Today Lonza is a global leader in life sciences. We are more than 15,000 employees in more than 100 locations around the world. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

For Drug Product Services (DPS), our successful Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) branch, located in Basel, Switzerland and Stein, Switzerland, we have exciting opportunities. Become part of a group that enables its customers to meet some of the greatest challenges in patient treatment and join us by applying for the position as Senior Principal Scientist Process Development / Senior Technical Transfer Lead Drug Product Services.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead drug product process development activities related to drug product process development, characterization, and validation of customer projects
• Advance setup, scale-up and implementation of technical DP manufacturing processes
• Provide technical on-site support during batch manufacturing. Define and monitor project scope, timing and progress
• Responsible for design, execution and delivery of process evaluation studies for liquid and lyophilized parenteral drug products of biologics (e.g. monoclonal antibodies, novel formats, ADCs, peptides), peptides and small molecules
• Take care of process implementation and technical transfer documentation
• Drive GMP change management strategy of the assigned technical transfer projects
• Initiate and manage GMP change control in system
• Support critical GMP product/process deviation(s) and corresponding implementation of identified corrective/preventive actions (CAPAs)
• Manage and lead group of technicians and/or engineers and/or scientists or formally coaches and mentors other team members
• Ensure effective use of resources (time, personnel, equipment, material) as well as support maintenance of equipment as appropriate
• Assist continuous processs and quality improvements, explore new technologies and lead integration of activities across scientific areas
• Enable innovation and technical strategy projects, generate IP and contribute to scientific publications and conference talks, and evaluate and implement of new methods and technologies

Key requirements:

• PhD. or Master in pharmaceutical sciences, pharmaceutical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, or related fields or similar qualification
• Significant experience in biotech / pharma industry
• Experience of technical issues and requirements for drug product technical transfers
• For process transfer, direct experience in Manufacturing in a GMP environment
• Knowledge in aseptic product manufacture or process development for protein drug products desirable
• Very good communication skills as well as fluent command of English both written and oral
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills; proven ability as team player and ability to manage cross functional teams
• Good planning and organizing skills, including project management and risk management skills

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.