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 team as Senior Bioprocess Engineer (f/m/d) 80% - 100% in Visp now!

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

What you’ll get:

• An agile career and a dynamic work culture

• An inclusive and ethical workplace

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance

In addition to a competitive salary, you can expect numerous lifestyle, family, and leisure benefits. The full list of our local tailored benefits can also be found below.

Benefits in Visp: https://bit.ly/3wjkoFi

Key accountabilities and duties

• Managing manufacturing campaigns (shopfloor production) from planning through execution and documentation in the area of mammalian cell culture.
• Leading multi-disciplinary project teams as Functional Lead for all manufacturing aspects of assigned products.
• Ensuring regulatory compliance by conducting SHE, EM, operational, and cleaning risk analyses, establishing production documentation, and implementing new regulatory requirements.
• Overseeing cGMP manufacturing, including batch execution, troubleshooting and resolving equipment issues.
• Acting as the production expert for capital projects, providing input for the setup, commissioning, and qualification of manufacturing suites, equipment, and automation.
• Implementing GMP documents and training operators for assigned products, while also supporting management with training and planning.
• Representing Lonza Manufacturing during customer audits and visits, and driving innovation and improvement initiatives.
• Standardising technical processes across the production plant.

Qualifications and skills required

• Bachelor / Master Degree or equivalent experience and (Highly) advanced Work experience in this field

• Upstream production experience is required and preferred area of study: Biotechnology, Biochemistry or related fields

• Broad biotechnology expertise and/or knowledge in biotechnical engineering preferable in the area of Mammalian cell culture;
• Proficient in English, German preferred and GMP understanding
• Strong leadership skills; very good interpersonal skills and interaction with all kinds of interfaces within the organization;
• strong team orientation and s tructured, focused and well-organized working attitude; open-minded for new ideas and suggestions
• Highly motivated and driven; dedicated to finding solutions

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.