Bioprocess Engineer USP (80-100%)

Lonza Group Ltd.; Oberwallis; Sur place; CHF 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Dynamic career culture

Inclusive workplace

Competitive compensation

Local benefits listing

Résumé du poste

Lonza Group Ltd. in Visp, Switzerland is seeking a senior manufacturing specialist for mammalian cell culture and purification. You will plan, execute, and document campaigns, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure GMP compliance in a fast-paced production environment.

Requires a BSc/MSc with 3+ years of biotech experience, knowledge of Delta V or Syncade, and strong communication and teamwork skills. This on-site role includes relocation support and a broad benefits package in Visp.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in a life sciences discipline with biotech focus.
• 3+ years of biotech manufacturing experience in cell culture and purification.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP and regulatory requirements.

Responsabilités

• Plan, execute, and document manufacturing campaigns for mammalian cell culture and purification processes.
• Lead cross-functional project teams as Functional Lead for all manufacturing-related aspects of assigned products.
• Prepare and manage SHE, Environmental Monitoring, risk assessments and mitigation measures.
• Create, maintain, and implement GMP-compliant production documentation and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Oversee manufacturing activities per cGMP, including batch execution, deviations, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Support capital investment projects through design, commissioning, qualification, and automation.
• Train biotechnologists/operators, support customer audits and inspections, and drive continuous improvement.

Connaissances

Biotech expertise

Cell culture

cGMP knowledge

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Delta V / Syncade

Formation

BSc

MSc

Outils

Delta V

Syncade Emerson

Description du poste

The actual location of this job is in Visp, Switzerland. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed. This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences?

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.

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

What you will do:

• Plan, execute, and document manufacturing campaigns for mammalian cell culture and purification processes.
• Lead cross-functional project teams as Functional Lead for all manufacturing-related aspects of assigned products.
• Prepare and manage SHE (Safety, Health & Environment), Environmental Monitoring, operational, and cleaning risk assessments, ensuring implementation of mitigation measures.
• Create, maintain, and implement GMP-compliant production documentation and ensure compliance with current regulatory requirements.
• Oversee manufacturing activities according to cGMP standards, including batch execution, deviation management, troubleshooting, and process optimization.
• Act as the manufacturing expert in capital investment projects, supporting design, commissioning, qualification, and automation of production facilities and equipment.
• Train biotechnologists/operators, support customer audits and inspections, and drive continuous improvement, innovation, and standardization initiatives within the production plant.

What we are looking for:

• BSC/MSc plus respectively > 3/2 years’ experience within the biotechnology industry.
• Strong biotechnology expertise and/or knowledge in biotechnical engineering preferable in the area of mammalian cell culture and primary capture operations.
• Practical experience with stainless steel and Single Use Systems.
• Good communication skills through interaction with all kinds of interfaces within and outside the organization; strong team orientation.
• Structured problem solving skills (Lean Six Sigma Yellow / Green Belt), focused and well-organized working attitude; open-minded for new ideas and suggestions; high motivation and dynamic drive; solution-oriented.
• Knowledge Delta V and/or Syncade Emerson systems is GMP understanding: Deviation / investigations including RCA, Change Management Fluent in English; knowledge in German is a plus

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, we 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.