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Dr.
Jan-Uwe Claas
Expert Health Care & Pharma: Interim Management & Consulting
It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.
Contact data
- Telefon Mobile
- +49 151 12134245
Social networks
Personal data
- Date of birth
- 23.11.1964 (Age:59)
Short profile
Intro
As an interim manager, Dr. Jan Claas supports companies in pharma, biotech and medtech to achieve higher growth and profit through the optimal positioning and market launch of innovative brands. "In the pre-launch and launch phase of an innovative product, the decisions is made for the long-term success of the brand that cannot be corrected later."
Dr. Claas has fifteen years of experience as national and international marketing expert up to the position of Senior VP International Marketing as well as ten years of experience as Managing Director of European country organizations. In addition companies benefit from his experience in leading complex organizations and his track record in successfully executing transformation processes and turnarounds.
Experience overview
- Successful General Management roles with full P&L- and BD-responsibility
- Extensive experience in restructuring, transforming and building up of new organizations
- Deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life science industry
- In-depth experience in driving organisational turn arounds & improvement of efficiency
- Successful leadership of up to 250 employees with multinational background
- National & international launch of innovations including responsibility for commercial development
- Coaching and consulting of Start-Up enterprises in health care
IM projects (self employed)
06/2023 - 05/2024 Duration: 12 months
Support the transformation of a PE funded generic pharma company to the provider of innovative brands. Launch of an innovative monoclonal antibody in the MS market.
Pharmazeutischer Hersteller
Pharmazeutischer Hersteller
Company description
The company is a leading European pharmaceutical company specialised in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders
- Company turnover in Mio $
- 500 Mio USD
- Number of employees in company
- 1000
- City / place
- Langenfeld
Work history (permanent employment)
08/2017 - 01/2022 Duration: 54 months
General Manager Country Cluster Europe
Grünenthal GmbH
Grünenthal GmbH
- City / place
- Deutschland / EU
Remarks
Building up & leading a country region consisting of the smaller/mid sized EU countries (CH, AT, BE, NL, LUX, DK, SE, NO, FI, IE, PT).
Full responsibility for the profit & loss as well as the personell of the region & country organisations.
Doubling of profitability of the EU-Cluster from 25% to 50%
Employees: 250
Sales volume: 200 M€
Building up & leading a country region consisting of the smaller/mid sized EU countries (CH, AT, BE, NL, LUX, DK, SE, NO, FI, IE, PT).
Full responsibility for the profit & loss as well as the personell of the region & country organisations.
Doubling of profitability of the EU-Cluster from 25% to 50%
Employees: 250
Sales volume: 200 M€
01/2017 - 08/2017 Duration: 8 months
Senior Vice President Marketing
Grünenthal GmbH
Grünenthal GmbH
- City / place
- Deutschland
Remarks
Responsible for marketing, commercial excellence and digital strategy for all Grünenthal brands with a special focus on 2 new product launches.
Employees: 37
Responsible for marketing, commercial excellence and digital strategy for all Grünenthal brands with a special focus on 2 new product launches.
Employees: 37
10/2011 - 01/2017 Duration: 64 months
General Manager UK & Ireland
Grünethal Ltd.
Grünethal Ltd.
- City / place
- United Kingdom
Remarks
Full responsibility for the profit & loss as well as the personell of the organisation.
Restructuring in the UK organisation to achieve a turnaround of the operative business.
Increase of profitability from -23% in 2011 to +33% in 2016.
Employees: 180
Sales volume: 100 M €
Full responsibility for the profit & loss as well as the personell of the organisation.
Restructuring in the UK organisation to achieve a turnaround of the operative business.
Increase of profitability from -23% in 2011 to +33% in 2016.
