Christian Koenig
About
Christian Koenig is from Greater Zurich Area. Christian is currently Global Head Data, Digital and Technology (Mfg, Supply, Quality) at Takeda, located in Zurich, Switzerland. In Christian's previous role as a Head Global Manufacturing, Supply and Quality IT at Takeda, Christian worked in Zurich Area, Switzerland until Mar 2022. Prior to joining Takeda, Christian was a Head Technical Operations and Quality IT at Novartis and held the position of Head Technical Operations and Quality IT at Basel Area, Switzerland. Prior to that, Christian was a Head Global Standards and Solutions at Novartis, based in Basel Area, Switzerland from Mar 2015 to Aug 2016. Christian started working as Global Head Pharma Techops IT at Novartis in Basel Area, Switzerland in Aug 2014. From Feb 2013 to Jul 2014, Christian was Head Pharma Quality IT at Novartis, based in Basel Area, Switzerland. Prior to that, Christian was a Head Information Strategies and Value Management at Novartis from May 2011 to Feb 2013. Christian started working as Global Head Pharmaceutical Operations IT at Novartis in Oct 2008.
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Christian Koenig's current jobs
Accelerating the Data & Digital Journey towards a highly automated and data/AI driven organization.
Christian Koenig's past jobs
Leading IT for the Global Manufacturing & Supply and the Global Quality function in Takeda. Advancing the digital & IT strategy across a global Supply Network with ~34 manufacturing sites. - New organization design & ramp-up to integrate Shire and Takeda - Established the Digital & IT strategy in close partnering with all business, digital and IT leaders - Delivered a big investment portfolio that enabled integration (new Takeda), drove modernizing & digitizing of manufacturing, data & digital at scale, reduced cyber security risk - Started the next wave of digital transformation as part of an enterprise-wide CEO driven transformation program (cloud migration, new data/AI driven organization, product-centric ways of working)
Business Partner, leading IT for Novartis Manufacturing, Supply and Quality (60+ sites, labs in 27 countries). Novartis IT Leadership Team. Executing an IT Strategy & Portfolio in support of a major business transformation. Driving digital innovation. Executing an OT cyber risk reduction program. Delivering significant site divestment, integration and closure projects. Implementing a new IT Operating Model to drive costs towards benchmark and increase speed of delivery. Leading a significant change towards a constructive culture.
IT Business Partner for Head Pharma TechOps and Head Pharma Quality. Established fit for purpose IT strategy, architecture and solutions enabling business process standardization and digital opportunities. Deployed global solution portfolio across Manufacturing, Supply and Quality in three Novartis divisions.
Prepared organization design and transformation from divisional IT into one IT organization.
Business Partnering with Global Head Quality. Led IT to support Novartis Pharma QA across TechOps, Development and Country Pharma Organizations.
Led IT Strategy, Project Portfolio Management, Domain Architecture and Value Management. Implementation of an information focused IT Strategy (early Digital opportunities). Improved Change Management for selected multi-million programs, made change effectiveness measurable. Implemented capability framework to measure effective use of systems and information. Drove usability improvements.
Led IT across 14 manufacturing sites globally. Achieved IT cost optimization and more effective project deployment at sites. Led and delivered successfully a complex manufacturing site divestment project under extreme time pressure.
Led restructuring of global IT team towards outsourcing of application support & maintenance.
Led global team with focus on Application Management for all clinical systems, drug portfolio management and learning management. Led implementation of ITIL processes & tool in Development IT. Increased customer satisfaction from 75% to 90% in 2 years. Established captive organization in Mumbai, India. Integration of India-based associates in global teams. 2002-2005: Led a global business team (20FTE) in Clinical Development to provide business analysis, support and continuous improvement for tools used by statisticians, medical writers, clinical data managers.
Led Operations Germany for Europes largest fiber network and Data Centers. Maneuvered through .com bubble burst. Realized massive cost savings under survival conditions, extreme downsizing (70%) and rationalization under enormous time pressure. Led merger between KPN Qwest and Ebone in Germany. Hosted 1/3rd of the German internet facing severe budget cuts.
Company focus: Software Development & System Integration of Emergency Management Systems for public safety, airports, secret services and private security organizations Role focus: Lead Profit Center, ITIL Implementation, increased profit margins.
Part of Rheinmetall Group. Company focus: Software Development & System Integration of Emergency Management Systems for public safety, airports, secret services and private security organizations Led unit delivering all customer projects for big emergency centers. Focused on regaining customers trust and driving course corrections for projects in trouble. Led a major restructuring and merger bringing 3 competitors together in one new company. Led device manufacturing of interactive voice response systems and digital voice recording systems.
Led Team with focus on Hard & Software Development, new Product Development for device manufacturing. First Leadership role with focus on insourcing and driving product innovation.
Project Management, technical Sales Support, solution engineering in close collaboration with Japanese partner company