Senior Bio-Engineer - Drug Product (SGIE)

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.

The Senior Bio-Engineer - Drug Product (for SGIE – Strategic Growth and Investment Engineering) provides, best in class technology design for core technology platforms in the Drug Product aseptic fill and finish area (e.g. Aseptic Fill machinery, Lyophilization, Serialization) and ensures that these technologies are validated and then deployed as a standard equipment in all Biologics growth projects/new facilities globally. This position has specific expertise for technologies which are first and foremost needed for SGIE projects located in Basel, Stein, and Visp Drug product facilities.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of DP technology standards

• Maintain existing DP technology standards, including document updates, reviews, and approvals

• Discover, explore, evaluate and implement new technologies that bring marked benefit to cost and/or time reduction or yield improvement.  Develop standards based on said new technologies.

• Leadership of cross functional teams consisting of Internal Lonza customers such as Manufacturing, PP&L, MSAT, Site Engineering, and Quality Assurance to properly identify design needs

• Work with SGIE delivery staff on assisting in the planning and execution of larger, more complex projects and engineering problems.

Key requirements:

• BSc./BEng. or higher Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry or similar

• Experienced in pharmaceutical manufacturing with experience in DP equipment and/or biologic bulk drug product delivery, with at least 8-10 years in the industry or equivalent roles.

• Preference to have progressive experience in both engineering & operations or other functions.

• Capital projects experience very desirable

• Good communication skills on different levels and stakeholders

• Collaborative and transparent workstyle

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.