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 team as Senior Bioprocess Engineer (f/m/d) 80% - 100% now!
Key accountabilities and duties
- Responsible for the planning, the execution and documentation of manufacturing campaigns in the area of mammalian cell culture
- Leads multi-disciplinary project teams as Functional Lead for all manufacturing aspects of assigned the products
- Responsible for preparing and completing SHE, EM, operation, and cleaning risk analysis for the assigned products and carrying out and supervising defined measures.
- Responsible to establish timely and qualitatively the required production documentation specific to the assigned production area.
- Tasked with ensuring groundbreaking regulatory requirements are implemented in corresponding assets and products.
- Perform manufacturing activities according to cGMP guidelines, ensuring batch execution, evaluating test results, fixing issues, solving manufacturing equipment problems, and making recommendations for resolution
- Working as production expert in Capital investment projects for building and commissioning of the manufacturing units. Main responsible for delivering all input required for the specific set-up, commissioning and qualification of the manufacturing suites and equipment including automation.
- Responsible for implementation of the relevant GMP documents for the respective area and responsible for training of the operators for the manufacturing of the assigned products.
- Supports Plant Manager and Head Manufacturing Staff in training and planning tasks
- Represent Lonza Manufacturing unit during customer audits and visits
- Implements innovation and improvement projects covering general manufacturing aspects for the production plant.
- Ensures a high level of technical and process standardization within the production plant and perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and skills required
Bachelor / Master Degree or equivalent experience
- Work experience 3-5 Years
- Preferred area of study: Biotechnology, Biochemistry or related fields
- Broad biotechnology expertise and/or knowledge in biotechnical engineering preferable in the area of Mammalian cell culture;
- Proficient in both German and English
- GMP understanding
- Strong leadership skills; very good interpersonal skills and interaction with all kinds of interfaces within the organization;
- strong team orientation
- Structured, focused and well-organized working attitude; open-minded for new ideas and suggestions
- Highly motivated and driven; dedicated to finding solutions
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.