Stephanie Schache
Summary
I am a natural go-getter with infectious enthusiasm, able to motivate team members to achieve the impossible and navigate safely across ranks and cultures. My wealth of broad experience in the pharmaceutical industry gained in project, program and alliance management roles allows me to successfully execute a wide array of strategies. I embrace diversity of personalities and expertise as the most precious assets.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Alliance Director
Basilea Pharmaceutica International Ltd.
06.2019 - Current
- Lead 5 strategic partnerships covering Basilea's two commercial anti-infectives, Cresemba and Zevtera for China, MENA, Europe, Nordics and Latin America with top-line accountability.
- Work closely with C-level and leadership team to shape and align partnership strategy.
- Ensure alliance governance as Core-JSC member and drive issue/ risk management and smoothing out process issues/ gaps
- Develop negotiation approach to drive internal decision-making process with all relevant stakeholders and also versus partners resulting so far in 5 major amendments with total incremental revenue of several million Swiss Francs.
Senior Program Manager
Novartis Pharma AG
10.2017 - 05.2019
- Led two highly valuable and externally visible programs, Lucentis - an inlicensed biological compound from Genentech/ Roche as well as a philanthropic program in collaboration with WHO aiming to eliminate leprosy (Lamprene) and MDR-tuberculosis (Dapsone, Rifampicine/ Clofazimine).
- Managing all regulatory-relevant TechOps projects affecting both programs/ product families as well as preparing strategic supply chain proposals.
Senior Program Manager
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd.
12.2015 - 03.2017
- Led Global Program Teams for Ferinject and Venofer, intravenous irons targeting iron deficiency in patients with renal impairment
- Prepared and facilitated annual brand strategy review and operationally responsible for program budget and delivery
- Prepared leadership endorsement of Global Brand Strategy and reported strategic project progress to C-level and leadership team.
- Responsibilities included project prioritization, risk management as well as program communication
Project & Alliance Manager
Novartis Pharma AG
10.2012 - 08.2015
- Divestment: supported deal evaluation, prepared due diligences of potential partners and led deal implementation as single point of contact of TechOps including technology and analytical method transfer as well as cutover planning along with the Marketing Authorization Transfer
- Outlicensing: single point of contact of TechOps for licensing partners, deal governance, risk/ issue management and review of deal terms and part of renegotiation team.
- Distribution Agreements: Single point of contact for TechOps for assigned legacy contracts including systematic review and renegotiation or termination of contracts.
- Member of Portfolio Rationalization Team in charge of portfolio review.
Senior Brand Lifecycle Manager
Novartis Pharma AG
01.2008 - 09.2012
- Led Diovan program during peak sales of > 7 billion CHF for all TechOps driven regulatory-relevant projects
- Managed the entire product family Diovan, Co-Diovan, Exforge, Exforge HCT, Tekturna HCT from starting material to finished product and acted as launch project manager for Entresto (LCZ696) from clinical phase IIb.
- Created a program dashboard to visualize project activity across the pipeline.
- Established in collaboration with Sandoz HQ process for launch readiness of asstest beyond exclusivity and led pilot project Valsartan.
Project Manager
Novartis Pharma AG
01.2003 - 12.2007
- Led TechOps projects in all Novartis business franchises including integration of Chiron and Cibavision.
- Led strategic ChemOps Consolidation Strategy Project to transfer Ergotamine production from Basel Campus to Schweizerhalle (5 APIs from same starting material).
- Another highlight was the led of the insourcing project Miochol E - a complex product consisting of a lyophilisate in vial, liquid vehicle in ampoule, syringe and needle filter, while simultaneously changing the dosage form to a double-chamber syringe.
- Later on, I led the outsourcing of the API production of Miochol E including method development by the CMO.
Key Account Manager
Interbros GmbH
06.1999 - 12.2002
- Top-line accountability for relationship with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health in Japan, Asia/ Pacific and Europe for the Top-5 CMO of GSK manufacturing Aquafresh, Dr. Best/ Macleans branded toothbrushes
- Directly reported into the GM (company size: 500 employees).
Business Analyst & Intern
Schenker Eurocargo (D) AG
09.1995 - 05.1999
- Entry position with major accountabilities: monthly operational accounting, fleet costing, budgeting, cost effectiveness analysis, contact to group accounting.
- Beforehand, internships in different departments.
Education
Certificate of Achievement - Alliance Management
Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals
USA02.2022
Co-Active Coach - Coaching
Co-Active Training Institute
USA06.2021
Global Executive MBA - General Management
Hochschule Sankt Gallen
Switzerland03.2018
Project Management Professional - Project Management
Project Management Institute
USA08.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Cooperative State University Baden-Wuerttemberg
Germany08.1998
Skills
- External and Public Relations
- Alliance Governance
- Program Management
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Budget Process
- Risk Management
- Strategic Planning
- Negotiation
- Drug Registration
- GxP
Accomplishments
- Basilea: alliance turn-around involving five major amendments with multi-million Swiss Francs incremental revenue
- Novartis: successful Diovan program management during peak sales
Languages
German
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish
Beginner (A1)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Beginner (A1)
Timeline
Alliance Director
Basilea Pharmaceutica International Ltd.
06.2019 - Current
Senior Program Manager
Novartis Pharma AG
10.2017 - 05.2019
Senior Program Manager
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd.
12.2015 - 03.2017
Project & Alliance Manager
Novartis Pharma AG
10.2012 - 08.2015
Senior Brand Lifecycle Manager
Novartis Pharma AG
01.2008 - 09.2012
Project Manager
Novartis Pharma AG
01.2003 - 12.2007
Key Account Manager
Interbros GmbH
06.1999 - 12.2002
Business Analyst & Intern
Schenker Eurocargo (D) AG
09.1995 - 05.1999
Certificate of Achievement - Alliance Management
Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals
Co-Active Coach - Coaching
Co-Active Training Institute
Global Executive MBA - General Management
Hochschule Sankt Gallen
Project Management Professional - Project Management
Project Management Institute
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Cooperative State University Baden-Wuerttemberg
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