AI Product Manager – Development & Tech Transfer

Lonza Group Ltd.; Basel; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile career culture

Inclusive workplace

Benefits tailored to locality

Job summary

Lonza Group Ltd. is seeking an AI Product Manager to lead AI initiatives across Development & Technology Transfer in Basel. You will collaborate with scientists, engineers and manufacturing SMEs to translate process challenges into AI product requirements and drive value across multiple modalities.

You will orchestrate cross-functional Fusion Teams, align roadmaps with stakeholders, and stay current on AI product delivery practices within a biopharma setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in Process Development, MSAT, Technology Transfer within biopharma.
• Experience with digital, data or AI-enabled products/solutions.
• Strong understanding of biopharmaceutical process development, scale-up and technology transfer.
• Able to work credibly with scientists, engineers, MSAT and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Understand end-to-end development and tech transfer lifecycle from process development to manufacturing readiness.
• Identify AI opportunities to improve process understanding, prediction and decision-making beyond digitization.
• Translate challenges into AI product requirements with AI Engineering and Data teams.
• Plan and facilitate Fusion Team delivery cadence with a prioritized backlog.

Skills

Process Development

MSAT

Technology Transfer

AI-enabled products

Biopharma domain

Job description

AI Product Manager – Development & Tech Transfer

Location: Basel, Switzerland

Leads AI products and opportunities across Development & Technology Transfer, combining strong understanding of biopharmaceutical process development and manufacturing with AI product leadership. Works across modalities and functions to identify where AI can improve process understanding, development, scale-up, technology transfer and manufacturing readiness, and orchestrates cross-functional Fusion Teams to deliver measurable outcomes in partnership with business product owners and scientific SMEs

What you will get:

An agile career and dynamic working culture

An inclusive and ethical workplace

A variety of benefits tailored to your localality.

Access to global benefits via https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits

What you will do:

• Understands the end-to-end development and technology transfer lifecycle, from process development and characterization through scale-up, transfer, validation and manufacturing readiness.
• Works with scientists, engineers and manufacturing SMEs to identify where AI can improve process understanding, prediction and decision-making, rather than simply digitizing existing activities.
• Translates scientific and process challenges into AI product requirements, working closely with AI Engineering, Data Science, Data and platform teams.
• Plans and facilitates delivery rhythm of the Fusion Team assigned to an AI opportunity, including maintaining a prioritized backlog focused on high-value work.
• Drives the opportunity through defined lifecycle stages, ensuring required deliverables and evidence are ready for stage-gate decisions.
• Develops continuously own AI product & delivery expertise, staying current with relevant practices and sharing insights with other AI Product Managers.
• Supports the AI Product Lead with roadmap alignment & stakeholder reporting, keeping AI opportunity progress & priorities visible across the organization.

What we are looking for:

• Experience in Process Development, MSAT, Technology Transfer, Manufacturing Science/Engineering or a closely related biopharma area
• Experience with digital, data or AI-enabled products/solutions
• Strong understanding of biopharmaceutical process development, scale-up and technology transfer
• Able to work credibly with scientists, engineers, MSAT and manufacturing teams
• Comfortable working across different modalities and identifying opportunities for reuse
• Strong scientific and analytical mindset
• Able to challenge assumptions and connect patterns across processes and modalities

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of. Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Every day, our teams across the world work together to turn scientific breakthroughs into life-changing medicines that reach up to 100 million patients a year. Lonza is a place where people can make a unique impact, grow their careers and belong. You will feel at home at Lonza if you:

• Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility
• Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment
• Are curious, always looking to learn and improve
• Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself
• Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients

Why Lonza

We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, you will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters. We are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow. Join us. Be you.