Experienced Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) Engineer

Lonza Group Ltd.; Bend (OR); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Career development opportunities

Performance-based compensation

On-site work environment

Job summary

Lonza Bend, Oregon is seeking an Experienced MSAT Engineer to serve as the primary process owner for commercial products, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable manufacturing operations on site.

You will lead technology transfer activities, support campaigns, collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive continuous improvement, and mentor colleagues to enhance yield, quality, and cost performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences (or related).
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or a regulated industry.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP requirements and manufacturing processes.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary process owner for commercial products, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable manufacturing operations.
• Lead technology transfer activities and support manufacturing campaigns for pharmaceutical products.
• Partner with customers, project teams, and manufacturing stakeholders to solve technical challenges and improve process performance.
• Drive operational excellence by identifying and implementing improvements that enhance yield, efficiency, quality, and cost performance.
• Lead investigations, root cause analyses, risk assessments, and corrective action activities using data-driven methodologies.
• Support regulatory inspections, process validation, commissioning, qualification, and ongoing process verification activities.
• Mentor colleagues, support operator training, and contribute to technical expertise development across the site.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Job description

The actual location of this job is in Bend, Oregon (USA). Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of. Join Lonza Pharma & Biotech and help bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world.

As an Experienced MSAT Engineer, you will be at the forefront of technical operations, partnering with cross-functional teams to optimize manufacturing processes, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and solve complex scientific and engineering challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to make a measurable impact while advancing your career within a global leader in life sciences. This is a fully site-based role. Working together in person supports close, real-time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

What you will get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Opportunities to lead technical initiatives and influence manufacturing excellence.
• Exposure to innovative pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and cross-functional collaboration.
• The opportunity to help deliver life-changing therapies to patients around the world.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary process owner for commercial products, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable manufacturing operations.
• Lead technology transfer activities and support commercial manufacturing campaigns for pharmaceutical products.
• Partner with customers, project teams, and manufacturing stakeholders to solve technical challenges and improve process performance.
• Drive operational excellence by identifying and implementing improvements that enhance yield, efficiency, quality, and cost performance.
• Lead investigations, root cause analyses, risk assessments, and corrective action activities using data-driven methodologies.
• Support regulatory inspections, process validation, commissioning, qualification, and ongoing process verification activities.
• Mentor colleagues, support operator training, and contribute to technical expertise development across the site.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
• Experience within pharmaceutical manufacturing or a related regulated industry.
• Strong understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) requirements and manufacturing processes.
• Experience using scientific and engineering principles to solve complex technical challenges.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams.
• Commitment to quality, safety, continuous improvement, and consistent on-site attendance.

At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.