Senior Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technology & Automation

Lonza; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Senior Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Lead to shape and advance the cross-platform manufacturing technology agenda across Integrated Biologics, Advanced Synthesis and Specialized Modalities. You will drive opportunities in robotics, automation, sensing, PAT, and digital twins, ensuring scalable, high-impact solutions across sites and future builds.

The role requires leadership of multidisciplinary teams, deep domain knowledge in biopharma manufacturing, and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Engineering, Automation, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Highly Experienced in Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Automation & Operations Transformation.
• Highly Experienced in Development & Industrial Scale-Up.
• Ability to define cross-platform roadmaps across robotics, automation, material movement, sensing, PAT, prediction, advanced control, digital twins and operator-support technologies.
• Strong understanding of biopharmaceutical manufacturing, automation architectures, process monitoring and control, equipment interfaces and GMP requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define the cross-platform advanced manufacturing technology roadmap.
• Identify opportunities in robotics, automation, material movement, sensing, PAT, prediction and advanced process control.
• Assess technology maturity, applicability and scalability.
• Translate emerging technologies into prioritized manufacturing use cases.
• Identify and prioritize cross-platform lighthouse opportunities.
• Drive technology assessment, partner selection and solution concept development.
• Ensure lighthouse solutions address clear operational or quality needs.
• Define success criteria and replication potential.
• Translate manufacturing requirements into relevant technology solutions.
• Align sensing, monitoring and quality-related technologies with Lab of the Future.

Skills

Advanced manufacturing tech

Automation

Operations transformation

Scale-up development

Education

Bachelor/Master in Engineering or CS

Job description

Lonza is seeking a Senior Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Lead to shape and advance the cross-platform manufacturing technology agenda across Integrated Biologics, Advanced Synthesis and Specialized Modalities. You will drive opportunities in robotics, automation, sensing, PAT, and digital twins, ensuring scalable, high-impact solutions across sites and future builds.

The role requires leadership of multidisciplinary teams, deep domain knowledge in biopharma manufacturing, and the