My Vita
Current Position
Founder
July Leadership Consulting
Advisor, Business Angel, Investor
May 2024 to March 2025
Chief People Officer
BioCopy AG
Basel/ Emmendingen,
since Jan 2024
Woman Way Up Coaching
Owner
2022 to March 2024
External Consultant
Consultant for Human Resources
Perspix Biotech GmbH, Frankfurt
Nov 2019 to Dec 2023
Senior Director Human Resources & Authorized Signatory
Dynavax GmbH, Düsseldorf
Member of the Senior Management Team, responsible for strategic and operational HR
Close collaboration with US HQ with a focus on global HR initiatives and programs such as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Dec 2018 - Oct 2019
Sabbatical
2015 - 2018
Human Resources Manager EMEA
Sirtex Medical Europe GmbH, Bonn
- Member of the Leadership Team in my role as HR Business Partner for managers in EMEA and global functions such as Marketing, Clinical & Manufacturing
- Responsible for all aspects of HR processes at operational and strategic levels within the EMEA region, leading a team of three employees
- Responsible for national and international recruiting
- Development and implementation of leadership, career development, and talent management programs
2011 - 2014
Founder & Business Coach
mjg Management Consulting, Cologne
- Research, Recruiting & Staffing of medical positions for internet and print media companies
- Interim HR Manager for a Life Science company (2013)
- Coaching of executives in various companies
- Coaching of private clients
- Conducting various training sessions for e.g., leadership competence, corporate health management & team development
- Experience in collaboration with works councils and trade unions
2009 - 2011
Founder & Partner
HRstars Recruitment Consulting, Cologne
Research, Recruiting & Passive Candidate Sourcing company with a focus on HR talent
2007 - 2009
Senior Director Human Resources & Administration
Direvo Biotech AG, Cologne
(acquired by Bayer Healthcare AG in 2009)
- Development & establishment of the Human Resources department
- Responsibility for strategic and operational HR processes including budget responsibility and oversight
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Leading a team of three people
2000 - 2007
Founder, Management Consultant & Trainer
mjg Management Consulting, Cologne
Based on my experience in the pharmaceutical and consulting industry, my focus is on leading and coordinating process optimization projects for small and medium-sized businesses, e.g.:
Development & implementation of a marketing strategy for a pharmaceutical sales and service company
Initiation & execution of a change project ‘Improvement of customer and employee satisfaction’ for an international service provider
Restructuring & process optimization of the HR & personnel development department for an international internet service provider
1996 - 2000
Senior Manager & Authorized Signatory
PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting, Frankfurt
Core competencies and areas of expertise in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry:
- Project Management
- Process Optimization
- Change Management
- Marketing & Sales/
- Customer Relationship Management
1992 - 1996
Trainee in the Controlling Department
Novartis, Wehr/ Baden
- Employee in Business Planning and Budgeting
- Leadership & Conception and Management of the Ecology Department
- Assistant to the Managing Director and Head of the Department for Business Process Re-engineering / Total Quality Management (TQM)
- Training of all employees in TQM
1985 - 1991
Studies in Business Administration
University of Cologne
Degree: Diplom-Kauffrau