Senior Scientist

Lonza Group; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile career culture

Inclusive workplace

Performance-based rewards

Location-specific benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Impactful technologies

Job summary

Lonza in Slough, United Kingdom, is seeking a laboratory-based scientist to design and execute purification and primary recovery studies supporting process and technology development. You will perform chromatography and filtration experiments, analyse complex datasets, and optimise DSP technologies to enhance process efficiency.

The role focuses on delivering high-quality reports, collaborating with Analytical, Upstream, and M&S teams, and upholding data integrity and safety in a fast-paced R&D

Qualifications

• A degree in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline (postgraduate qualification advantageous)
• Practical laboratory experience in downstream processing, including chromatography and filtration techniques
• Strong data analysis skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets and draw clear conclusions
• Knowledge of DSP unit operations, including process optimisation and troubleshooting
• Ability to design experiments and apply scientific principles to solve technical challenges
• Strong communication and report-writing skills, with attention to detail and quality
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to build effective working relationships and contribute to team success

Responsibilities

• Design and execute laboratory-scale purification and primary recovery studies to support process and technology development
• Perform chromatography and filtration experiments, analysing complex datasets to generate meaningful insights
• Evaluate and optimise primary recovery technologies to improve process efficiency and performance
• Contribute to the assessment and implementation of emerging downstream processing technologies
• Deliver high-quality technical reports, documentation, and scientific recommendations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Analytical, Upstream, and Manufacturing Science & Technology
• Maintain high standards of data integrity, safety, and laboratory organisation while supporting continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Data analysis

Laboratory techniques

Experiment design

Communication

Report writing

Education

Biotechnology degree

Chemistry degree

Chemical Engineering degree

Tools

Chromatography

Filtration

Job description

Join a cutting-edge R&D team at Lonza, where you will help advance next-generation purification technologies. This is an exciting laboratory-based role ( on site 5 days a week) focused on developing and optimising downstream processes that will shape the future of biologics manufacturing.

What you will get

An agile career and dynamic working culture

An inclusive and ethical workplace

Compensation programs that recognize high performance

A range of benefits tailored to your role and location

Opportunities for continuous learning and development

The chance to work on impactful, innovative technologies

What you will do

Design and execute laboratory-scale purification and primary recovery studies to support process and technology development

Perform chromatography and filtration experiments, analysing complex datasets to generate meaningful insights

Evaluate and optimise primary recovery technologies to improve process efficiency and performance

Contribute to the assessment and implementation of emerging downstream processing technologies

Deliver high-quality technical reports, documentation, and scientific recommendations

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Analytical, Upstream, and Manufacturing Science & Technology

Maintain high standards of data integrity, safety, and laboratory organisation while supporting continuous improvement initiatives

What we are looking for

A degree in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline (postgraduate qualification advantageous)

Practical laboratory experience in downstream processing, including chromatography and filtration techniques

Strong data analysis skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets and draw clear conclusions

Knowledge of DSP unit operations, including process optimisation and troubleshooting

Ability to design experiments and apply scientific principles to solve technical challenges

Strong communication and report-writing skills, with attention to detail and quality

A collaborative mindset with the ability to build effective working relationships and contribute to team success

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.

Why Lonza:

We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, 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.