Associate Director, Scientific Digital Lead

Lonza; Oss; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile culture

Inclusive workplace

Competitive compensation

Digital transformation opportunities

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Lonza in Oss, Netherlands, is seeking an Associate Director, Scientific Digital Lead to advance digital innovation across Advanced Synthesis. The role emphasizes collaboration with scientists, data scientists, and IT partners to deliver scalable digital solutions.

This office-first position offers flexibility to work remotely up to 20% of time. You will drive strategic use cases, guide agile teams, and mentor colleagues while aligning digital initiatives with R&D objectives.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Life Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in pharmaceutical/biotech scientific environments.
• Experience applying digital, data science, AI-driven approaches to R&D challenges.
• Ability to translate scientific needs into scalable digital products or capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with digital transformation and analytics is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive digital innovation within ADS by identifying opportunities where data, AI, and computational tech enhance scientific outcomes.
• Partner with scientists and business stakeholders to translate challenges into impactful digital solutions.
• Define digital use cases, success criteria, user stories, and high-level functional requirements.
• Lead cross-functional agile teams including SMEs, data scientists, engineers, designers, and IT partners.
• Manage solution delivery from concept to deployment with adoption and value realization.
• Monitor emerging scientific and digital trends and recommend future capabilities.
• Act as a thought leader and mentor to grow digital capabilities across the organization.

Skills

Digital leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Mentoring

Education

Master’s or PhD in Life Sciences/Engineering/CS

Tools

AI/ML platforms

Data analytics

Digital transformation

Job description

Associate Director, Scientific Digital Lead

Netherlands, Oss

The actual location of this job is in Oss, Netherlands. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

Join Lonza and help shape the future of Advanced Synthesis (ADS ) through digital innovation.As a key partner to scientific teams, you will connect science, data, AI, and technology to accelerate development, improve decision-making, and deliver measurable business value across ADS.

This is an office‑first role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and team alignment, enabling us to deliver our best work. You will work primarily in the office, with the flexibility to work remotely for 20% of your time (one day per week).

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• Opportunities to shape the digital transformation of Advanced Synthesis and development services.
• Flexible benefits and development opportunities dependent on role and location (Visp, Basel, or Oss).The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits

What you will do:

• Drive digital innovation within ADS by identifying opportunities where data, AI, and computational technologies can enhance scientific outcomes.
• Partner closely with scientists and business stakeholders to understand challenges and translate them into impactful digital solutions.
• Define digital use cases, success criteria, user stories, and high-level functional requirements.
• Lead cross-functional agile teams including subject matter experts, data scientists, data engineers, designers, and IT partners.
• Manage solution delivery from concept to deployment, ensuring adoption, value realization, and stakeholder alignment.
• Monitor emerging scientific and digital trends and recommend future capabilities that strengthen R&D performance.
• Act as a thought leader and mentor, helping grow digital capabilities across the organization.

What we are looking for:

• Master’s or PhD degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Solid experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CDMO, CRO, or related scientific environments.
• Experience applying digital, data science, computational, or AI-driven approaches to research and development challenges.
• Proven ability to translate scientific needs into scalable digital products, capabilities, or solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with digital transformation, scientific workflow digitalization, analytics, AI/ML, or innovation strategy isadvantageous.

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.