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Marina Ferrari
PARMA
Profilo professionale
More than 10 years of experience into the Biopharmaceutical industry within the Global Technical operation and Strategic Supply chain. Different roles allow me to cover the relevant aspect of manufacturing, process industrialization, supply chain strategic design and technical business management to support company business. At the base of my competences a solid experience on industrial operation technology and pharma/biotechnological processes on small and large molecule delivered through sterile injectable form. After the experience as technological process scientist within CDMOs and brand company, my profile was enriched with significant project and program management skills as core of my competence on supply chain product strategy, technological platform definition and product life cycle management. Critical thinking, strong supply chain competences always guide me into challenge and complex environment, including different stakeholder seniority up to executive and board level. Seeking for a new experience within well-established organization into crossfunctional area.
Panoramica
9
9
years of professional experience
Esperienza lavorativa
Technical business RARE Products and Program Lead
Global Technical Operation and Strategic Supply chain, Chiesi Farmaceutici
PARMA
01.2025 - 01.2026
- Manager of Rare portfolio Product Leads team representing the Global Technical operation and Strategic Supply chain within the Rare disease business units.
- Accountable for rare disease products budgets plan and monitoring to grant products business continuity by end-to end control of supply chain and life cycle management.
- Harmonization of portfolio products long term plan on internal and external manufacturing capacity.
- Responsible of Biotechnological platform long term capacity assessment, risk analysis, risk mitigation plan definition to reassure the implementation of the portfolio product.
- Support the Technological platform strategic plan by translating Business units portfolio product into concrete insuput for supply chain and technological platform future investment.
Technical business Product Program manager
Chiesi Farmaceutici
06.2022 - 01.2025
- Product lead representing the Global Technical operation an supply chain division into global product core team across the company divisions.
- Development of supply chain product strategy for launch, commercial strategy, business continuity, long term consolidation and markets extension.
- End to end Product Supply chain design monitoring during product life cycle: risk assessment and mitigation plan definition.
- Long term volumeanalysis and continuous assessment for production volume allocation to support the commercial plan, propose and implement ation for business continuity risk mitigation.
- Manufacturing capacity analysis monitoring on the internal and external line of the product.
- Biotechnological Program manager for new internal Biotechnological platform design , creation and activation for Drug substance and Drug product.
- Program manager activities aimed to support the start up of new Biotech Center for (Different workstreams and projects :Engineering Construction and Process design; Drug product and Drug substance Process industrialization, technological transfer; new unit operation structuring, Projects Resources Upskilling and reskilling);
- Control adherence activities execution, timelines and budget of Biotech Program and Supply chain end- to end product projects.
- Evaluation of new Industrial business opportunities by proposing end-to-end supply chain design, industrial COG assessment to support Business development department.
- Product strategy report preparation and presentation lead for official communication and discussion steering committees, Global technical operation and strategic supply chain leadership team.
- Key stakeholders interaction: Executive and senior management of different departments: Alliance management, Corporate Development, Global Regulatory Affair, R&D, Corporate marketing, Manufacturing, Finance, Procurement.
Technical and Business Project Manager
Chiesi Farmaceutici
PARMA
12.2019 - 06.2022
- Industrial Division Projects manager with a focus on: New biotechnological product introduction, Drug substance and Drug Product Technological transfer, Process industrialization and consolidation for robustness improvement, Product Market Launches, life cycle and business continuity risk mitigation project and new pipeline product pipeline integration (inorganic growth).
- Key responsibilities within the Global Manufacturing division:
- Project plan and budget definition and monitoring;
- Cross functional Team management (process technologist, QA, Regulatory, procurement, cost controlling, engineer and SMEs)
- Interaction with key internal and external Stakeholders of the company division (Global Regulatory Affair, R&D, Procurement, Global Marketing, Finance, Legal, Medical affair, Sales, Business development)
- Due Diligence process, supporting external opportunities evaluation by identifying possible risks and mitigation actions.
- Collaboration with Alliance Management for partner-related activities
- New product Introduction from organic and Inorganic growth: integration of the New Biotechnological products into the internal or external Industrial production platform;
- Design of cost-effective solutions within the manufacturing industrial platform;
- Business risk mitigation project definition and management;
- Key responsibilities (company inter division)
- Global Product Team member representing the Manufacturing and Supply Chain expertise for the industrial division; responsible for delivering functional support to Global Product Strategy development and accountable for execution;
- Global Product Geo Expansion Strategy: feasibility assessment and supply chain definition with evaluation of industrial impacts of the new market;
Process technologist and Technological Transfer Pm
Chiesi Farmaceutici
PARMA
05.2018 - 11.2019
- Technical support to outsourced product management through direct production management at CMOs (mainly biotechnological sterile product, and oral solid dosage form)
- CMO Technical evaluation/scouting for Industrial sterile outsource platform incorporation; manufacturing capacity and technological capabilities assessment;
- Monitoring of the industrial scale commercial production of sterile pharmaceutical form (lyophilized, liquid and emulsion);
- Technical Project leader and manager for outsourced industrial production, product launch, new product introduction, LCM project;
- Technology Transfer Project management:
- Technology Transfer Project: definition of the technical strategy for Process validation (Validation Plan, supportive technical studies, Pilot/engineering/ PPQ batches process design, Process Risk assessment and Control strategy)
- LCM management of commercial sterile DS and DP for biotechnological products
- Continuous production monitoring for changes implementation and deviation
- Person in plant activities
- Support Authorities inspection preparation;
- Support writing and review of CMC sections of dossier for regulatory package preparation;
- Definition of CMC technical requirements for product geo-expansion;
Technology Transfer Project Manager
Chiesi Farmaceutici
Milano
01.2017 - 04.2018
- Project manager for technological transfer of biotechnological sterile injectable products: both terminal sterilized and aseptic filling process (Lyo and liquid) with different presentation (vial, cartridge and pre-filled syringes)
- Responsible for all the activities of New product introduction to the CMO
- Customer request for proposal evaluation and quotation preparation;
- Customer management point of contact for project discussion, status update and key reporting;
- Technical part definition of the Project service customer agreement (milestone, deliverables, payment scheduling);
- Project plan and budget definition and monitoring of activities, project associated costs, deliverable finalization for invoice issuing;
- Technology Transfer and validation strategy design for transfer/development project through scale-up, engineering and validation batches
- Process risk analysis to support technological strategy of transfer;
Istruzione
Master - Business Management
Bocconi University
MilanPMP - Project management course
Pharmacist Professional State certificate -
Master degree - Chemical and pharmacutical technology
State University of Milan
MilanoCompetenze
- Critical Thinking
- Problem solving
- Resilience
- Ability to work within challenge and uncertain enviroment
- Adaptive
- Active listening
- Promote innovative solutions
- Leadership attitude
- Team builder
Hobby e interessi
Cronologia
Technical business RARE Products and Program Lead
Global Technical Operation and Strategic Supply chain, Chiesi Farmaceutici
01.2025 - 01.2026
Technical business Product Program manager
Chiesi Farmaceutici
06.2022 - 01.2025
Technical and Business Project Manager
Chiesi Farmaceutici
12.2019 - 06.2022
Process technologist and Technological Transfer Pm
Chiesi Farmaceutici
05.2018 - 11.2019
Technology Transfer Project Manager
Chiesi Farmaceutici
01.2017 - 04.2018
Master - Business Management
Bocconi University
PMP - Project management course
Pharmacist Professional State certificate -
Master degree - Chemical and pharmacutical technology
State University of Milan