Ayman Zidan

Experience

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  Nile Co. for Pharmaceuticals

  Jan 2004 - Nov 2005

  Fermentation- Cell Culture Specialist
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  Novartis

  Dec 2005 - Nov 2020

  • Developing and driving the implementation of Technical Operations Brand(s) strategies in alignment with Commercial Strategy to optimize performance along the NTO value chain by managing complexity, influencing senior management and Sites Operations. • Designing Biologics Brands Strategies incl. Supply Chain set-up, Supply Chain & Planning KPIs across product life cycle (sales of approx. $7Bn).• Driving Brands E2E SC optimization ensuring that valid strategic trade-off decisions are taken, communicated and synchronized across the supply chain, in regards to customer service, inventory, capacity, cycle time and cost• Leading cross-functional brands teams in a matrix organization across Supply Chain and Technical Operations, with the utmost responsibility of achieving all Brands specific actions (quality/regulatory/operations/logistics) at constrained supply.• Leading New Product Launch Project Team- ensuring successful launch readiness• Leading Supply Risk Management and Business Continuity Actions for respective (Bilogics) Brands/ Portfolio. Show less • Responsible for leading and managing technical changes and transfer of manufacturing and packaging processes with-in third party manufactures. • Oversight of technical aspects for complete portfolio of more than 40 Brands and 5 CMOs.• Leading weak product remediation and process improvement activities.• Leading CMOs technical evaluation for new supplier selections and ensuring external supply organization strategy implementation.• Supporting Quality/GMP Audits for external (steriles) suppliers. Show less • Creating and leading the Global Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Project within Global PharmOps. Project achieved all milestones at the planned timelines, directing all global functions towards PharmOps objectives.• Leading Global Governance process for the PharmOps network of 12 Sites. Work stream leader for Writ-offs Governance achieving the best figures in the last 5 years. • Leading the Triage committee for Global PharmOps Change Requests. Process was realigned and made lean to support PharmOps Sites by decreasing the lead time to half of base line. • Leading Best Practice sharing across the Network - achieving Global targets.• Driving and facilitating Quality Operations within Sites to deliver relative KPIs - supported by the right analysis. Show less • Successful FDA inspection. Supported the Site passing the inspection without any major findings through leading the Sterile Filling and Inspection teams.• Successful first external inspection in newly established Production Area. Full responsibility for the preparation of the production area (Isolator- Sterile powder filling--Autoclave- Crimping Machine- Manual visual inspection) to the first external inspection (Korean FDA) without any major findings.• Long term planning and strategy setting of the Production Process Unit.• Subject Matter Expert for Micro-powder sterile filling and Visual Inspection. Show less

  • Global Strategic Product Lead-NTO Supply Chain-Large Molecules

    Oct 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Global Brand Lead - NTO Supply Chain

    May 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Senior Technical Manager - MS&T External Supply / Aseptics

    Jun 2016 - Apr 2018

  • Global Operations Manager / PharmOps

    Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Fill/Finish Process Unit Facilitator

    Oct 2013 - Jun 2015

  • Seriles, Liquids and Semisolids Process Unit Facilitator

    Jun 2012 - Sept 2013

  • Sterile, Liquids and Semisolids Process Unit Coordinator

    Oct 2009 - Jun 2012

  • Ampoules Production Supervisor

    Aug 2007 - Sept 2009

  • Liquids and Semisolids Production Supervisor

    Dec 2005 - Jul 2007
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  Takeda

  Dec 2020 - now

  • Key team player within BD deals providing Leadership, coordination, and relationship management both for internal functions and external partners for External Supply.• Closely aligning processes and activities with other GMS workstreams, including the impact across steams and deals.• Mapping-out separation activities for external supply network- out of a GMS perspective and aligning them internally and with buyers.• Identifying key risks in CMO contracts handover and ensuring mitigation plans in place to secure supply continuity.• Defining Operational and Governance model for external supply under TSA.• Supporting operational excellence and re-occurring issues resolution after deal close.• Supporting Changes and Technical Transfers resulting from the External Supply/CMO hand-over Strategy.• Establishing and Leading Pre-S&OP for external supply across deals and for various regions. Show less

  • Senior Director, Product Operations Lead-Strategy & Business Excellence

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Product Operations Lead -Strategy & Business Excellence

    Nov 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Global External Supply Program Lead- Divestment and Contract Manufacturing

    Dec 2020 - Nov 2021