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.

Lonza’s Capsules & Health Ingredients business is the trusted partner for innovative products, including capsules and health ingredients, customization services and end-to-end dosage form solutions for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical companies.

For our Site Colmar, France | Lonza we are looking for a driven and passionate Manager, R&D Hard Capsules to join our dynamic team !

This role is based in Colmar. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

Main responsibilities:

Management responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineers, scientists and technicians in the development and implementation of new capsules, new capsules applications or related programs/projects in line with the R&D strategy and timelines

• Define roadmap for the innovation projects in the scope of R&D, plan and coordinate projects execution while proactively managing uncertainties

• Develop short-to-mid term plans and priorities to enable optimal lab functioning, ensure follow up and coordinate execution of actions

• Suggest budget needs for lab functioning and continuous improvement initiatives to the line manager

• Identify development opportunities and training requirements for direct reports and submit requests for internal, external resources as required to the line manager

• Ensure work environment and working conditions are appropriate for optimal performance and for achieving results, and if improvements or streamlining is needed, develop and implement solutions

Technical expertise

• Apply expert knowledge to identify opportunities for improvement in existing processes/technologies and drives towards solutions implementation

• Find and execute on openings to utilize new materials to improve the existing or develop new products and/or expand capsule applications

• Act as subject matter expert with internal stakeholders and in communication with customers and suppliers

• Act as technical R&D expert lead in complex, strategic, new hard empty capsules development projects through the different phases of the Stage Gate process

Work practices

• Maintain accurate and timely records to appropriate quality standard for self and team, prepare high quality technical analyses and reports for internal or external use

• Apply and promote the relevant safety, quality and data integrity principles in his work and inspires the same in team members

• Promote right-the-first-time principle

• Apply expertise to identify key challenges and opportunities in relevant area of expertise and propose innovative solutions to address the same

• Take ownership in implementing good lab practice within the HC R&D group and with other teams and coordinates continuous improvement initiatives.

Main Requirements:

• Required degree : Master; PhD (preferred)

• Field of study : Materials science, Chemical engineering, Food sciences, Pharmaceutical sciences, Polymer sciences, Chemistry

• Industrial experience in an R&D environment

• Pharmaceutical Excipients industry and/or Food industry preferred

• Languages : English (business fluent); French (business fluent preferred)

• Effective communicator and collaborator, ability to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

• First people management experience

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.