Swantje is a chemist by training and has dedicated her career to the CDMO industry. Following a career start in chemical process development in Switzerland and the UK, she had the opportunity to move into project management, where she has found her true professional passion. Since then her career has been dedicated to establishing and harmonizing PM processes and practices across the site networks of global organizations, ensuring a framework that provides structure and transparency to internal and external customers, and developing customer centricity and service mindset. Working with customers to find solutions and coaching project managers and see them grow in their profession are two of the most rewarding aspects for Swantje.
Most recently, following 6 years at Novasep (now Axplora) responsible for the Project Management and Process Development functions of the CDMO business unit, Swantje has been leading the Project Management function at CordenPharma as global head of the Project Management organization and PMO. In this role, a major focus has been the design and implementation of a PM software entailing a comprehensive toolkit for projects and programs, customer facing dashboards and architecture for portfolio management and reporting.
Swantje is PMP certified since Dec 2015 and joined the PMI Switzerland chapter to learn more about PM experiences and practices in other industries and to build a network.
In her free time, Swantje enjoys running, skiing and hiking – in the Alps and in particular during her annual summer vacation in Iceland.
You can learn more about Swantje by visiting her LinkedIn profile.