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Robert Lindner

Global Platform Lead Connecting Science, Strategy and Commercial Success in Biologics

https://vutuv.de/robert_lindner

Professional Experience

Global Platform Lead Biologics, Datwyler Healthcare8/2026 - Present
Global Product Manager Bulk & Sterile Cartridges, SCHOTT Pharma2/2024 - 7/2026

Global product responsibility for glass cartridge platforms for injectable drugs, spanning bulk and sterile solutions across multiple regions and manufacturing sites. - Strategic ownership of cartridge platforms, translating regulatory, technical, and market requirements into coherent product and portfolio decisions - Development of platform strategies aligned with global regulatory frameworks (e.g. USP <660>, <382>, Ph. Eur., ISO, Annex 1) - Interface between R&D, Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Commercial teams, ensuring that technical feasibility, compliance, and business priorities are aligned - Engagement with pharmaceutical, biotech, and device partners at different stages of development, focusing on system‑level solutions - Contribution to portfolio evolution from individual products toward reusable, scalable packaging platforms

Global Product Manager RTU vials, SCHOTT Pharma10/2019 - 2/2024

Global product management responsibility for ready‑to‑use sterile glass vials for injectable drug products. - Product ownership of sterile vial products (RTU vials), covering product definition, lifecycle management, and global market support - End‑to‑end responsibility for the market launch of an Annex-I-compliant No-Touch-Transfer solution for sterile container, including product positioning and coordination of cross‑functional launch activities - Coordination of cross‑functional and international teams across development, operations, and commercial functions - Active involvement in customer projects, including technical evaluations and discussions around sterile manufacturing and container‑closure systems - Ownership of portfolio and roadmap discussions addressing the increasing demand for ready‑to‑use, regulatorily robust packaging solutions

Project Manager, OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association)11/2017 - 9/2019

Project management role at an international industry association, working at the interface of emerging technologies, market applications, and industrial stakeholders. - Coordination of the industry roadmapping process for organic and printed electronics, aligning technology development priorities across 200+ member companies - Active networking and matchmaking between technology providers, system integrators, and potential customers across different application domains - Contribution to market analyses and industry overviews supporting strategic decision‑making within the association - Facilitation of dialogue between research, industry, and application‑driven stakeholders to accelerate technology adoption

Project Manager, Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid GmbH2/2016 - 10/2017

Project management role focused on international innovation networks in plastics processing and surface technologies. - Development and implementation of internationalization strategies for innovation and technology networks - Management of an international project team (4 people) with diverse technical and cultural backgrounds - Stakeholder management across federal agencies, research institutions, and international industry partners - Evaluation and selection of key technology partners to support successful project outcomes - Technical focus on functional CVD coatings for plastic processing and surface engineering applications

Post Doc, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz3/2015 - 4/2015
  • Development of organic systems for molecular and organic electronics - Supervision and mentoring of undergraduate and PhD students

Education

Dr. rer. nat., Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz2012 - 2015

Title: “Stabilization of Molecular Self-Assemblies via On-Surface Synthesis” Focus: - Design of functional nanostructures on optically active substrates - Synthesis of nanostructures by molecular self-assembly and photopolymerisation - Surface analysis with scanning force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy, as well as IR and UV-Vis-spektroskopy - Evaluation and optimisation of new deposition techniques
– 03/14 - 02/15 – Student speaker, MAINZ Graduate School of Excellence, Mainz member of the steering committee; organisation of seminars; – 03/12 - 03/15 – Member of the editorial board, Journal of Unsolved Questions. scientific open-access ournal for zero and negative results; – 03/12 - 03/15 – Website administrator, Journal of Unsolved Questions.

Diplom-Chemiker (Master equivalent), Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz2008 - 2011

Specialisation: Polymer chemistry
Journal of Unsolved Questions MAINZ Graduate School of Excellence “Materials Science in Mainz”

Vordiplom, Universität Stuttgart2005 - 2008
Abitur, Schönbuch Gymnasium Holzgerlingen1996 - 2005

Tags

Container · Forschung und Entwicklung (F&E) · kommunikation · Kundenbeziehungen · marketing · Pharma · Pharmazeutika · portfoliomanagement · Product Road Mapping · Produkteinführung · produktmanager · Produktstrategie · Spezifikationen · strategie · team management