Experience

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  Canton Basel-Landschaft

  • Liestal, Baselland

  • Head of Personnel Management Projects (Leiterin Fachbereich Personalmanagement)

    • Nov 2011 - Oct 2017
    • Liestal, Baselland

    Led the group responsible for HR projects for the employees of the canton. Projects included development of a program for employee health promotion and absence management, redesign of the program for employees with long-term illness or disability, restructuring of the trainee (Berufsbildung) prog...

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  Harlan Laboratories

  • Head of Human Resources

    • Jan 2009 - Mar 2011

    Head of HR for Harlan Laboratories Contract Research Services sites in Switzerland, Germany & Spain.All-encompassing strategic & operational responsibilities (excluding payroll) for the 3 sites.Member of the board of directors of the Swiss unit.

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  ALSTOM (Switzerland) AG

  • Human Resources Director

    • Nov 2001 - Oct 2008

    July 2007 - Oct 2008Human Resources Director for Alstom's PowerMax program -- an ambitious, international ERP project managed jointly for both the Power Systems and Power Service Sectors of Alstom.Jun 2004 - June 2007Project Manager for a Corporate initiative to consolidate all HR data in a s...

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  Novartis AG

  • Human Resources Manager

    • Jan 1997 - Oct 2000

    Operative HR Manager responsible for employees in Biostatistics, IT, Drug Regulatory Affairs (DRA) and Clinical Safety & Epidemiology. Classic HR responsibilities: - recruiting - international transfers - separations - advice and support to line managers on comp & ben and developement...

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  Ciba-Geigy AG

  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Chief of Staff, Global Pharma. Chemical Production

    • Sep 1994 - Dec 1996

    Support the global head of pharmaceutical chemical production: - Preparation for strategic decisions, incl. pre-work and analyses for the Ciba-Sandoz (Novartis) mergern - Representation of Pharma Chem. Production in various official committees and workgroupsn - Project responsibilities, incl. analysis and planning of production capacity, IT projects, GMP training project

  • Plant Manager, Phamaceutical Chemical Production

    • Apr 1991 - Aug 1994

    - Management of a highly automated production facility running 7 days/week, 24-hrs/day to produce drug precursor products (400 tons/yr.) Responsible for approx. 80 employees in a 5-shift operation. - Results achieved: increased output, improved product quality, improved environmental statistics, reduction of on-the-job injuries.

  • Project Manger, Chemical Production

    • Jun 1987 - Mar 1991

    1987-1989 Supported various restructuring projects in Pharmaceutical Chemical Production1989 -1991 Project Manager for a new Carbamazepin / Tegretol production facility.

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  Procter & Gamble

  • Process Engineer

    • 1981 - 1986