Employees: 180
Sales volume: 100 M €
09/2010 - 10/2011 Duration: 14 months
Senior Vice President Marketing
Grünenthal GmbH
Grünenthal GmbH
- City / place
- Deutschland
Remarks
Responsible for marketing strategy and central marketing budget for all brands/products
Most successful product launch in company history: Brand is today Grünenthal's key sales & profit driver
Employees: 21
Responsible for marketing strategy and central marketing budget for all brands/products
Most successful product launch in company history: Brand is today Grünenthal's key sales & profit driver
Employees: 21
05/2009 - 09/2010 Duration: 17 months
Vice President Marketing
Grünenthal GmbH
Grünenthal GmbH
- City / place
- Deutschland
Remarks
Responsible for preparation of most important international brand launch in company history in close collaboration with all country organisations
Employees: 11
Responsible for preparation of most important international brand launch in company history in close collaboration with all country organisations
Employees: 11
11/2007 - 05/2009 Duration: 19 months
Head of Global Marketing Narcotics
Grünenthal GmbH
Grünenthal GmbH
- City / place
- Deutschland
Remarks
Responsible for global marketing of all strong analgesics in the market and in clinical development as well as commercial lead of an international collaboration with J&J
Employees: 8
Responsible for global marketing of all strong analgesics in the market and in clinical development as well as commercial lead of an international collaboration with J&J
Employees: 8
09/2004 - 11/2007 Duration: 39 months
Global Commercial Lead New Analgesics
Grünenthal GmbH
Grünenthal GmbH
- City / place
- Deutschland
Remarks
Responsible for global marketing of all analgesics in clinical development as well as commercial lead of an international collaboration with J&J
Employees: 3
Responsible for global marketing of all analgesics in clinical development as well as commercial lead of an international collaboration with J&J
Employees: 3
02/2002 - 09/2004 Duration: 32 months
Head of Marketing Germany
Grünenthal GmbH
Grünenthal GmbH
- City / place
- Deutschland
Remarks
Responsible for the marketing strategy in the German market and the launch of new products
Employees: 8
Responsible for the marketing strategy in the German market and the launch of new products
Employees: 8
01/2000 - 01/2002 Duration: 25 months
Productmanager CNS Germany
Janssen-Cilag GmbH (J&J)
Janssen-Cilag GmbH (J&J)
- City / place
- Deutschland
Remarks
Responsible for all marketing activities for Janssen-Cilag's key brand (treatment of Schizophrenia)
Employees: 0
Responsible for all marketing activities for Janssen-Cilag's key brand (treatment of Schizophrenia)
Employees: 0
01/1998 - 01/2000 Duration: 25 months
Head of Medical Marketing Germany
Janssen-Cilag GmbH (J&J)
Janssen-Cilag GmbH (J&J)
- City / place
- Deutschland
Remarks
Responsible for the Medical Marketing Strategy Oncology and the initiation and management of Investigator initiated Clinical Studies (IITs)
Employees: 3
Responsible for the Medical Marketing Strategy Oncology and the initiation and management of Investigator initiated Clinical Studies (IITs)
Employees: 3
02/1996 - 12/1997 Duration: 23 months
Medical Manager Oncologie Germany
Janssen-Cilag GmbH (J&J)
Janssen-Cilag GmbH (J&J)
- City / place
- Deutschland
Remarks
Responsible for Medical Marketing Germany
Employees: 0
Responsible for Medical Marketing Germany
Employees: 0
03/1995 - 11/1996 Duration: 21 months
Scientific Productmanager Infectiology
Infectopharm Arzneimittel und Consilium GmbH
Infectopharm Arzneimittel und Consilium GmbH
- City / place
- Deutschland
Remarks
Responsible for Scientific Marketing
Employees: 0
Responsible for Scientific Marketing
Employees: 0
Education
04/2022
- 10/2022
International Directors Program
INSEAD Business School
INSEAD Business School
11/1991
- 01/1995
Dr. rer. nat. (Mikrobiologie, Biochemie, Organische Chemie)
Georg-August Universität Göttingen
Georg-August Universität Göttingen
10/1985
- 10/1991
Diplom-Biologe, Fächer: Mikrobiologie, Biochemie, Organische Chemie
Georg-August Universität Göttingen
Georg-August Universität Göttingen