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After five years as a laboratory technician in a pharmaceutical start-up, I felt the need to progress in my career. That’s why I obtained in further education the Master’s degree in Engineering.
Today, I start a new job as consultant for IDBS, provider of software solutions for the life sciences industry.
Caroline Van der Velden
Consultant in bio-informatics
PARIS, France
Caroline Van der Velden | English | French |
Schools attended |
Since 2008: IDBS |
Consultant
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Sector: Computer services |
2007 : SANOFI AVENTIS |
ENGINEER TRAINEE, PROJECT MANAGER
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Pharmaceutical industry: production of drugs (tablets), 850 persons ENGINEER TRAINEE, PROJECT MANAGER • Context: Business Unit of 100 persons, with 3 production work teams. High level of performances. • Objective: Carry out changes in the production teams’ work to increase their autonomy (self directed work teams). The stake was to encourage motivation and involvement, so as to maintain the unit’s high performances • Tools: creation of problem-solving teams with foremen and operators, analyse the present situation (brainstorming), highlight the impediments, propose and apply solutions • Results: visual management (creation of process indicators), improvement of communication between teams, creation of a suggestion system | |
Sector: Pharmaceutical |
2006 : CEMOI, BORDEAUX, FRANCE |
ENGINEER TRAINEE, LEADER IN A TEAM OF 3 ENGINEER TRAINEES
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Food processing industry, industrial chocolate factory, 130 persons • Objective: propose solutions to increase production volumes in 15% • Tools: problem-solving methods, audit of the production flow, highlight of “bottle-neck”, creation of indicators and tools for the production performance follow-up • Proposal of technical and organizational solutions, creation of a tool for production management | |
Sector: Intermediary produce |
2001 - 2006 : GEMAC BIO |
Laboratory technician
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Pharmaceutical start-up: research in chronic diseases for diagnosis and therapy, 15 persons 2003-2006: SENIOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN • Develop new immunological tests for the follow up of chronic and auto-immune diseases • Manage research projects about involvement of bacteria in chronic diseases • Perform bibliographic synthesis about research projects • Train junior laboratory assistants arriving in the company 2001-2003: LABORATORY ASSISTANT • Perform immunological tests for the follow-up of multiple sclerosis • Produce, characterize, purify polyclonal antibodies by immunization of rabbits • Prepare buffers, biological material • Take part in the maintenance of the laboratory | |
Sector: Biotech |
Interests |
Active member of the CESI Engineers Association (Association des Ingénieurs CESI) |
