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Juha-Matti Saario

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Angestellt, Knowledge and Culture Lead, NTT DATA
Basel, Switzerland

Skills

Team Leadership
Brainstorming
Certified process professional
Clinical Research
Data Management
Time Management
Work experience at CROs
Big Pharma
Concept Development
Community Building
Social Media
Fun
Camtasia video capture
SharePoint 2010
Pleasereview online document authoring review tool
Nimbus control process mapping tool
Lean Six Sigma
Vvirtual meetings
Management
Creative Direction
Editorial Design
Drug Development
Functional Training
Technology
Project Management
Content
Coaching
Quality Management
German
Change Management
Operations Management
Interim Management
Talent Management
Organizational Development
English Language
General Management
Operational Management
Leadership development
Globalisation
Team Development
Creative Problem Solving
Analytical thinking
Leading diverse working teams
Optimismus
Cross generational leadership
Cross-cultural competence
innovative
Passion
Team work
Communication skills
Organisation (social entity)
Discipline
Soft Skills
International experience
Leadership skills
Technical Knowledge
Commitment
ambitious
Flexibility
Friendliness
Enthusiasm
Interpersonal skills
attention to detail
problem solving skills
Strategic mindset
Organizational skills
Mathematical Skills
punctual
Customer orientation
Empathy
ability to work under pressure
willingness to learn
Hard skills
Fast learner
open minded
Curiosity
Conceptual thinking

Timeline

Professional experience for Juha-Matti Saario

  • Current 1 year and 3 months, since Nov 2023

    Knowledge and Culture Lead

    NTT DATA

    I work with our Knowledge Academy to enable our global Data Migration team of 300 to deliver on multiple parallel deployments. Roche ASPIRE program is the largest business process and digital transformations using SAP S/4HANA in Life Sciences. My role centers on developing an effective workplace culture aligned with our core values. I manage strategic knowledge sharing and drive people development, focusing on skill enhancement.

  • 2 years and 8 months, Mar 2020 - Oct 2022

    Change Leader

    F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

    Provide change and project leadership for Global Access.

  • 2 years and 7 months, Aug 2017 - Feb 2020

    Workplace Strategy Leader

    F. Hoffman-La Roche AG

    Develop and implement Activity Based Working (ABW) concept in Basel/Kaiseraugst sites. https://abw-roche.ch/en/

  • 2 years, Feb 2018 - Jan 2020

    Partner

    Ekokamu Oy

    Ekokamu Oy is a Finnish technology start-up company passionate about grass root innovation. We want to help households to make collecting biowaste normal in an easy and hygienic way. Ekokamu biowaste container uses vacuum to keep biowaste fresh and odorless before collected for recycling. Fresh biowaste makes better use of the nutrients and energy content of the biomaterial. We are currently building prototypes and looking for funding for the next steps. http://www.ekokamu.com/en

  • 3 years and 3 months, May 2014 - Jul 2017

    Head Operations & Strategy Novartis Drug Development Quality

    Novartis

    Support all strategic projects and initiatives related to the management of global drug development quality assurance (QA) in close exchange and collaboration with Pharma QA.

  • 5 years and 6 months, Jan 2012 - Jun 2017

    Founder of Employee Resource Group

    Novartis

    Cross Generation Employee Resource Group (ERG) was founded at Novartis headquarters to discover new ways to utilize know-how across generations and organizational boundaries. Group grew in 5 years from few passionate members to 600+ active employees contributing to networking and co-learning across disciplines.

  • 2 years and 9 months, Sep 2011 - May 2014

    Associate Director Process Improvement Chief Medical Office

    Novartis Pharma AG

  • 3 months, Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

    Mini-Sabbatical Program India

    Novartis Pharma AG

    Three months developmental program in Hyderabad and Mumbai to broaden knowledge exchange, learning and strengthen cross-functional collaboration between Novartis HQ offices and India country organization. I work closely with various global and local colleagues for example in clinical operations, central analytics, and training.

  • 2 years, Oct 2009 - Sep 2011

    SOP Governance Officer

    Novartis Pharma AG

  • 11 months, Oct 2008 - Aug 2009

    Head of Data Management

    TFS Trial Form Support AB

  • 7 months, Mar 2008 - Sep 2008

    Study Delivery Operations Specialist

    AstraZeneca

  • 1 year and 8 months, Jul 2006 - Feb 2008

    Data Team Leader

    Quintiles

Educational background for Juha-Matti Saario

  • 2013 - 2013

    Lean Six Sigma

    Novartis

    Internal IQP ( Innovation Quality Productivity) program

  • 2006 - 2006

    Biochemistry

    University of Turku

    management and organization, educational sciences, marketing, mathematics, chemistry, media studies, biology, and environmental sciences

  • 2004 - 2004

    Biochemistry

    University of Turku

Languages

  • English

    Fluent

  • Finnish

    First language

  • Swedish

    Fluent

  • German

    Intermediate

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