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Curriculum Vitae Jens Thieme

Professional Roles

09/2010 – Present: Lonza, Visp, Switzerland 

Head of Global Program Management, Lonza Custom Manufacturing

  • Lead and develop global team of 17 project managers and contract managers for all business teams (late phase, early phase, conjugates and peptides)
  • Design, integrate and own the core business processes to succeed in all customer projects (CHF 650mio value)
  • Be accountable for consistent execution of the program management processes across all BU teams
  • BU champion of LPS (Lonza Promoter Score) customer intimacy and improvement program
  • Member of the BU leadership team

 

09/2009 – 09/2010: Lonza, Visp, Switzerland 

Global Contract Management, Lonza Custom Manufacturing, Exlcusive Synthesis

  • Enable the company to offer and move the right products/services at the right time on the right terms and conditions as leading CMO in the biotech, pharma and lifescience industry. Maximize sustainable economic value for both the customer and the company.
  • Develop, deploy and maintain global contract management function via harmonized processes, strong methodologies, dedicated organizational resources, maximized scope, best-in-class expertise, effective tools landscape and cultural shift to become an organization driven by commitment to win/win business relationships with our exclusive pharma clients.
  • Primary on-site interface for the Customer on contractual issues regarding the agreed activities and deliverables and execution of the project at the company.
  • Customer's advocate on-site ensuring all customer requirements are being recognized by all internal stakeholders and realized to the satisfaction of both business partners.
  • Primary internal contact for questions or issues regarding contractual obligations. Has detailed knowledge of all assigned agreements (e.g. Development, Commercial, Quality, etc.) and is the on-site expert for all such contracts.

 

03/2006 – 09/2009: BASF (former Ciba), Basel, Switzerland
Global Head of Market & Competitive Intelligence, Marketing & Sales Office (Ciba’s global Marketing & Sales Excellence Consulting Group), Global Headquarters

  • Develop and implement global intelligence function, methodologies and systems for improved marketing and sales excellence as a key measure for the company’s global Operational Agenda 2006-2009
  • Intelligence strategies and concepts, sourcing processes, gathering, electronic dissemination, intelligence techniques and tools, excellence network – including education of 700 marketers
  • Consulting in support of major business decisions and major strategic, marketing and business planning processes through actionable intelligence both tactical and strategic
  • Establishment of intelligence cross-fertilization and support systems for newly established global innovation process
  • Extension towards other critical groups such as M&A, R&D, Finance, Legal to serve their crucial intelligence needs
  • Member of the global Marketing & Sales Board
  • Lead: no direct reports, 1 global inter-disciplinary team (15 FTE)

 

Main Achievements: Developed & deployed global market monitoring & early warnings/breaking news and intelligence & dissemination system to ongoingly serve business leader’s key intelligence requirements, intelligence processes & sourcing strategy, global vendor management system saving up to CHF 1mio in intelligence acquisitions expenses plus CHF 1.7mio in productivity gains plus additional intangible operational impact. Conceptualize, develop, deploy and maintain best practice intelligence solutions across all businesses including training of 1’200 marketing & sales staff plus other functions and ongoing consultancy to business executives.

 

 

12/2008 – Present: Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, SCIP (Leading Global Non-Profit Competitive Intelligence Association, 3’000 members from leading Fortune 500 corporations)

 

Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the International Advisory Committee

  • Extend leadership and support to global CI community
  • Lead SCIP’s efforts to become a truly global CI association
  • Governance of the association’s financial and legal metrics
  • Sponsor and decide upon major projects and initiatives
  • Guide SCIP’s management in service to the global members

Main Achievements to date: Establishment of “Ambassador Network” of Board Directors to liaise with international key chapters. Establish operational base and policies to follow “OneSCIP” policy for sustained local chapter and affiliate relations. Increase global following by doubling international chapters within first 4 months as chairman IAC.

 

 

09/2007 – Present: Swiss Competitive Intelligence Association (SCIA), Zürich, Switzerland (National Non-Profit Competitive Intelligence Association, member: 50 leading CI executives)

Member of the Board

  • Extend leadership and support to Swiss CI community
  • Create and deploy/maintain online solutions for national CI community and SCIA members in particular
  • Grow national member base and cross-industry, governmental networking and impact
  • Event planning, management and follow-up

Main Achievements: Establishment of state-of-the-art, interactive Web 2.0 solution for SCIA members and the Swiss CI community. Active lead in best in class CI events attracting leading CI speakers from Roche, Novartis, ABB, Siemens and other world class corporations to collaborate with Swiss CI members from all walks of business life.

