Reorganisation: Prepared for the Challenges of Tomorrow

Reorganisation: Prepared for the Challenges of Tomorrow

The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut is creating the structural conditions necessary to respond to challenges in a more agile way while also working efficiently. Such conditions will also make the Institute better prepared for the future.

The reorganisation project began in 2017 with an organisational review. The project is now in the implementation phase and is to be fully completed by 2025.

Main objectives and steps of the reorganisation

• Preserve product expertise, improve knowledge sharing
  The new organisational structure will maintain the product-specific orientation of the divisions and strengthen cross-divisional cooperation. The largely uniform vertical structure of the divisions allows for the transfer of knowledge between the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut's experts at the horizontal level. Standardised cross-divisional processes break down silo thinking structures and promote knowledge sharing.
• Unify divisions in structure and processes, enabling more flexibility and efficiency
  When divisions have a similar structure and size, it allows for a more even distribution of workload and resources. The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut is eliminating unnecessary substructures, thereby reducing excess interfaces and work steps and transferring those substructure tasks to the new organisational structure and procedures.
• Creating better opportunities for personnel development
  Within the framework of the new organisational structures, the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut offers its employees new professional development opportunities in demanding areas of responsibility.

We at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut are reorganising to create the structures needed to get us fit for the future. This project involves using our Institute's strengths and building off of them.

Prof Dr Stefan Vieths (Vice President of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut)