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Francoise Rodriguez Armas

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Program manager in biotech and pharma who delivered Legend Biotech’s S/4HANA rollout across two Belgian sites.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m fully available and eager to bring my supply chain and project management experience into a new role.

At Legend Biotech, I led the S/4HANA implementation across two Belgian sites specializing in CAR-T production. I coordinated business, IT, consultants, and partner teams, and managed testing and readiness activities through go-live.

At Celyad Oncology, I drove planning for pre-clinical and clinical CAR-T programs and helped establish the PMO function, including standardized processes, KPIs, and reporting. I also supported GxP compliance for a SharePoint upgrade.

Across pharmaceutical and biotech roles, I’ve worked on commercial launches, supply chain planning, regulatory integration, and program governance. My work includes coordinating the transfer of 90 marketing authorizations at GSK Vaccines and planning the Oncaspar launch at Shire.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

S/4 Hana Business Lead

Legend Biotech

Mar 2023 - Jun 2025 (2 years 3 months)

Led end-to-end S/4 Hana implementation across Belgian sites, overseeing multiple modules and driving program governance and cross-functional coordination. Managed Business Simulation Testing and User Acceptance Testing to ensure readiness.

Program Delivery Cross functional Leadership ERP Implementation Change Management Stakeholder Alignment S4Hana MES UAT Binary Search Trees

Clinical Program Manager

Celyad Oncology

Feb 2022 - Feb 2023 (1 year)

Drove integrated planning and execution of pre-clinical Phase I and clinical Phase II programs for CAR-T treatments. Established KPI-driven dashboards and risk management frameworks, and led SharePoint upgrade to be GxP compliant.

Governance PMO Design KPI Frameworks Risk Management Stakeholder Communication Clinical Trials CAR T Therapies SharePoint GxP

Commercial Operations Manager

Catalent

Dec 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 1 month)

Managed a global portfolio of pharmaceutical customers within a CMO environment, overseeing delivery of clinical batches and commercial launches. Led contract management and new business development initiatives.

Commercial Negotiation Stakeholder Communication Contract Management New Business Development

Program Manager

GSK Vaccines

Jun 2016 - Nov 2020 (4 years 5 months)

Program Manager within the MMRV Vaccines Commercialization team, ensuring identification of critical milestones and leading risk management. Managed global programs supporting Regulatory & Medical Affairs integration post-acquisition of Novartis Vaccines.

Program Governance Regulatory Integration Budget and Risk Control Stakeholder Management Risk Management Regulatory Affairs

CMO Operations Analyst

Shire

Jun 2014 - Jun 2016 (2 years)

Key contact for external manufacturing sites, leading operational data exchange and cross-functional coordination. Planning expert for oncology commercial launches, and business analyst supporting system integration.

Cross functional Teams Planning Stakeholder Management CMO Management Data Exchanges Oncology Launch

Supply Chain Planner – External Manufacturing

Zoetis

Dec 2012 - May 2014 (1 year 5 months)

In charge of monthly production planning for external manufacturing sites, serving as single point of contact for vendors. Facilitated Yearly Business Review Meetings and managed vendor performance reports.

Cross functional Teams Planning KPIs Budgets Contract Management Vendor Management Production Planning

Production Planner

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Oct 2011 - Dec 2012 (1 year 2 months)

Responsible for planning and preparing site production schedule for all in-house production, bulk and packaging lines. Led weekly planning coordination meetings and served as Business Process Owner during SAP ERP implementation.

Production Planning SAP PP DS ERP Implementation Cross functional Coordination Material Management

Distribution Planning Coordinator

Johnson & Johnson International

Oct 2010 - Jun 2011 (8 months)

Performed interplant DRP releases between production facilities and regional warehouses, ensuring data integrity in planning systems. Ensured fair share allocation of products in short supply and built collaborative partnerships.

DRP APS Supply Planning Data Integrity Fair Share Allocation Collaboration