The actual location of this job is in Bend, Oregon (USA). 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. 

Join Lonza Pharma & Biotech and help bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world. As an Experienced MSAT Engineer, you will be at the forefront of technical operations, partnering with cross-functional teams to optimize manufacturing processes, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and solve complex scientific and engineering challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to make a measurable impact while advancing your career within a global leader in life sciences. 

This is a fully site-based role. Working together in person supports close, real-time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards. 

What you will get 

• An agile career and dynamic working culture. 

• An inclusive and ethical workplace. 

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance. 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance. 

• Opportunities to lead technical initiatives and influence manufacturing excellence. 

• Exposure to innovative pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and cross-functional collaboration. 

• The opportunity to help deliver life-changing therapies to patients around the world. 

What you will do 

• Serve as the primary process owner for commercial products, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable manufacturing operations. 

• Lead technology transfer activities and support commercial manufacturing campaigns for pharmaceutical products. 

• Partner with customers, project teams, and manufacturing stakeholders to solve technical challenges and improve process performance. 

• Drive operational excellence by identifying and implementing improvements that enhance yield, efficiency, quality, and cost performance. 

• Lead investigations, root cause analyses, risk assessments, and corrective action activities using data-driven methodologies. 

• Support regulatory inspections, process validation, commissioning, qualification, and ongoing process verification activities. 

• Mentor colleagues, support operator training, and contribute to technical expertise development across the site. 

What we are looking for 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline. 

• Experience within pharmaceutical manufacturing or a related regulated industry. 

• Strong understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) requirements and manufacturing processes. 

• Experience using scientific and engineering principles to solve complex technical challenges. 

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. 

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams. 

• Commitment to quality, safety, continuous improvement, and consistent on-site attendance. 

About Lonza 

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of. 

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board. 

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.