Pharmaceutical Industry : Programme Director
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 (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 all assets (assembly/packing line in February 2017, Quality Control lab in March 2018, fully automated warehouse in April 2018, formulation line in December 2018).
Medical Laboratories : Director of Labs Integration and Network Consolidation Projects
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.
Hospital : Engineering Project Director for 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 Marketing, Organization and Strategy
IMD
March 2003
to December 2005
Full-time
Lausanne
Switzerland
- Redesigned the organization of a 1200 people strong retail company around implementation of an 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 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 Diagnosis, 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
Packard Instrument - Medical Robotics, turnover $80M, 400 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 team leader
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).
- Managing cross-functional transformation projects and programs, change management and organization optimization in international environments (Europe, USA, Asia).
- Strong focus on execution and getting things done, simplifying issues and driving for effective solutions to boost the development of the entire business and improve financial performance.
- Pharmaceutical industries / Biotechnology.
- Hospitals.
- Medical diagnosis laboratories.
- Medical robotics and IT / Medical devices.
- Blood transfusion.
- Excellent English.
- French mother tongue.