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Jan Fischer

Jan Fischer

Senior Program Manager
Berlin

Summary

As a Life Science professional with an MBA and over 15 years of experience in global BioMedTech companies, I’ve distinguished myself as a leader in driving projects that achieve commercial excellence. In my current role, I focus on expanding the market for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) products in emerging markets, a goal I’ve consistently met through effective program management and collaboration with senior leadership stakeholders.

Working in a matrix environment, I’ve led cross-functional teams to successfully launch products and services, driving significant revenue growth. Overseeing a portfolio of projects across more than 30 countries, I’ve consistently met revenue forecasts, achieving an impressive $70M target in CAPEX and clinical business.

Beyond leading successful projects, I’ve managed budgets for global market expansion initiatives, ensuring effective resource utilization to achieve desired outcomes. My role heavily relies on collaboration with teams across Commercial Operations, Sales, Strategic Growth, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Trade Compliance, Marketing, Channel Operations, Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Logistics. Building strong relationships and fostering teamwork have been crucial to achieving shared business goals.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Sr. Program Manager

Illumina Inc.
01.2021 - Current

Global role as Program Manager in New Market Expansion with focus on market entry of IVD medical device in the emerging geographies

  • Program Manager in Commercial Excellence
  • Focus on IVD products and new market expansion in emerging markets
  • Program coordination, planning, execution, risk management and monitoring
  • Senior-level stakeholder collaboration
  • Matrix environment, leading cross-functional overlay teams
  • Portfolio management of projects in 30 countries, achieving $70M revenue forecast
  • Budget management in global expansion projects
  • Cross functional team collaboration in Commercial Operations, Sales Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Trade Compliance, Marketing, Distributor Operations, Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain

Project Manager

Epiontis - Precision for Medicine, Berlin, Germany
04.2019 - 12.2020

Biomarker-guided clinical trials and immune monitoring solutions, global central lab and bioanalytical services

  • Project Management – Commercial project management in global clinical trials, clinical sample logistics, central lab and bioanalytical services, data assessment and compliance
  • Business Development - Proposal strategy, scientific sales communication, marketing collateral
  • Clinical Trials - immuno-oncology, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, orphan diseases
  • Exploratory Biomarker Assays - Immunophenotyping, Receptor Occupancy, Epigenetic Assays, Next-Generation Sequencing
  • Quality Management System - DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation

Field Application Scientist - Europe

ProteinSimple - Bio-Techne, home office based, Berlin, Germany
09.2014 - 03.2019

A platform-based instrument manufacture offering a wide range of protein tools for research and product quality control in biopharmaceutical research industry.

  • Product Support - customer support for of >150 accounts in Biopharma and Academia across Europe
  • Scientific Sales - funneling prospect customers through scientific sales process, won multiple equipment sales at key customer generating $600k revenue increase p.a.
  • Marketing Strategies - communicate and contribute to marketing collateral
  • Account Management - increase consumables revenue and customer satisfaction at key accounts
  • Business Development - navigate customers to new business opportunities and novel applications

Application Scientist

Scienion AG, Berlin Germany
10.2011 - 08.2014

Lab-automation and service provider - ultra-low volume liquid handling and microarray technologies

  • Application and product design - novel applications led to new products
  • Technical engineering and process integration - production line setup
  • Sales Support- feasibility studies, demos and science & tech talks
  • Customer Support - workshops and trainings

Research Associate

Brahms (Thermo Fisher) / ICI GmbH
05.2008 - 03.2010

Development of a diagnostic lateral flow assay for rapid detection of

procalcitonin (PCT)

  • Assay development, Production process design, Preclinical device testing

Education

MBA - Business Administration - "BioMedTech"

University of Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
11.2014 - 07.2018

Master of Science - Master of Engineering - Biotechnology

Beuth University of Applied Sciences
Berlin, Germany
04.2001 - 05.2007

Skills

Software

Regulatory & Compliance - GxP; ICH; CE IVDR; ISO17025;ISO 13485; FDA 21 CFR part11

Project Management Tools - MS Projects / Asana / Confluence / SmartSheets

Business CRM & Quality - SFDC, SAP, Teamcenter

Timeline

Sr. Program Manager

Illumina Inc.
01.2021 - Current

Project Manager

Epiontis - Precision for Medicine, Berlin, Germany
04.2019 - 12.2020

MBA - Business Administration - "BioMedTech"

University of Potsdam
11.2014 - 07.2018

Field Application Scientist - Europe

ProteinSimple - Bio-Techne, home office based, Berlin, Germany
09.2014 - 03.2019

Application Scientist

Scienion AG, Berlin Germany
10.2011 - 08.2014

Research Associate

Brahms (Thermo Fisher) / ICI GmbH
05.2008 - 03.2010

Master of Science - Master of Engineering - Biotechnology

Beuth University of Applied Sciences
04.2001 - 05.2007
Jan FischerSenior Program Manager