PCM Assistent (m/f/d) - (temporary 6 months)

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.

As a member of the MSAT (Manufacturing Science & Technology) Team Ibex Visp responsible for the successful transfer, scale up, supervision and optimization of biopharma processes. As a very experienced professional, you are regarded as an expert in process science and manufacturing aspects. In this role, you significantly contribute to the development of the MSAT toolbox and share the manufacturing responsibility as a long-term process owner.

As a member of the PCM team responsible for supporting the pre-clinical manufacturing batches and, furthermore, supporting other departments with sterilized materials. In this role, you significantly contribute to supply pre-clinical batches for customer projects and to support other departments for their customer projects.

Key responsibilities:

Support the Installation, qualification, and maintenance of equipment and labs for pharmaceutical development and associated analytics in close alignment with current best practices and regulations.

Support the plan and performance of pharmaceutical development studies for liquid and lyophilized parenteral drug products of biologics (e.g., monoclonal antibodies, novel formats, ADCs, peptides), peptides, and small molecules.

Document data following applicable lab procedures, current documentation practices and complying with data integrity standards. Evaluate results and summarize in short reports.

Support implementation and execution of analytical tests for pharmaceutical development (e.g. HPLC and CE purity methods, content by UV, identity, color, clarity and opalescence, pH, osmolality, visible particles, subvisible particles).

Support manufacturing non-GMP drug product samples for supportive stability studies and preclinical use (e.g. GLP tox studies) applying aseptic working techniques.

Ensures basic GMP qualification and performs documentation, material handling, and equipment use according to applicable quality standards. Ensures compliance with health and safety standards.

Performing visual inspections

Perform other duties as assigned.

Key requirements:

A degree in e.g. Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a training on the job as lab technician

Working knowledge in relevant pharmaceutical development

Good reporting, interpretation and documentation of scientific results

Good communication skills

Ability to work independently and in a team environment

Good inter-personal skills, Enthusiastic and open-minded Willingness to learn and carry out new tasks

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.

Reference: R61968