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 our ambitious team as an Intern or equivalent experience in Formulation Development at Lonza AG in Switzerland!

Key responsibilities:

Handling interesting challenges in diverse areas in formulation development:

• Hands-on working in a laboratory

• Accurate data recording and maintenance of documentation

• Important link in the chain of daily project work, ensuring smooth workflows, including buffer preparation, sample preparation, sample ID management, and sample analysis

Target activities:

• Support pharmaceutical development studies for liquid and lyophilized parenteral drug products of biologics (e.g., monoclonal antibodies)

• Prepare compounding solutions and mobile phases, perform analytical tests to evaluate physicochemical properties of the drug product (e.g., content by UV, color, clarity and opalescence, pH, osmolality, visible particles, subvisible particles)

• Prepare systems and samples for HPLC and capillary-based purity methods

• Rheological characterization using a cone-plate rheometer

• Document data in accordance with applicable laboratory procedures, current documentation practices, and data integrity standards

Key requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, Master student level or completed Master’s degree

• Studies in relevant fields: Pharmaceutical Sciences, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, potentially environmental sciences

• Preferred: Experience in laboratory work practice and analytical instrument knowledge is a plus, at least some would be required

• Flexibility, agility, proactivity, and willingness to learn and complete complex tasks

• A fantastic teammate with excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Self-motivated, strong passion for science, and attention to details

• English is a must. Any other languages are a plus

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.