Lonza
Production Team Leader
Geleen, Netherlands
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.
Based in Geleen, you’ll lead a dynamic, multilingual team that produces cutting-edge cell therapy products in a GMP environment. This is an exciting opportunity to combine your leadership, technical, and problem-solving skills to drive operational excellence and make a real difference in patients’ lives.
What you will getA key leadership role in an innovative and fast-growing life sciences organization.
Opportunities to develop your leadership and technical expertise in a world-class GMP facility.
A supportive and collaborative environment where you can shape processes and coach talented professionals.
The satisfaction of contributing to therapies that improve lives around the world.
Lead, plan, and coordinate daily cell and tissue culture activities in compliance with GMP standards.
Supervise and mentor a team of (Senior) Biotech Associates, ensuring quality and efficiency in manufacturing.
Oversee logistics activities, including material receipt and final product shipment.
Ensure generation, review, and approval of manufacturing documentation in coordination with other departments.
Initiate and follow up on deviations, CAPAs, and changes in collaboration with Quality Assurance.
Drive process, training, and planning improvements within your team.
Support qualification activities and maintain high standards of safety and GMP compliance.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, or a related field focused on cell biology.
Proven experience in cell or tissue culture, ideally in a GMP or regulated environment.
Work according to a rotating shift schedule as part of a 24/7 production environment
Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach and motivate a team.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English.
Organized and flexible mindset with strong planning and problem-solving abilities.
Focused on quality, results, and continuous improvement.
Reliable, proactive, and adaptable to changing priorities.
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.