Güray Yüksel

Bis 2025, Project Manager – Divestments & Product Operations, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG
Wallbach, Switzerland

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Account Management
Business Development
Risk Management
Quality & Service Assurance
Network Analytics
Good Manufacturing Practice
Project Management
Change Management
Cost Control/Avoidance
Reporting & Monitoring
Management
Consulting
Program Management
Program & Project Management (PMP Certified)
Business & Digital Transformation
Strategic Planning & Operational Excellence
M&A and Post-Merger Integration
Global Operations & Vendor Management
Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Güray Yüksel

  • 2 years and 7 months, Jun 2023 - Dec 2025

    Project Manager – Divestments & Product Operations

    Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG

    - Led global product & site divestitures across multi-CMO networks (EU, LATAM, CIS, ME); pre-signing to close (TDSA/MSA) - Product Owner & Operations Lead for 3 commercial products: supply continuity, lifecycle, deviations, change control - Delivered EU site divestment in Austria (300+ activities) within 6 months, full GxP compliance - Built governance, risk, and KPI frameworks across 8 functions for executive visibility Skills: Divestments · GxP · CMO · Product Owner · M&A

  • 3 years and 10 months, Sep 2019 - Jun 2023

    Business Program Manager

    Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Schweiz

    - Led enterprise-wide TrackWise Digital eQMS for 14,000+ users across 5 divisions and 100+ countries - Led 6 global Quality workstreams (deviation, CAPA, complaint, audit, third-party, escalation); 20% faster deviation closure - Delivered Novartis-to-Sandoz QMS Cloning & Data Migration for the carved-out organization - Managed 3 parallel GxP remediation programs (GCP, IT systems, CAPA); audit readiness Skills: eQMS · TrackWise · GxP · GCP · CAPA · Program Mgmt

  • 2 years and 6 months, Apr 2017 - Sep 2019

    Quality Projects Lead (Project Manager)

    Sandoz Austria

    - Led global GxP EDMS (Documentum/D4N) rollout; migrated 20,000+ documents from legacy GMP-Doc databases - Onboarded 4,000+ users across Sandoz Austria sites (API, Drug Substance, FDF); 40% faster document accessibility - Led team of 9 direct + 4 indirect reports; budget, risk, cross-functional coordination (QA, IT, business) - Executed Quality & Regulatory Compliance initiatives across 50+ countries (dossiers, SOPs, SAP) Skills: EDMS · Documentum · GxP · Data Migration · SAP

  • 2 years and 9 months, Mar 2014 - Nov 2016

    Account Management Lead & Technical Projects Lead

    Turkcell Group

    - Managed portfolio operations across 9 international subsidiaries (TR, UA, BY, CY, DE, MD, AZ, GE, KZ) - Led CAPEX/OPEX planning, vendor negotiations (RFI/RFP/BoQ), and acquisitions; interface to CTOs and CFOs - Led TeliaSonera-Fintur Acquisition Due Diligence across Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan - Delivered Ukraine 3G, Cyprus Network Modernization & Vendor Swap, Belarus LTE Readiness programs Skills: M&A · Due Diligence · CAPEX/OPEX · Vendor Mgmt · Portfolio

  • 1 year and 5 months, Nov 2012 - Mar 2014

    Quality Assurance Manager

    Turkcell

    - Led Field and Service Quality operations; managed internal teams (20+) and 100+ external partners - Oversaw network performance analytics, benchmarking, competitive reporting; executive dashboards and scorecards - Managed multi-million-dollar annual quality investment budget; vendor tendering and optimization - Delivered substantial CAPEX savings and ongoing OPEX reductions through process optimization Skills: Quality Mgmt · Performance Analytics · Vendor Mgmt · Budget Mgmt

  • 12 years and 11 months, Nov 1999 - Sep 2012

    Engineering & Leadership Roles (Network Planning, Optimization, Investment)

    Turkcell

    - Progressed from engineering to management; led access, transmission, optimization across 2G/3G networks - Managed multi-million-dollar CAPEX/OPEX budgets; up to 36 direct/indirect reports and 70+ external resources - Launched Turkcell 3G network (500+ stations) and national in-building rollouts (100+ GSM systems) - Coordinated international tenders, vendor product management (RFI/RFP/BoQ), and acquisitions Skills: Network Planning · 2G/3G · Team Leadership · CAPEX · Vendor Mgmt

  • 2 years and 9 months, Jan 2005 - Sep 2007

    Investment Engineer & InBuilding Project Coordinator

    Turkcell

    - Led network investment planning, vendor management, budgeting, and strategy development for 2G & 3G technologies, including annual investment analyses and international tender processes. - Managed design and installation of 100+ in-building GSM systems across Turkey

  • 4 years and 3 months, Nov 2000 - Jan 2005

    Test & Optimization & Planning Engineer

    Turkcell

    - Conducted nationwide drive tests and performance assessments, including benchmarking, feature trials, and hotspot evaluations. Analyzed logs and statistics to produce reports with targeted network improvement recommendations.

Ausbildung von Güray Yüksel

  • Current 3 years and 9 months, since Sep 2022

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

    Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi

    PhD Student (on hold)

  • 2002 - 2004

    Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Master of Science (MSc)

    Gebze Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü

    Thesis: Mathematical modelling of electromagnetic radiation effect on environment

  • 1993 - 1998

    Physics - Bachelor of Science (BSc)

    Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi

    Sensors&Transducers

  • 1991 - 1993

    Electric

    Tekirdag Technical High School

Sprachen

  • Turkish

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • English

    C1 (Fließend)

  • German

    A1-A2 (Grundkenntnisse)

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