Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

• Responsible and leading development of key assets in thrombosis with incredible and highly engaged teams with a strong cross-disciplinary product mindset. Cross-disciplinary responsibility across preclinical pharmacology, preclinical safety, early clinical development, CMC, clinical development, clinical operations, regulatory and safety. Responsible to lead integrated product development portfolio in close cooperation with Access, Marketing and Commercial expert functions.

Aug 2023 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Responsible for the successful clinical development and operations of Cell and Gene Therapies of
• the assets of Bayer's independent Biotech research platform companies BlueRock in neurological indications in cell therapy (Parkinson's and inherited retinal disease) and AskBio for neuromuscular indications in GeneTherapy (Congestive Heart Failure, Parkinson's, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy and more).
• transforming clinical trial design towards agility and product orientation
• And the setup of an organization for strategic workforce development (Learning and Training) that meets the ambitious goals of the entire R&D organization.

Sep 2021 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs

Mar 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Definition and execution of global strategy “Digital Transformation of the Core” for Bayer Pharmaceuticals.
• Digital Transformation strategic imperatives: Leveraging data to generate novel revenue streams, efficiency gains from automation of core processes, cloud first and decoupling data from systems
• Selected initiatives: Automation of business processes to reduce the likelihood of adverse events, designing and building Pharma Image Data Assets to digitize diagnostics based on artificial intelligence, ML-based identification of undiagnosed patients to ensure tailored treatment in cancer, building image data asset pipeline in ophthalmology for age dependent macula degeneration (AMD) to improve treatment plans, leading digital transformation with full accountability for ROI

Jul 2016 – Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 8 mos

• Driving vision and strategy to discover novel drugs and bring them to patients faster. Defining and implementing data and tech strategy to fully support enterprise innovation goals in pharmaceutical R&D; enabling data integration and analysis along R&D process from drug discovery via clinical studies to registration with focus on cross-functional knowledge integration; Professional experience in Management Consulting; Business Process Design; Leadership; Change Management; Life Science; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biochemistry; Advanced Analytics; Enterprise IT Architecture

Oct 2014 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Driving strategy and vision to strengthen computational life science in a global R&D organization: defining and implementing IT strategy to fully support enterprise innovation goals in pharmaceutical R&D; enabling data integration and analysis along R&D process from drug discovery via clinical studies to registration with focus on cross-functional knowledge integration; Professional experience in Management Consulting; Business Process Design; Leadership; Change Management; Life Science; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biochemistry; Advanced Analytics; Enterprise IT Architecture

Jul 2011 – Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Strategy in the arena of Life Science research and development

Jul 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Global consulting projects in business process redesign, portfolio management, supplier and relationship management for contract manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, global strategic procurement in healthcare.