DSP Process Expert MSAT Microbial 80-100% (m/f/d)

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, ensuring a smooth transition to our welcoming community in Visp.

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. 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.

Join our dedicated team at Lonza in Visp and become part of a group of hardworking professionals at the forefront of life sciences. As a DSP Process Expert (m/f/d), you will play a key role in delivering cutting-edge solutions in Visp, Switzerland. This role offers the chance to work in a world-class environment where your contributions will have a lasting impact on the future of medicine.

• An agile career and dynamic working culture
• An inclusive and ethical workplace
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance
• Along with competitive salaries, you’ll find a wide range of lifestyle, family and leisure benefits available.

What you will do:

• Leading cross functional teams as a process expert tasked with technology transfers (process design and scale-up) and timely process implementation at manufacturing scale. This includes the whole lifecycle of assigned projects from planning, implementation, control to completion in alignment with defined project goals.
• Serve as the key interface between the process donor (customer or process development) and operations, to ensure scalability and suitability of the manufacturing processes for commercial-scale production.
• Securing success during technology transfer by applying procedures and tools to manage the transfer of information, process related risks and change control.
• Responsible for the resolution of process issues that may arise during manufacturing, considering all regulatory and GMP requirements.
• Responsible for execution of risk analyses for the manufacturing processes under GMP.
• Interacting directly with customers and stakeholders during tech transfer, campaign preparation, execution and closure, including daily reporting of batch status and performance.
• Ensuring timely compilation of process related deviations, change requests and campaign reports.
• Compiling CMC sections and technical content of validation reports
• Develop and implement standardized MSAT procedures and processes.
• Driving continuous improvements of the manufacturing processes.
• Evaluating and driving innovative trends within the respective area of expertise.

What we are looking for:

• Master's degree, PhD or equivalent experience is a plus
• Preferred area of study:  Biotechnology, chemical engineering or related subject areas
• More than 5 years of experience in DSP for the manufacture of APIs or process development
• Deep understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice of APIs
• Strong scientific and technical acumen
• Fluency in English and German
• Strong leadership skills
• Very good communication to interact with various stakeholders
• Structured, focused and well-organized working attitude
• Open-minded personality with strong interest to learn and grow
• Agility and high motivation
• A strong problem-solving mindset

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

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.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.