Florian Ripper-Principal, Program & Transformation Lead
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Experience
Global Programme Lead, Ecosystem Separation
Merck Group
Electronics – Surface Solutions | Carve-out of IT, data and system landscape*
Separation of a full business division's IT, data and system landscape following divestment; centrally governed investment envelope in the three-digit m€ range
Laboratory notebook and laboratory analytics platform stream: Palantir Foundry, Snowflake, Signals Notebook, Power BI and connected laboratory instrumentation; site transition completed without interruption to laboratory operations
Decision authority and escalation point for business, IT infrastructure, IT security and vendors; separation executed across globally distributed users and systems, handed over on schedule
Global Product Owner, Log Data Management Platform
Fresenius Medical Care
Medical Devices | Device and telemetry data platform*
Product vision, backlog and delivery for a platform consolidating therapy, device and telemetry data across all business lines; low 2-digit m€ envelope
Architecture, data privacy, post-market surveillance and manufacturing interfaces governed across Home, In-Center and Critical Care portfolios
Data governance model for quality analytics, complaint investigation and lifecycle insight; regional requirements reconciled against enterprise standards
Programme Lead, Laboratory Automation & Analytics
Merck Group
Electronics – Surface Solutions | Laboratory systems and instrument integration*
End-to-end delivery across EU and APAC sites: requirements, architecture, prioritisation, resource planning and delivery risk
Budget accountability under enterprise funding governance (< 1 m€), plus 0.5 m€ establishing a shared service now operated across multiple EU sites
Business, laboratories, analytics, IT, security, data privacy and external partners aligned under one delivery framework; transition into operations with regulatory alignment
Principal, Programme & Transformation Lead
finterms
Director-level mandates contracted directly with corporate clients for board-decided programmes, typically multi-site and multi-vendor, carried from requirements through implementation and validation to operational handover
Lead Data Analytics, Early Development
Merck Group
Healthcare – R&D Data Transformation | Manufacturing Classification Solution*
Delivery accountability for enterprise analytics supporting R&D manufacturing digitalisation; full budget and commercial responsibility in the 0.5 m€ range
Vendor strategy, RfP definition, contracting and cost control across global delivery teams; regulatory, data privacy and quality requirements governed across R&D, manufacturing and quality functions
Operating and architecture principles established for the classification solution; regulatory readiness and scalable insight generation secured beyond handover
Senior Program Manager, Senior Business Consultant
NNIT Group
IT programmes for international pharmaceutical clients; solution consulting, RfP and vendor contracting, global delivery teams, SLA governance
Global Innovation Lead, Clinical Development & Clinical Trial Transparency
Merck Group
Healthcare – R&D Strategic Initiative | Patient engagement and recruitment*
Global programme for trial transparency, patient engagement and digital recruitment; budget authority up to 3 m€ with vendor strategy, contracting and cost control across vendors, CROs and solution partners
Digital patient engagement and concierge model implemented in US oncology, improving retention during clinical studies; recruitment pilots in neurodegeneration across the EU and US strengthening enrolment
Trial awareness and transparency platform rolled out globally; compound platform framework established across international domains
Global Lead, Legal Technologies
CSL Behring
Pharma – Contract Lifecycle Management | Global rollout, migration, e-signature, validation*
Technical delivery and validation ownership for a contract lifecycle management rollout across the US, Germany, Switzerland and Australia; medium single-digit m€ framework
International delivery teams for data migration, system integration and electronic signatures; all contracts in scope migrated into validated operation
Operating and support model established and still in operation for legal, procurement and compliance functions globally
(Senior) Project Manager, Consultant → Senior Consultant
fme AG
Document management implementations, platform migrations and international rollouts; requirements, configuration, validation, cutover and enablement
Identity Manager, Subproject Lead
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
SAP Student Lifecycle Management; identity and access management, SAP/LDAP interface concepts; ITIL processes for change, incident, request fulfilment and access management
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Pharmaceutical, Professional Services, Healthcare, Education, and Manufacturing.
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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Operations, Strategy, Procurement, and Research and Development.
Summary
Enterprise transformation executive, 17+ years of international consulting and delivery, at Director level since 2017. I take board-decided programmes and carry them into operation: multi-country, multi-vendor, in highly regulated environments.
Focus: enterprise carve-out and separation, global data and analytics platforms, commercial and laboratory systems, contract lifecycle and content management, pricing transformation. Budget authority with full commercial responsibility from business case through RfP, vendor selection and contracting to cost control.
Recent mandates: Merck Group, carve-out of a full division's IT, data and system landscape and laboratory automation and analytics. Fresenius Medical Care, global device and telemetry data platform covering post-market surveillance and complaint investigation.
Frankfurt am Main; delivery across EU, APAC and the Americas. German (native), English (fluent).
Skills
Main Focus Stakeholder Management, Communication
Sustainable And Lean Management
Program And Project Management
Tender And Vendor Management
Methodology Agile Management (Safe 6.0 Practitioner, Scrum)
Project Management (Prince2 Practitioner)
Service Management (Itil V3 Expert)
Vendor Management (Sla/Ola/Uc)
Change And Risk Management
Business Case And User Requirements Management
Regulatory Affairs Environment (Ctm, Ectd, Patient Safety)
Validation And Testing Frameworks (Csv, Gamp5, V Model)
Electronic Signature And Records (Fda Cfr Part 11)
Process Analysis (Bpmn 2.0, Epk)
Use Case Modeling, Unified Modeling Language (Uml)
Data Analysis (Er Modelling, Class Diagram)
Parametrization (Csf, Kpi, Okr)
Infrastructure (Client/Server, J2ee, Soa, Virtualization)
Palantir Foundry, Snowflake, Power Bi, Signals Notebook (Eln)
Data Modelling And Governance
Product Ownership
Therapy, Device And Telemetry Data
Laboratory Automation And Analytics
Opentext Documentum D2 4.5, Emc Documentum 6.7, Life Sciences Suite 4.1 (Lsqm, Lsrnd)
Structured Content Authoring
Ectd, Ctm
Enterprise Content And Records Management
Sap (Slcm, Interfaces)
Contract Lifecycle Management
Identity And Access Management
Sap/Ldap Interfacing
Electronic Signatures
Data Migration, System Integration, Cutover And Rollout
Gxp-Regulated Delivery
Computerised System Validation
Post-Market Surveillance And Complaint Investigation
Data Privacy, It Security, Audit And Inspection Readiness
Languages
Education
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
M.Sc. Computer Science (equivalent, German Level 7) – Diplom-Informatiker (FH) · Computer Science · Frankfurt, Germany
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Computer Science
Certifications & licenses
SAFe® by Agile Certification Academy
APMG International
APMG International
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