Strategic Pharma Production Scheduler

Lonza Group Ltd.; Oberwallis; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lonza Group Ltd. is seeking a Production Scheduler to manage holistic operations planning for mid-scale pharmaceutical production. The role focuses on coordinating safety, quality, and on-time delivery across upstream and downstream processes, with collaboration across multiple departments.

The ideal candidate has >3 years in supply or project planning in pharma, fluent English, and hands-on experience with planning tools such as MS Project, Schedule Pro, Orchestrate, and Excel. German is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in supply or project planning for pharmaceuticals.
• Professional English proficiency; German desirable.
• Experience with planning tools: MS Project, Schedule Pro, Orchestrate, Excel.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated plan coordinating operational activities across process, facility, and resources.
• Plan equipment/maintenance, audits, and plant changes including qualification activities.
• Collaborate with Supply Planning, Bioprocess engineers and other departments to coordinate activities.
• Contribute to Master Production Schedule and capacity modelling.
• Develop measures to improve planning accuracy; author GMP-relevant documents and SOPs.
• Prepare and review quality records such as change controls.
• Drive performance with dashboards and reporting tools.

Skills

Fluent English

German (desirable)

Coordination

Cross-department collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in supply chain or biotechnology

Tools

Microsoft Project

Schedule Pro

Orchestrate

Excel

Job description

Lonza Group Ltd. is seeking a Production Scheduler to manage holistic operations planning for mid-scale pharmaceutical production. The role focuses on coordinating safety, quality, and on-time delivery across upstream and downstream processes, with collaboration across multiple departments.

The ideal candidate has >3 years in supply or project planning in pharma, fluent English, and hands-on experience with planning tools such as MS Project, Schedule Pro, Orchestrate, and Excel. German is a plus.