Sabine Steimle

Developed a three-year strategic communications plan, including first steps to prepare for IPO communication - left company due to family responsibilties in the Freiburg region.

Responsible for communications by global business development teams with partners, such as biotech companies, academia, research hubs and others to ensure aligned communications Approach. Supported global alliance and asset management teams in managing internal and external communication processes. Promoted Roche Partnering to global biotech and business development community and global media. Responsible for digital communications strategy of Roche Partnering.

Life Sciences and Healthcare communications consultant.

Global oncology brand communications (HER2 Franchise). Production of global media materials and marketing support for different oncology brand teams, member of global brand teams. Communications person for regulatory taskforce on biologics. Lead person for communications to global affiliates. Issue and crisis communications. Budget and agency management.

Set-up of marketing and communications department. Budget planning and responsibility, staff management. Development of international marketing/communication strategy (EU, RUS, ME). Developed and organized "Post-ASCO" event for public and patients (Freiburg Cancer Update). Developed e-marketing strategy, including homepage, patient materials in five languages (English, Russian, French, German, Arabic).

PR and communications projects for various clients from the biopharmaceutical and medical device industry, medical associations and others.

Developed public affairs and communications strategy in BIG-4 markets (G,UK, I, F) to support market entry and business growth of new, minimally invasive breast biopsy device “Mammotome™” Co-developed and managed a DTC campaign for early detection of breast cancer. Organized Annual European Breast Cancer Symposia at J&J's European Training Academy. Member of J&J’s German Corporate Social Responsibility team and J&J’s Women’s Leadership Initiative

Set-up of first EORTC communications office after training in the US. Developed communication/advocacy strategy to promote EORTC’s pan-European cancer research network to cancer organizations and patient groups i.e. European Cancer Leagues. News Correspondent Journal of the National Cancer Institute, JNCI News and European Journal of Cancer (EJC).

Worked one year in the communications office of the U.S. National Cancer Institute at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (Government research agency) Tasks included: Media relations (US and international media), science writing and communications, science policy social marketing news writing Journal of the National Cancer Institute - JNCI News liaising with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, EORTC, Brussels

Responsible for developing and implementing PR and public affairs strategy of Germany’s largest federal oncology association (5,000 members, 16 regional chapters). Staff management, including trainees. Responsible for developing and implementing the PR strategy to promote the German Cancer Conference. Managed the German COALITION AGAINST SMOKING and the German Breast Cancer Awareness Group.

Internship and part time employment at the PR and Communications Department of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg where I learned from scratch how to work in medical and life sciences communications/public affairs at Germany's leading cancer research hub Tasks included: Organization of events and journalist visits (TV Crews, etc.) Media relations Media monitoring Journalistic writing Supporting researchers in interacting with media