Lead MSAT Engineer, Purification – Hybrid (Singapore)

Lonza Group Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bus to Tuas site

Medical insurance

Family medical coverage option

Office culture

Job summary

Lonza Singapore seeks a Lead Engineer, MSAT - Purification to drive process development, support, and optimization for purification stages within our cell culture manufacturing environment. You will lead cross-functional activities, ensure GMP-compliant operations, and mentor MSAT colleagues.

The role requires 5+ years in biotech process development or related manufacturing, with a graduate degree in chemical or biochemical engineering or a related field.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in biotechnology process development, process support, research, or related manufacturing environment.
• Graduate degree in Chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, biochemistry/chemistry/biological science, or related field.
• Prior experience in the purification domain.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation, execution, process monitoring, and post-campaign activities for cell culture or purification stages at Lonza Singapore facility.
• Monitor processes regularly; identify process issues; lead investigations across departments and customers; write change requests and drive implementations.
• Review purification process manufacturing batch records; provide input to technical documentation; develop training materials for MFG operators.
• Collaborate with MFG to update batch records to enable robust operations; support GMP and commercial runs; conduct investigations and draft technical reports.
• Support Annual Product Review (APR) and CPV summary reports; perform work-stages to support customer BLA filing.
• Maintain process databases; monitor batch-to-batch consistency; assist inspections and audits by customers/regulators; share process knowledge within MSAT team.
• Uphold data integrity per Lonza policies; evaluate and improve data integrity processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager.

Skills

Biotech process development

Process support

Research experience

Education

Graduate degree in Chemical engineering or related field

Job description

Lonza Singapore seeks a Lead Engineer, MSAT - Purification to drive process development, support, and optimization for purification stages within our cell culture manufacturing environment. You will lead cross-functional activities, ensure GMP-compliant operations, and mentor MSAT colleagues.

The role requires 5+ years in biotech process development or related manufacturing, with a graduate degree in chemical or biochemical engineering or a related field.