Software & Systems Architecture
Deep Java and Jakarta EE expertise, modern enterprise development (Quarkus, Vaadin, Java 25), backend and data platforms, and containerisation — from design to a running, operable solution.
Healthcare & Pharma IT · Architecture · Engineering
35 years in IT —
for an industry
that forgives no mistakes.
Independent consulting and development for healthcare and pharma IT: from systems architecture and Java enterprise development to structured medicinal data and telematics infrastructure. As CTO, CIO and engineer — today freelance and fully remote.
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What I build for you
Medicinal & Health Data
Structured medicinal data and AMTS (medication therapy safety), database products for the pharma industry, securPharm / EU-FMD verification and the downstream processing chain of pharmaceutical data.
Telematics Infrastructure & Security
Connection to Germany's TI and TI 2.0, gematik approval including requirements management, plus PKI/trust-centre, SMC-B and eIDAS-compliant signature processes wherever your project needs them.
IT Strategy & Leadership
Building and modernising IT organisations, digital transformation, steering distributed and offshore teams, and large-scale projects (SAP, QM, LIMS) — from 35+ years as CTO, CIO and IT director.
AI-Assisted Development
Modern software development with AI tools such as Claude Code: more speed and higher quality without giving up technical control — including onboarding and enablement for your teams.
/ Profile
Michael Borchert
Over 35 years in IT — as CTO, CIO and IT director across the healthcare, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Building and modernising IT organisations, leading major SAP and data-platform projects, and managing distributed development teams. From industrial IT specialist at Hoechst, through Oracle's European centre of excellence for chemicals and pharma, to CTO at Deutsches Gesundheitsnetz.
My focus lies where domain knowledge meets technology: structured medicinal data and AMTS, the securPharm verification system, telematics infrastructure and robust Java and Jakarta EE systems. I deliver modern development AI-assisted — faster and at higher quality, without handing over technical control. I think strategically and build hands-on — today freelance, fully remote.
- Leadership CTO · CIO · IT director, 35+ yrs
- Java / EE Jakarta EE, Quarkus, Vaadin
- AI dev Claude Code, AI-assisted
- Pharma data AMTS, securPharm, EU-FMD
- TI & security gematik, PKI, eIDAS
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Career
- 2023 — present Chief Technology Officer · DGN Deutsches Gesundheitsnetz, Düsseldorf
- 2021 — 2023 Head of IT & Development · KoSyMa GmbH, Eltville am Rhein
- 2016 — 2021 Chief Information Officer · Netzgesellschaft Deutscher Apotheker mbH
- 2013 — 2016 Head of Digital Services · Avoxa – Mediengruppe Deutscher Apotheker, Frankfurt
- 2005 — 2013 Head of IT, then Product Management Data Services · MMI Medizinische Medien Informations GmbH
- 1999 — 2002 Business Development Manager · Oracle — European Center of Excellence, Chemicals/Pharma
- 1987 — 1999 Project & Group Manager · Hoechst AG / Vianova Resins — SAP, QM, LIMS
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