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.
At Lonza, we’re not just a global leader in life sciences — we’re a team of people driven by a shared purpose: advancing technologies that help businesses improve lives. Our success is built on collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to quality in everything we do. The Senior Manufacturing Project Specialist plays a key role in this mission by managing operational activities across assigned manufacturing projects, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery. This role also leads continuous improvement initiatives and capacity optimization efforts to support our long-term operational excellence goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Leads multi-disciplinary project teams as Functional Lead for all Media manufacturing aspects of assigned area between manufacturing and support services (F&E, MSAT, QA, VAL, SC, etc.) for Media
Responsible for continuous improvement taking the established operational excellence methods into account. Ensures a high level of technical and process standardization within the production plant
Represents Manufacturing as CAPEX project lead in maintenance and growth engineering projects by leverage technical expertise to optimize manufacturing processes
Work with area management and SMEs to assess production process and equipment issues and provide solutions. Provide key data and updates to management.
Manages all cGMP equipment in Media such as scales, balances, mixers, blenders, etc.
Responsible to prepare and execute Quality and Safety risk analysis for the assigned products and the implementation and control of defined measures.
Represent manufacturing on functional sub-teams where appropriate. Provide expertise and operational support to projects (FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, etc.).
Is responsible for the documentation of the processes and process Know-How with the corresponding reports according to the asset- or product specific requirements incl. SOP or other documentation as needed
Represent Media Manufacturing unit during customer audits and visits
Perform equipment related investigations, including root cause analysis for adverse events (deviations). Work with area managers and SMEs to determine corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) for root causes identified during investigations. Perform effectiveness checks to ensure non-recurrence of adverse events.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Key Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (master’s preferred).
5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations within a GMP-regulated environment (biotech or pharmaceutical industry preferred).
Proven experience leading cross-functional project teams and managing complex manufacturing or process improvement projects.
Strong knowledge of cGMP requirements, validation activities (FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ), and manufacturing documentation standards (SOPs, batch records, CAPAs).
Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and implement operational excellence methodologies.
Technical expertise with manufacturing equipment such as mixers, blenders, balances, and other process instrumentation.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience conducting root cause analyses and developing effective CAPAs.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments and represent manufacturing in audits or customer visits.
Proficient in risk assessment tools and safety/quality compliance processes.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced production environment.
We recognize that attracting, developing and retaining the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract the best candidates. As required by law in this state, the quoted salary range for this onsite position is $83,000.00 – $133,000.00. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities; while also allowing for differentiation on performance based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at the company between the lower and the middle part of the applicable range. We tailor our offers within the range based on job-related factors, including organizational needs, internal equity, market data, geographic area and the selected candidate’s experience, education, industry knowledge, location, technical and/or communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. This range is only inclusive of base salary, and base pay is just one component of Lonza’s total compensation package for employees. Full-time employees are eligible to receive a performance-related bonus, as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental coverage, 401k plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off (PTO), and more.
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.