Dr. Petra Iglicar

Dr. Petra Iglicar, PMP®, has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Their most recent position is as the Global Head of Pharmaceutical Development at Immunic Therapeutics, a role they have held since January 2024. Prior to that, they served as the Head of CMC Development and Operations at the same company from June 2021 to January 2024.

Before joining Immunic Therapeutics, Dr. Iglicar worked as a Senior CMC Project Manager at Thermosome from April 2020 to May 2021. In this role, they were responsible for the development and manufacturing of a novel nanocarrier for targeted drug delivery.

Prior to Thermosome, Dr. Iglicar held the position of R&D Project Manager at Sandoz from April 2017 to March 2020. Dr. Petra also served as the Head of Analytical Development at Teva Pharmaceuticals from May 2014 to March 2017.

Dr. Iglicar's career began at Lek Pharmaceuticals as an Analyst from October 2001 to December 2003. Dr. Petra then went on to hold various research and management positions at the company, including Group Head in Regulatory Analytics from November 2011 to May 2014.

Overall, Dr. Petra Iglicar has extensive experience in project management, pharmaceutical development, CMC operations, and analytical development. Dr. Petra has a track record of success in driving innovation and achieving results in the pharmaceutical industry.

Dr. Petra Iglicar, PMP® holds a Doctor of Science (Ph.D.) degree in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Ljubljana, which they obtained between 2002 and 2010. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications and completed courses related to project management and agile methodologies from institutions such as LinkedIn and Coursera. These certifications include "Building High-Performance Teams," "Learning Gantt Charts," "Managing a Cross-Functional Team," "Modeling Courageous Leadership: Intelligent Disobedience," "Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management," "Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives," "Negotiation Fundamentals (ESSEC Business School)," "Agile Foundations," "Agile at Work: Reporting with Agile Charts and Boards," "Project Management Foundations: Communication," "Agile at Work: Building Your Agile Team," "Agile at Work: Driving Productive Agile Meetings," "Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories," "Project Management Professional (PMP)," and "Stay Lean with Kanban."