Manufacturing Process Expert – Drug Product (f/m/d)

The actual location of this job is Visp, Switzerland.

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

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.

As a Subject Matter Expert in your assigned process steps, you will provide front line technical and procedural support to the shopfloor in the area of Drug Product, according to cGMP guidelines, working with the manufacturing team, engineers and QA operations, troubleshooting manufacturing processes and making recommendations for resolution. You will drive improvement projects in the manufacturing processes.

What you’ll get:

• A working environment in a motivated and inclusive team.

• An up to date production line in constat progress for improvements.

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.

• An ethical workplace.

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.

• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location.

The full list of our global benefits can be also found on https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.

What you’ll do:

• Executes manufacturing activities in the area of Drug Product according to cGMP guidelines, ensuring batch execution, evaluating batch data, resolving issues, troubleshooting manufacturing processes and making recommendations for resolution.

• Provides front line technical and procedural support, working with the manufacturing team, engineers and QA operations.

• Securing each batch is manufactured safely, on time, in compliance with the batch instructions and quality requirements.

• Responsible to establish timely and with high quality the required production documentation (preparation and review of electronic batch records) or other relevant GMP documents for the assigned production area.

• Proactively driving optimization projects for manufacturing processes.

• Owns process related investigations and critical deviations and assists in decision making on production issues.

• Drives process changes, CAPAs, and CAPA effectiveness checks related to process within required timelines and through GMP systems (e.g. Trackwise, SAP, MES, training, etc.)

• Be a resource to other departments as Subject Matter Expert.

• Performs training activities of relevant areas.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor / Master Degree preferred. Preferred area of study: Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, Pharmacy or equivalent scientific degree

• 3-5 years of experience in Sterile Manufacturing in operations (preferably compounding, filtration, steam sterilization, single use systems); some experience in QA is an advantage.

• Fluent in English, German is an advantage.

• Familiarity with GMP requirements, quality procedures, SOP execution, deviations/investigations management.

• Good communication skills and interaction with a variety of interfaces within the organization and within the shopfloor.

• Structured, focused, proactive and well-organized working attitude.

• High motivation and collaboration focused; solution-oriented and scientifically driven.

• Prepared to work flexible working hours.

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.