11/2022 - ...: Pharma industry, Head of Quality Assurance ad-interim
05/2022- 12/2022: Speransa Therapeutics: interim Head of Quality
05/2020- 12/2022: Boehringer Ingelheim: cGMP consultant for QA/QM topics for Drug Device Combination Products
11/2021-01/2022: ISO 9001 for lawyers: Streitbörger, Germany
08/2021- 05/2022: Fresenius Kabi, Norway:, cGMP consultant - implementation assessments of global QA SOPs
09/2020- 07/2022: Austar Group, China: conception and execution of remote training sessions, e.g. EU GMP Annex 16; MAH concept, Third Party Management
09/2020 - 04/2021: BioNTech SE: cGMP consultant for Supplier Lifecycle Management and QAA?s
01/2020 - 12/2020: Münzprägstatt München: QM and Management consultant
03/2020-06/2020: Pharma industry (Dr Müller, Switzerland) cGMP consultant: gap assessment / risk analysis of production process & QMS
11/2019-01/2020: Life sicence industry, consultant for medical device development (Hauni Vaping Technologies GmbH, Germany)
06/2019 - 11/2019
Pharma industry, Medac GmbH, interims manager and consultant for MDR implementation
05/2019 - 03/2020
Medical Device Industry, DePuy Synthes (a Johnson&Johnson company), Switzerland: QM consultant for CAPA, investigation / inspection preparation (TÜV, MDSAP)/ risk management
06/2018 -12/2020
Chemical industry, cGMP consultant (Kuraray Europe), gap assessment / risk analysis of production process for GMP compliance
05/2018 -04/2019
Pharma industry, cGMP consultant (Merck Darmstadt), regulatory CMC compliance, module 3 CTD, in-licensing of generics
01/2018 -05/2018
Medical Device Instudry: QM consultant (Siegrist AG, Switzerland), preparation and accompanying for ISO 13485:2016 certification.
05/2017 - 08/2017
Medical Device Industry: Quality management consulting, auditing (Winka AG, Switzerland)
03/2017 -04/2018
Medical Device Industry, Germany (Fresenius Medical Care):
FDA readiness. Remediation. CAPA and Deviation Management.
04/2016 - 06/2017
Medical Device Instudry: QM consultant (Siegrist AG, Switzerland), preparation and accompanying initial ISO 13485 certification. QMS Gap assessment, Risk management (ISO 14971)
07/2014 - 03/2017
Pharma:
cGMP consultant (Merck Darmstadt), FDA readiness project, gap assessment and risk analysis (ICH Q9) of batch record review and QP batch certification process. Project Management, Deviation Management, Change Control.
09/2013 - 06/2014
Medical Device Industry: Interim-Manager, Head of Quality, (Depuy Synthes - a Johnson & Johnson company, Switzerland) 9 direct reports, 60 persons within Quality Organisation:
Member of the Management team. Responsible to oversee: NCR-, CAPA- and Complaint- Management, Management Review, Quality Issues, Quality KPI Reporting, Training, Quality
Inspection, Quality Planning, Validation, Calibration
06/2013-08/2013
Medical Device Industry: CAPA SME (Depuy Synthes - a Johnson & Johnson company, Switzerland): Warning letter remediation as part of a global compliance project. Interim-CAPA review board leader.
02/2013 ? 05/2013
Novartis PharmOps, Stein, Aargau, Switzerland
Head of QA Compliance Steriles (sterile center of excellence within Novartis worldwide) with 10
direct reports
04/2012 ? 12/2012
Sanofi Deutschland, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Group Leader Complaint Management at Site Frankfurt Insulin with two teams / 16 direct reports
04/2010 ? 03/2012
Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate Center, Ingelheim, Germany
Senior Manager Corporate Quality Assurance, Corporate Division Quality
Global Process Owner Complaints
Global Process Owner Recalls (Deputy)
Project Team Member of:
03/2005 ? 03/2010
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Ingelheim, Germany
Head of Complaint Management Germany within Process Quality Assurance / Quality Operations,
leading 3 groups / 15 employees
Responsible person for medical devices in Germany and the EU (Sicherheitsbeauftragter für
Medizinprodukte) as laid down in §30 Medizinproduktegesetz
Defend the Complaint Management group in audit situations. Participated in about 40 inspections from
different authorities (FDA, Anvisa, German authorities, KFDA, customers)
Qualified co-auditor at BI Pharma GmbH & Co KG
10/2000 ? 02/2005
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany
Senior Manager Analytical Development, Animal Health
Laboratory leader of 2 laboratories: ?Analytical Development? and ?New analytical Technologies?.
