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Otmane B.

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Head Manufacturing Sciences at Takeda
📍 Switzerland

Otmane Boussif is a biotechnology executive with over 25 years of global experience leading R&D strategies for biologics and advanced platforms like Cell & Gene Therapies. He has held CTO roles at Anjarium Biosciences and Sensorion and was the Global Head of Cell & Gene Therapy Technical R&D at Novartis. He holds a Doctor of Science from the University of Strasbourg.

He has been a key contributor to more than 10 Biologics License Applications (BLAs).

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Head Manufacturing Sciences
Location
Switzerland
Personality Overview

How Otmane shows up

Charming & Persuasive
Confident & Optimistic
Generous

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Otmane cares about

Gene Therapy
He has held leadership roles at several gene therapy-focused companies, including Sensorion and Anjarium Biosciences, and led the Cell & Gene Therapy unit at Novartis.
Hearing Loss Cures
Expressed excitement about joining Sensorion to develop innovative therapies for restoring, treating, and preventing hearing loss disorders, a key focus of his recent work.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Head Manufacturing Sciences
Takeda
10-2022 - 5-2025
Chief Technical Officer
Anjarium Biosciences
8-2021 - 9-2022
Chief Technical Officer
Sensorion
4-2019 - 6-2021
Global Head Cell & Gene Therapy Tech. R&D
Novartis
10-2017 - 4-2019
Global Head Early Phase NBEs & Microbial CoE
Novartis
In the press

Media appearances

Anjarium Biosciences appoints ex-Novartis gene therapy leader Otmane Boussif, DSc as Chief Technology Officer. Featured in PharmiWeb.Jobs
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Sensorion : Otmane Boussif nommé au poste de Directeur des opérations techniques. Featured in MyPharma Editions
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Education
Doctor of Science
University of Strasbourg
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