Ing. Franck Palacios Mora

Develop a LSMG-CE delivery strategy in conjunction with Industry+ Responsible for the P&L and for the day-to-day operations of the CTS@LSMG Delivery team (±40FTEs) in CE Lead the delivery of the CE regional work order & Manage the CE office operational expense Responsibility for ensuring that business units (Consulting, Engineered Solutions, Managed Services) work orders are managed, monitored and controlled in an efficient manner, maximizing the business benefit from receipt of PO to final invoice

• Responsible for the Switzerland P&L and for the day to day operations of Cognizant Life Sciences Manufacturing Group in Switzerland office and site-based activities. • Develop a Switzerland office strategy in conjunction with S&M to contribute to the development of a 1- and 3-year strategy for the European region. • Responsibility for the delivery of the Switzerland regional work orders & the management of the Switzerland office

• Responsible for the Switzerland P&L and for the day to day operations of Zenith Technologies Switzerland office and site-based activities • Develop a Switzerland office strategy in conjunction with S&M to contribute to the development of a 1- and 3-year strategy for the European region • Responsibility for the delivery of the Switzerland regional work orders & the management of the Switzerland office operational expense • Internal point of contact for matters relating to Switzerland regional operations

Drive the Digitalization and Innovation Strategy with cost-effective &-efficient solutions. Lead the activities resulting from the NTO CH Innovation Team to make the NTO CH sites fit for the future in terms of processes and technology. Assigned budget value including improvement projects between 1 and 2 mUSD per year. Align priorities and keep the oversight over all Digitalization projects/initiatives in NTO Switzerland. Active benchmarking of processes, solutions and systems around Digitalization.

Leadership of the automation team (8 internal FTEs, 6 external FTEs) and responsible for the technical availability of all automation systems and its maintenance in a quality conform way. Management for complex and challenging automation projects. Definition and implementation of the global Novartis automation strategy and standards in Stein.

Setup and leadership of the automation department, automation team (2 internal FTEs and 2 external FTEs) and automation infrastructure in for the site. Definition and implementation of the global Novartis automation strategy and standards for the site. Management of large and complex automation projects within the site. Responsible for the technical availability of all automation systems and its maintenance in a quality conform way.

Cutting-edge consultancy services in project management, business consulting and training for topics such as entrepreneurship, engineering, business professionalization, innovation, technology, investment and IT.

Remotely coordination of an strategic IT project running in Switzerland from Mexico.

Overall project management for investment, innovation and IT projects in a strictly regulated pharmaceutical environment. Responsible for budget, schedule, quality, qualification and validation of systems and processes including risk and change management. Troubleshooting in biopharmaceutical production facilities and IT systems.

Subproject management of industrial automation, programming, qualification and maintenance of biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

Project specific software development in C++, creation and edition of technical specifications, implementation, training and customer support in English and Spanish.

Planning, programming, documentation and maintenance of automated systems for the food, pharmaceutical and automotive industry. Master thesis (automation of a tartaric stabilization unit). Practical training (simulation and programming with ProTool, Java, Step7).

Business Administration

Systemic Project Management

Requirements and Software Engineering

Automation and Project Management

Control systems and automation.