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.

Key responsibilities:

• Experimental work: execute experimental lab work according to defined expectations and schedule. Generate and collect high quality data. Collaborate with individual scientists and lab technicians.

• Lab management: contribute to the maintenance and qualification of lab equipment. Actively participate to the establishment of working instructions for lab equipment. Ensure appropriate maintenance of the workplace. Order raw materials and consumables as per project needs. Share and implement best practices for lab and equipment management.

• Facilitate improvements to departmental business processes.

• Report issues in a timely fashion. Demonstrate flexibility to support other activities within the department.

• Proactive approach to own continuous professional development.

Key requirements:

• Degree in life science

• Experience with Cell culture: CHO cell culture, gene integration techniques, transfections, AMBR, STR, scale-up, DOE, IgG production

• Experience with: Purification: IgG purification techniques, UF/DF, viral clearance studies, formulation studies, scale-up

• Experience with: Pilot scale: cell culture techniques using pilot scale equipment, single-use systems, scale-up, process consistency, process control strategy

• Experience with: Analytical development: protein chemistry analytical methods (e.g. LC/MS, HPLC), biomolecular methods (e.g. Real Time PCR), bioanalytical methods  (e.g. SPR)

• Fluent in English is must / German would be nice to have

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.