Drug Product Stein - Head

Location: Stein, AG (Switzerland)

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 the action at our rapidly growing Stein site! As Head of MSAT, you'll lead a powerhouse team (approximately 10 MSAT Experts) driving tech transfers and GMP readiness for a wide range of clinical and commercial products and technologies to the sterile drug product plant in Stein. You will also lead projects to improve and expand our manufacturing capabilities. With diverse customers, exciting challenges, and endless opportunities to make an impact, this role is anything but ordinary!

What you’ll get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture

• An inclusive and ethical workplace

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance

• Along with competitive salaries, you’ll find a wide range of lifestyle, family and leisure benefits available. The full list of our local benefits can be also found on assetstream.aspx

What you’ll do:

• Lead a team of MSAT Experts who are tasked with technology transfers (process implementation and transfer) and timely process implementation at the manufacturing site.

• Manage the MSAT team with full responsibility for all aspects of human resource management. Build up and sustain a successful, high performing team. Maintain a culture of empowerment and innovation, trust, high performance and change readiness. Ensure effective use of resources (time, personnel, equipment, material, rooms)

• Oversee the manufacturing related processes at the site, proactively anticipate, evaluate and resolves technical challenges. Enable innovation and technical strategy projects and drive continuous improvement.

• Ensure the MSAT processes at Inspection readiness level and represent the facility during regulatory inspections and customer audits. Participates in customer visits and presentations.

• Lead complex product and process related investigations and deviations including complaints actions. Uses scientific and statistical knowledge to analyze data to provide process understanding, and to identify root causes of product and process failures.

• Support the DP Operations Head in developing, prioritizing and achieving goals with respect to the overall goals of Lonza and DPS (Drug Product Services)

• Collaborate with the functions in the facility and across Drug Product Services with tech transfer, process development, product analytical development. Act as the deputy of the Head Drug Product Operations Stein.

What we’re looking for:

• MSc or PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, Process Engineering or equivalent scientific degree

• Solid leadership experience of direct reports

• Substantial experience in aseptic fill&finish processes of drug product is a must

• Substantial experience with qualification and validation processes is a must

• Experience in manufacturing processes of clinical as well as commercial batch sizes is an advantage

• Work experience in MSAT (Manufacturing Science & Technology) is highly preferred

• Fluency in English

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.