CMC Project team leader of international development projects:
Method development and Validation in accordance to VICH-guidelines, sampling & release of clinical trial material, performance of stability studies; specification finding and cGMP-Documentation: HPLC,
dissolution, HPLC-MS/MS, capillary electrophoresis
10/1998 ? 09/2000
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Kiel, Germany
Analytical Development
Responsible for analytical development of one NCE project in preclinical trials an, human clinical trials
Phase I / II:
University education:
07/1998
Ph.D. thesis in Technical Chemistry and Biochemistry: ?Development of CE methods for product
control of proteins and drug substances from biotechnological production?
12/1995 ? 07/1998
scientific coworker at the Institute of Technical Chemistry, section Biotechnology 1, University of Hannover, Prof. Dr. T. Scheper
08/1994 ? 11/1995
scientific coworker at the Institute of Medical Physics, University of Münster, Prof. Dr. ing. F. Hillenkamp: "Mass spectroscopy in the genome research: MALDI-MS of biological macro molecules,
bound to solid surfaces."
05/1994
Diploma thesis, Institute of Technical Chemistry (University of Hannover) and Institute of Biochemistry (University of Münster): ?Method development for determination of antibodies with affinity capillary electrophoresis? in close cooperation with Novo Nordisk
1987 - 1993
Study of chemistry at the University of Hannover, focused on technical chemistry.
School education:
1976 - 1986
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gymnasium, Herzberg am Harz, finished with ?Abitur?.
1972 - 1976
Nicolai-Schule, Herzberg am Harz (primary school)
Additional Trainings / Qualifications
Main Areas of expert knowledge:
11/2022 - ...: Pharma industry, Head of Quality Assurance ad-interim
05/2022- 12/2022: Speransa Therapeutics: interim Head of Quality
05/2020- 12/2022: Boehringer Ingelheim: cGMP consultant for QA/QM topics for Drug Device Combination Products
11/2021-01/2022: ISO 9001 for lawyers: Streitbörger, Germany
08/2021- 05/2022: Fresenius Kabi, Norway:, cGMP consultant - implementation assessments of global QA SOPs
09/2020- 07/2022: Austar Group, China: conception and execution of remote training sessions, e.g. EU GMP Annex 16; MAH concept, Third Party Management
09/2020 - 04/2021: BioNTech SE: cGMP consultant for Supplier Lifecycle Management and QAA?s
01/2020 - 12/2020: Münzprägstatt München: QM and Management consultant
03/2020-06/2020: Pharma industry (Dr Müller, Switzerland) cGMP consultant: gap assessment / risk analysis of production process & QMS
11/2019-01/2020: Life sicence industry, consultant for medical device development (Hauni Vaping Technologies GmbH, Germany)
06/2019 - 11/2019
Pharma industry, Medac GmbH, interims manager and consultant for MDR implementation
05/2019 - 03/2020
Medical Device Industry, DePuy Synthes (a Johnson&Johnson company), Switzerland: QM consultant for CAPA, investigation / inspection preparation (TÜV, MDSAP)/ risk management
06/2018 -12/2020
Chemical industry, cGMP consultant (Kuraray Europe), gap assessment / risk analysis of production process for GMP compliance
05/2018 -04/2019
Pharma industry, cGMP consultant (Merck Darmstadt), regulatory CMC compliance, module 3 CTD, in-licensing of generics
01/2018 -05/2018
Medical Device Instudry: QM consultant (Siegrist AG, Switzerland), preparation and accompanying for ISO 13485:2016 certification.
05/2017 - 08/2017
Medical Device Industry: Quality management consulting, auditing (Winka AG, Switzerland)
03/2017 -04/2018
Medical Device Industry, Germany (Fresenius Medical Care):
FDA readiness. Remediation. CAPA and Deviation Management.
