overall budget and is responsible for overall spending versus budget.Organized several international investigator's meetings. Profound presentations skills, experienced in presenting at meetings. Numerous appearances at clinical congresses as panelist, presenter or chairman.Personal credo: When it comes to execute clinical trial programs, experience cannot be valued high enough. Only few people bring a wealth of real-life experience. This helps to avoid pitfalls, weather the storm when times are rough and ensure successful delivery.I bring this experience, including studies at all stages from Phase I to Phase IV. I have managed studies from study concept, setup, recruitment and treatment, database lock to study report and (where applicable) to regulatory submission of the CSR. It is of utmost importance to experience all stages of a clinical project to properly understand the impact of decisions made early on results obtained later.Work ethics and accountability second to none.