- Building premises and implementing automated production lines, logistics and IT systems.
- Transforming organizations / implementing industrial processes / coordinating teams across business lines and countries.
- Managing transition to business to deliver qualified assets and teams ready to manufacture commercial products.
- Strong focus on getting things done and delivering on time and on budget / implementing PMO structure and risk management / managing stakeholders.
- Pharmaceutical industries / Biotechnology.
- Hospitals.
- Medical diagnosis laboratories.
- Medical robotics and IT / Medical devices.
- Blood transfusion.
- Excellent English.
- French mother tongue.
Programme Director Pharmaceutical Industry
AstraZeneca - Pharmaceutical industry, turnover $26Md - 66 000 employees
November 2015
to August 2018
Full-time
Dunkerque
France
- MISSION: managed a pharmaceutical factory extension to double manufacturing capacity for a respiratory medical device, from 20 to 40 M units/year (65 people, €130M Capex).
- ACTIONS: established program governance according to PMO (organization structure, strategy, finances, schedule, deliverables, risks and mitigation plans) - Managed stakeholders (business / finances / engineering / quality) - Member of site leadership team.
- Construction of 2 new production lines (formulation + medical device assembly/packing), a new fully automated warehouse and a new Quality Control laboratory.
- Managed transition to business in order to deliver assets ready to manufacture commercial batches.
- ACHIEVEMENTS: transfer to business completed for the first 3 assets (assembly/packing line in February 2017, Quality Control lab in March 2018, fully automated warehouse in April 2018). Last asset (formulation line) to be transferred to business due end 2018.
Director of Integration and Network Consolidation Projects for Medical Laboratories
Unilabs - Medical Biology laboratories, turnover €160M, 1300 employees
June 2012
to October 2014
Full-time
Paris
France
- MISSION: manage the post M&A operational integration of 50 new biology diagnosis and pathology laboratories into a French existing network, ending to a total of 102 laboratories in 19 regions.
- ACTIONS: Consolidated production into regional core labs while keeping proximity collecting centers and emergency hospital labs / optimized personnel and equipment / harmonized and standardized operations / Implemented lean solutions / 6 months acting as turnaround manager for the Champagne region.
- ACHIEVEMENTS: built strong foundations in each regional labs to support further commercial development / Champagne region laboratories back on track in terms of organization, financial performance and quality of service / implemented €4.9M operational synergies in less than 2 years.
Engineering Project Director for hospital medical technical platforms
University Hospital - 13 000 employees
January 2006
to January 2012
Full-time
Lille
France
- MISSION: built technical platforms and reorganized 3 majors medical supporting functions :
- BIOLOGY: regrouped 23 medical diagnosis laboratories, biology and pathology, into one single 20.000 m² medical center building (800 people, 7000 analysis/day).
- STERILIZATION: created with GCS Sterinord one of the most innovative sterilizing surgical instrument industrial platforms in France (90 people, 1000 surgical kits a day, 5 hospitals).
- BLOOD TRANSFUSION: revamped the hospital blood histocompatibility and distribution processes for blood transfusion with Etablissement Français du Sang (60 people, 50.000 blood bags a year).
- ACHIEVEMENTS: operational expenses decreased by €5M - improved drastically quality of service to clinicians by reducing turnaround time by half.
Consultant in Organization and Strategy
IMD
March 2003
to December 2005
Full-time
Lausanne
Switzerland
- Redesigned the organization of a 1200 people strong retail company to take full advantage of new functionalities brought with implementation of a new ERP (SAP).
- Managed the creation of a New-Zealand wine import and bottling company in China.
- Assessed potential of China medical market and ways of entry for high-end medical equipment.
- Seek venture funds for a start-up company.
Director of Marketing and Product Development
Gilson - Robotics and Lab Equipment, turnover $60M, 400 employees
March 2000
to February 2003
Full-time
Madison
United States - Wisconsin
- Robotics Business Unit manager (turnover $16M, 30 people).
- Developed and launched a new line of robots for biotech and pharmaceutical industries / coordinated engineering development between French and USA teams => $5M extra sales.
- In 2002-2003, managed the consolidation of the business unit in one single location in US => decreased operating expenses by 15%.
International Customer Service Manager
French Atomic Energy Agency - Cis Bio International - Medical Robotics, turnover €35M, 200 employees
February 1997
to February 2000
Full-time
Saclay
France
- Set up and managed customer service teams in 18 countries to support the launch of a medical diagnosis robot, with a strong focus in Asia with the creation of a hub in Japan to cover the Asia-Pacific region (60 people).
Robotics Engineering Project Manager
French Atomic Energy Agency - Cis Bio International - Medical Robotics, turnover €35M, 200 employees
February 1993
to January 1997
Full-time
Chicago
United States - Illinois
- Managed the joint successful development of a medical diagnosis robot between a French company (Cis Bio International) and an American one (Packard) (25 people).
Biotech R&D manager
French Atomic Energy Agency - Cis Bio International - Medical Diagnosis, turnover €30M, 200 employees
May 1987
to January 1993
Full-time
Marcoule
France
- Transformed a small research team in biomarkers used as detection system in medical diagnosis, into a full industrial unit (9 people).