 

 

09/2004 – 03/2006 Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Basel, Switzerland (Global HQ, 15’000 FTE)

 

Global Head of Electronic Communications, Corporate Communications, Global Headquarters (reporting to Head of Corporate Communications)

  • Lead all activities and teams for corporate web sites, Intranets and other electronic publications and media plus audio-video-media management for all executive and board events
  • Modernize, re-vamp, global strategy for electronic communications policies, tools, lead e-marketing groups and initiatives
  • Consult all businesses and group service units in electronic media, web, intranet and tools requirements, implementation, maintenance and use
  • Member of the global Group Communications Leadership Team
  • Lead: 2 direct reports, 3 global inter-disciplinary teams (50 FTE)

     

Main Achievements: Complete global www.cibasc.com environment migration, team and effort reduction 50%, savings: approx: 10 man weeks/a. Complete global Intranet integration from localized to centralized resulting in savings exceeding CHF 1mio/a.

 

 

10/2002 - 08/2004: Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Basel, Switzerland (Global HQ, 20’000 FTE)

 

Head of Global E-Business, Textile Effects Segment (reporting to Head of Marketing Development Textiles)

  • Conceptualize, promote and lead implementation of B2B connectivity solutions via VMI, VMOI customer (sell-side) and supply (buy -side) programs
  • Increase online sales through global e-commerce and e-marketing/e-sales programs and their implementation
  • Consult global textiles business leaders in emerging e-business and e-commerce advancements and technologies
  • Lead implementation of global document management system
  • Lead: 1 direct report, 1 global inter-disciplinary teams (10 FTE)

Main Achievements: Sales increase from 0.8% to 12% (CHF140mio), logistics savings of CHF1mio/a. Complete marketing documents managed through new DMS.

 

 

04/2001 -10/2002: Ciba Specialty Chemicals, High Point, NC (Regional HQ Textiles, 850 FTE)

 

Regional Head of Market Development NAFTA, Textile Effects Segment (reporting to Regional President Textiles NAFTA)

  • Explore, research and analyze new textiles market opportunities
  • Develop supporting intelligence, opportunity analysis and competition profiling
  • Consult regional textiles leaders in their endeavor to expand the business model towards emerging markets and technologies
  • Lead regional implementation of global standard sales and marketing software & Intranet & CRM
  • Lead: 1 direct report

Main Achievements: Identification of untapped textiles finishing market in Southern Florida, value $12mio, prepared market entrance; sales 1st year $300,000. Identified, analyzed Non-Wovens market as new opportunity, established network, prepare entrance.

 

 

04/1998 - 12/2000: Ciba Specialty Chemicals, High Point, NC (Regional HQ Textiles, 850 FTE)

 

Regional Sales Support Manager USA, Can. (until 12/2000) / Local Account Manager Colors Division (partly until end 2002) (reporting to Head of Sales Textiles USA/Canada)

  • Cold acquisition of “lost” and untapped accounts
  • Integration Manager NAFTA of former Pigments and Textile Dyes Divisions into Colors Division (500 FTE)

Main Achievements: Open 8 out of 14 untapped accounts. $600,000 in new sales within first year. Successful regional integration of Colors Division.

 

 

03/1994 – 03/1998: Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Basel, Switzerland (Global HQ, 23’000 FTE)

 

Global Head of Marketing Communication, Advertising & Promotion Textile Dyes Division (reporting to Global Marketing Head Textiles)

  • Development and implementation of global state-of-the-art online-offline production of promotional & technical literature
  • Responsible for global advertising campaigns and promotional material development & production
  • Consult global and regional communicators and promoters in state-of-the art promotion & marketing techniques and materials creation and production
  • Trade show and event management, MarCom planning & execution
  • Lead: 1 direct report, 1 global inter-disciplinary team (8 FTE)

Main Achievements: Cut time to market by 80% and generated annual savings of CHF2.5mio while increasing literature and document output by 100-150%.

 

 

03/1990 – 02/1994: Ciba-Geigy, Basel, Switzerland (Global HQ, 87’000 FTE)

 

Quality Assurance Manager & Administrative Technical Support EAR Basel (Central Waste Water Treatment Facility) Textile Dyes Division

  • Establish supporting software and processes for plant team
  • Establish quality management system based on TQM (company’s Total Quality Management system)
  • Program plants central automated control system (incl. 4 months education at Siemens-Albis, Basel)

Main Achievements: Complete process control system programming together with SIEMENS staff on time including testing and training of plant staff. Centralize and automate quality guidance & reporting.

 

 

1986 – 1990: Various positions in Germany

 

Prior to 1986

  • 16 months political prisoner in former communist East Germany
  • Bailed out by West German government end July 1986 under dissident liberation program