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 three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is dedicated 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.

Located in Visp, work with manufacturing, QA, and customers. Be a key contact in cross-functional teams, leading QC projects.

In the project team's matrix organization, you work closely with labs, program management, production, and quality assurance.

What you’ll get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture
• An inclusive and ethical workplace
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance
• A variety of benefits dependant on role and location

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

What you'll do:

• Coordinate with procurement, other laboratories, regulatory affairs, and supply chain teams to ensure timely and compliant onboarding of new raw materials
• Manage the evaluation and approval workflow for materials across multiple projects
• Track and facilitate testing, documentation, and data review for raw material qualification
• Coordinate analyses and approvals in the laboratory for various projects
• Collect data and prepare evaluations and reports that help improve the quality of our products and the efficiency of our processes
• Plan and supervise experimental laboratory work
• Develop specifications and handling instructions for production materials, depending on the lifecycle stage of the project

What we're looking for:

• PhD or equivalent experience in the Life Sciences (Biology, Biochemistry, or Pharmaceutical Sciences)
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnological GMP environment and in Quality Control is an advantage
• Proficient use of common software applications (MS Office) is required. Knowledge of individual pharmaceutical/laboratory software (e.g. Documentum, LIMS, Trackwise) is an advantage
• Enjoy working with many people in many different business areas and bring the necessary organizational and project management skills to handle demanding projects. Your communication style is characterized by integrity and assertiveness.
• Excellent communication skills in English is a must, communication skills in German is an advantage

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 happiness that comes with improving lives all around the world. The happiness 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.