Zeynep Erden

Professor Zeynep Erden is Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Vlerick Business School. Professor Erden is specialized in strategic management, knowledge management, and innovation management, with a specific focus on healthcare and life sciences sectors. She combines and engineering (RWTH Aachen) and management background (ETH Zurich). Her publications appeared in various outlets (e.g. AMJ). Before joining Vlerick she worked at ETH Zurich.

Experience

Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation Management

• Company Name Vlerick Business School
• Dates EmployedJan 2018 – Present
• Employment Duration1 yr 5 mos

Lecturer (Privat Dozentin)

• Company Name ETH Zurich
• Total Duration12 yrs 11 mos
• Dates EmployedDec 2016 – Present
• Employment Duration2 yrs 6 mos

Senior Researcher and Project Manager (Oberassistent)

• Dates EmployedJul 2014 – Jul 2017
• Employment Duration3 yrs 1 mo
• Project manager of a project on networking and open innovation activities in the Zurich Life Science Cluster
  • Developed and led the project.
  • Led an executive student. Delegated responsibility, interpreted and evaluated findings, gave feedback.
  • Prepared final reports.

Project manager of a project on key success factors of R&D projects

• Developed and led a collaborative project with two government agencies in Switzerland.
• Led a multicultural team of 2 PhD students and 3 master students.
• Delegated responsibility and evaluated findings.
• Collected and analyzed data, interpreted results, prepared slide decks and executive summary.
• Presented results to top managers. See less

Postdoctoral Researcher and Project Manager

• Dates EmployedMar 2011 – Jul 2014
• Employment Duration3 yrs 5 mos

• Project manager of a project on coordination of innovation in cross functional teams at Novartis

  • Developed, maintained and tracked a collaborative project with Novartis (3-year project).
  • Led a team of 1 PhD student and 3 master students.
  • Planned, executed, and tracked objectives, milestones, resources, budget forecas... See more

Research Associate

• Dates EmployedJul 2006 – Mar 2011
• Employment Duration4 yrs 9 mos

• Leading a project on knowledge disclosure strategies in biotechnology companies.

  • Coordinated activities of a multidisciplinary team of 2 PhDs and 3 master students.
  • Defined research problem, created a database of global biopharmaceutical firms, analyzed data (panel data regression), and presented findings to diverse audience.

Leading a project on fostering knowledge sharing in online customer communities.

• Initiated and led a multinational research project with a Korean University.
• Set up and conducted online surveys. Analyzed data using Structural Equation Modeling.
• Won best paper award from European Management Review.

Leading a project on market analysis of the biopharmaceutical industry.

• Collected data and analyzed strategic groups and outperforming strategies.
• Led 2 master students. See less

Vice President

• Company NameCredit Suisse
• Dates Employed2017
• Employment Durationless than a year
• LocationZürich Area, Switzerland
• Compliance Metrics Organizational Lead

Education

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Degree NamePostDoc Field Of StudyStrategic management and innovation Dates attended or expected graduation 2011 – 2014

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Degree NamePhD Field Of StudyManagement Dates attended or expected graduation 2006 – 2010

RWTH Aachen University Degree NameMaster Field Of StudyProduction Engineering Dates attended or expected graduation 2003 – 2006

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University Field Of StudyIndustrial Engineering Dates attended or expected graduation 1998 – 2003