S&P is managed by 2 managing directors: Dr. med. Dorothea Schneider (MD) and Dr. med. Horst Mertens (M.D., M.B.A.). Both managing directors have specific academic training and many years of professional experience in science, medicine and business. This specialist knowledge and this competence are prerequisites for credible leadership and productive cooperation with our customers and their teams in Health Care/LifeSciences:
Dr. med. Dorothea Schneider (M.D.)
Interim management consulting & interim management of top companies LifeSciences / Health Care in Germany and abroad:
- Long-term co-managing director and senior partner of S & P Dr. Schneider Healthcare Consulting Partners GmbH
- Several years of interim management for various pharmaceutical companies in Germany and abroad
- Several years of consulting as senior partner for a medium-sized German consulting company with international cooperation
- Several years as Medical Advisor, Medical Manager, development and management of a unit for quality assurance, head of drug safety for an international pharmaceutical company
- Several years of experience as Medical Information Officer for a German branch of an American company
- Assistant doctor in a clinic with an internal and neurological focus
- Since 2010: Managing Director and shareholder S & P Dr. Schneider Healthcare Consulting Partners GmbH
Education / Studies:
- Completed studies in human medicine.
- Experimental promotion to Dr. medical, University Medical School Heidelberg.
- Study of chemistry
Dr. med. Horst Mertens (M.D., M.B.A.)
Dr. med. Horst Mertens (M.D., M.B.A.)
Interim management consulting & interim management at top companies LifeSciences / Health Care in Germany and abroad:
- International Medical Director of an international pharmaceutical company
- International Vice President "Clinical Studies" in the headquarters of an international pharmaceutical company
- Medical Director D-A-CH of an international pharmaceutical company
- CEO (Chief Executive Officer) and CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of one
- telemedicine high-tech company
- Vice President / Head of Business Development & Strategy of a high-tech telemedicine company.
National / international management consultancies with a focus on life sciences / healthcare industry:
- Managing Director for Germany and Europe
- European Vice-President of an international advisory group
- CEO of an international consulting group
- Since 2010: Managing Director & Shareholder S&P Dr. Schneider Healthcare Consulting Partners GmbH
Executive Management in Pharma, Biotech, Med.-Tech., with a focus on Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Research and Development, Licensing & Contracting, Business Planning, Business Development, Reorganization, etc.
- Group Vice President "Central Corporate International Corporate Marketing" and at the same time International Medical Director of the "Central Division of Medicine" in the head office of an international pharmaceutical and biotech group.
- Vice President of the Central Division International Corporate Marketing and at the same time International Medical Director of the "Central Division of Medicine" in the head office of an international pharmaceutical and biotech group.
- Medical Director (Senior Medical Director) for D-A-CH in the German subsidiary of an international pharmaceutical company.
- Head (medical director) of a medical department in the German subsidiary of an international pharmaceutical company.
Education / Studies:
- Completed studies in human medicine.
- Promotion to Dr. med., with experimental work at the University Medical School Essen, in the gastroenterology segment.
- Studied business administration.
- HBS MBA