Dr. Thorsten vom Stein

Angestellt, Senior Director, Global Head of Asset & Network Management Specialty Gases, Merck Group
Wermelskirchen, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Catalysis
Synthesis
Erneuerbare Energien
Chemistry
Methodology Development
Forschung und Entwicklung
Digitalisierung
CAPEX
Produktentwicklung

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Thorsten vom Stein

  • Current 2 years and 5 months, since Jan 2024

    Senior Director, Global Head of Asset & Network Management Specialty Gases

    Merck Group

    • Responsible for the Value Chain Differentiation Strategy and Continuous Improvement of a Global Asset Network spanning across US, Korea, Taiwan, Europe and China. • Established a CAPEX Portfolio and Efficiency Management projected YoY CAPEX to sales improvement of >10%. • Current focus is the design of a value-driven Continuous Improvement portfolio and driving long term value chain evolution through process technology innovation and digitalization.

  • 2 years and 1 month, Jan 2022 - Jan 2024

    Director Process Design Semiconductor Materials

    Merck Group

    • Accountable for Process Development impacting ~600 M€/a risk adjusted new product sales. Grew portfolio by 89% in 3 years. • Extending the team to a global network with localization in JP to >50 operative cross-functional FTE globally (incl. matrix resources). • Leading transformation of global process development setup for a >2 Bn€ business by pushing market differentiation via Digitalization and Sustainability innovation. • Due diligence support of M&A efforts specializing on production technology.

  • 1 year and 8 months, Jun 2020 - Jan 2022

    Director Semiconductor Materials Europe

    Merck Group

    Leading a growing team of 30 scientists (PhD, MSc and BSc level) and technicians. • Responsible for >20 Mio€ development project portfolio and supply chain optimization for asset utilization and localization. • Transforming a “contractor type organization” into a business and customer focused organization. • Successfully moved the department from Wiesbaden to Darmstadt in the midst of the first Covid-19 wave without losing operative efficiency

  • 2 years and 6 months, Jan 2018 - Jun 2020

    Associate Director Process Technology Japan

    Merck Group

    Building technology leadership in dielectric material development delivered 3 differentiating IP applications – the first of this segment. • Formed synthesis team to bolster pipeline differentiation of SOD (leading to multiple differentiating product lines in ramp with a combined potential of >80 M€/a risk adjusted peak sales).

  • 2 years and 7 months, Jul 2015 - Jan 2018

    Head of Laboratory

    Merck Group

    • Transformed gas reaction service lab to Global Catalysis Center for Merck increasing operative efficiency by 20%. • Developed >100 new catalytic methods for API, OLED and LC R&D enabling pipeline commercialization and production cost savings. • Led Electronic Batch Record project to digitalize pilot plant operations.

  • 1 year and 5 months, Mar 2014 - Jul 2015

    Post Doc

    University of Toronto

Ausbildung von Thorsten vom Stein

  • 3 months, Jul 2012 - Sep 2012

    Anorganische Chemie

    Yale

    PhD Internship with R. H. Crabtree and P. T. Anastas

  • 3 years and 6 months, Oct 2010 - Mar 2014

    Technische Chemie

    RWTH Aachen University

    Catalysis, Renewable Resources

  • 4 months, Apr 2009 - Jul 2009

    Organische Chemie

    University of California, Santa Barbara

    Internship with B.H. Lipshutz

  • 4 years and 11 months, Oct 2005 - Aug 2010

    Chemie

    RWTH Aachen University

Sprachen

  • German

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • English

    C1 (Fließend)

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