The actual location of this job is in Visp, 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead continuous improvement and lean excellence across the Global Quality Engineering (GQE) organization. This role will shape how we deliver smarter, faster, and more cost-effective CQV execution for Lonza’s global manufacturing network.

What you’ll get:

• A leadership role in a global quality engineering transformation initiative.

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.

• Cross-functional exposure across Engineering, Operations, and Quality.

• The opportunity to influence global project execution and drive meaningful impact.

• A strategic position with visibility across the global engineering network.

The full list of our global benefits can be also found on https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.

What you’ll do:

• Drive Lean principles and agile execution within Front End and CQV activities to increase cost-efficiency and reduce cycle times.

• Lead implementation of solutions and metrics to monitor and improve performance across projects.

• Collaborate with Regional CQ Execution Leads and Front-End Quality to align on improvement initiatives.

• Partner with Group Engineering and Operations to embed Quality Excellence principles from early design through project execution.

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement across the GQE organization.

• Lead process mapping, root cause analysis, and standard work definition workshops.

• Mentor and support project teams in Lean tools, Six Sigma, and change management methodologies.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in Operational Excellence, Lean, or Continuous Improvement in a regulated industry.

• Experience with CQV, Quality, or Engineering processes in GMP environments.

• Strong data-driven problem-solving mindset with ability to translate analysis into action.

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, able to lead cross-functional global initiatives.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field

• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification preferred.

• Experience in digital tools and performance dashboards is a plus.

• Experience with global multi-site project execution is a plus.

• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken).

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.