04/2016 - 06/2017
Medical Device Instudry: QM consultant (Siegrist AG, Switzerland), preparation and accompanying initial ISO 13485 certification. QMS Gap assessment, Risk management (ISO 14971)
07/2014 - 03/2017
Pharma:
cGMP consultant (Merck Darmstadt), FDA readiness project, gap assessment and risk analysis (ICH Q9) of batch record review and QP batch certification process. Project Management, Deviation Management, Change Control.
09/2013 - 06/2014
Medical Device Industry: Interim-Manager, Head of Quality, (Depuy Synthes - a Johnson & Johnson company, Switzerland) 9 direct reports, 60 persons within Quality Organisation:
Member of the Management team. Responsible to oversee: NCR-, CAPA- and Complaint- Management, Management Review, Quality Issues, Quality KPI Reporting, Training, Quality
Inspection, Quality Planning, Validation, Calibration
06/2013-08/2013
Medical Device Industry: CAPA SME (Depuy Synthes - a Johnson & Johnson company, Switzerland): Warning letter remediation as part of a global compliance project. Interim-CAPA review board leader.
02/2013 ? 05/2013
Novartis PharmOps, Stein, Aargau, Switzerland
Head of QA Compliance Steriles (sterile center of excellence within Novartis worldwide) with 10
direct reports
04/2012 ? 12/2012
Sanofi Deutschland, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Group Leader Complaint Management at Site Frankfurt Insulin with two teams / 16 direct reports
04/2010 ? 03/2012
Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate Center, Ingelheim, Germany
Senior Manager Corporate Quality Assurance, Corporate Division Quality
Global Process Owner Complaints
Global Process Owner Recalls (Deputy)
Project Team Member of:
03/2005 ? 03/2010
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Ingelheim, Germany
Head of Complaint Management Germany within Process Quality Assurance / Quality Operations,
leading 3 groups / 15 employees
Responsible person for medical devices in Germany and the EU (Sicherheitsbeauftragter für
Medizinprodukte) as laid down in §30 Medizinproduktegesetz
Defend the Complaint Management group in audit situations. Participated in about 40 inspections from
different authorities (FDA, Anvisa, German authorities, KFDA, customers)
Qualified co-auditor at BI Pharma GmbH & Co KG
10/2000 ? 02/2005
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany
Senior Manager Analytical Development, Animal Health
Laboratory leader of 2 laboratories: ?Analytical Development? and ?New analytical Technologies?.
CMC Project team leader of international development projects:
Method development and Validation in accordance to VICH-guidelines, sampling & release of clinical trial material, performance of stability studies; specification finding and cGMP-Documentation: HPLC,
dissolution, HPLC-MS/MS, capillary electrophoresis
10/1998 ? 09/2000
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Kiel, Germany
Analytical Development
Responsible for analytical development of one NCE project in preclinical trials an, human clinical trials
Phase I / II:
University education:
07/1998
Ph.D. thesis in Technical Chemistry and Biochemistry: ?Development of CE methods for product
control of proteins and drug substances from biotechnological production?
12/1995 ? 07/1998
scientific coworker at the Institute of Technical Chemistry, section Biotechnology 1, University of Hannover, Prof. Dr. T. Scheper
08/1994 ? 11/1995
scientific coworker at the Institute of Medical Physics, University of Münster, Prof. Dr. ing. F. Hillenkamp: "Mass spectroscopy in the genome research: MALDI-MS of biological macro molecules,
bound to solid surfaces."
05/1994
Diploma thesis, Institute of Technical Chemistry (University of Hannover) and Institute of Biochemistry (University of Münster): ?Method development for determination of antibodies with affinity capillary electrophoresis? in close cooperation with Novo Nordisk
1987 - 1993
Study of chemistry at the University of Hannover, focused on technical chemistry.
School education:
1976 - 1986
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gymnasium, Herzberg am Harz, finished with ?Abitur?.
1972 - 1976
Nicolai-Schule, Herzberg am Harz (primary school)
Additional Trainings / Qualifications
Main Areas of expert knowledge: