MSAT Pilot Lab Specialist (Media Dev Lab)

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three 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 Bioscience Singapore belongs to the Specialized Modalities arm of Lonza and offers high quality products and services for biopharmaceutical companies to manufacture their life-saving drugs.  

The Lonza Bioscience MSAT group supports cell culture media manufacturing of internal and external customers of Lonza Bioscience, as well as development activities to improve cell culture media formulations for specific applications by customers. The Team works very closely with Commercial Sales, Manufacturing, Proposal/Program Management, Supply Chain, Customer Support and external testing facilities, if appropriate.

As MSAT Pilot Media Lab Specialist, at our Tuas site in Singapore, you will play a critical role in establishing the new Media Development Lab (MDL). You will be an individual contributor responsible for executing pilot lab activities to support small-scale, non-GMP liquid media manufacturing and technology transfer to GMP manufacturing sites

What you will get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture

• An inclusive and ethical workplace

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance

• Daily company bus from the MRT location near your home to and from the Tuas site

• Fully paid medical insurance, with the option to enroll family members at partially subsidized premiums

• Opportunities to contribute to technology transfer and continuous process improvements

What you will do

• Operate pilot lab equipment, including mechanical assembly/disassembly, cleaning, calibration, and verification

• Manage materials and inventory, including preparation, ordering, and chemical handling

• Formulate non-GMP liquid media and perform aseptic filling, container closure, labeling, and documentation in line with SOPs

• Conduct in-process testing and ensure compliance with laboratory practices (5S, safety, and good housekeeping)

• Generate sterile non-GMP materials to support scale-up, tech transfer, and customer requests

• Analyze data, prepare lab protocols, reports, Certificates of Test (COT), and other documentation

• Assign part/lot numbers for raw materials and non-GMP batches; prepare SDS and labels

• Support scale-up runs by generating Bills of Materials (BOM) and raw material specifications for GMP manufacturing

• Procure materials and submit samples to QC as required

• Maintain accurate manufacturing and inventory records

• Recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency and reliability of pilot operations

• Perform other related duties as assigned by your Supervisor/Manager

What we are looking for

• Degree or Diploma in Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, or a related field

• 2-5 years of relevant experience in operations, cell culture techniques, and media formulation within the biopharmaceutical industry

• Strong understanding of antibody production, purification, and application of biological therapeutics

• Knowledge of cGMP regulations and expectations

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

• A team player with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

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.