MSAT Associate Principal Engineer

Lonza Group Ltd.; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Professional development

Leadership growth opportunities

Exposure to advanced biopharma tech

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Senior Scientist in Portsmouth, NH to lead process transfer and provide MSAT support for commercial manufacturing. You will drive continuous improvement of MSAT practices, partnering with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and customers to ensure robust operations.

You will evaluate process changes, perform advanced root cause investigations, and guide corrective actions while interfacing with customers through governance meetings and audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biology, or Chemistry.
• Significant MSAT experience including process transfer and process support in biopharma.
• Experience with deviation investigations, root cause analysis, and structured problem solving.
• Strong writing and communication, customer-facing with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead process transfer and process support for commercial manufacturing while driving MSAT improvements.
• Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams to address manufacturing and product quality challenges.
• Evaluate changes, deviations, and post-release issues for impact on performance and quality.
• Conduct advanced root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Assess new technologies and manufacturing approaches for fit in production.

Skills

MSAT

Process transfer

Process support

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

GMP knowledge

Technical writing

Customer-facing

Education

Chemical/Biochemical Engineering

Biotechnology/Biology/Chemistry

Job description

Senior Scientist, MSAT Process Transfer & Support Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA 1st Shift Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm Join Lonza's Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) organization and help bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world. In this role, you will provide technical leadership for process transfer, process support, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and customers to ensure robust and reliable commercial operations.

What you will get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• Opportunities to lead high-impact technical and cross-functional initiatives.
• Exposure to advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies.
• Collaboration with global teams, customers, and industry experts.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Professional development and leadership growth opportunities.

What you will do

• Lead process transfer and process support activities for commercial manufacturing processes while driving continuous improvement of MSAT practices and procedures.
• Provide technical leadership to cross‑functional teams to address complex manufacturing, process performance, and product quality challenges.
• Evaluate process changes, major deviations, and post‑release issues for impact on manufacturing performance and product quality.
• Conduct advanced root cause investigations using structured problem‑solving tools and lead implementation of effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Assess new technologies and manufacturing approaches for suitability and process fit within the production environment.
• Interface directly with customers through IPT, JPT, JTT, and Joint Steering Committee meetings, providing technical updates and support while escalating significant business or operational risks when appropriate.
• Author and review technical documentation, support change control assessments, participate in customer and regulatory audits, and represent MSAT across site and customer‑facing initiatives.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
• Significant experience in Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT), process transfer, technology transfer, process support, or biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong expertise in deviation investigations, root cause analysis, data interpretation, and structured problem‑solving methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and influence cross‑functional teams in a GMP‑regulated environment.
• Experience evaluating process changes, change controls, and manufacturing impacts on process performance and product quality.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and customer‑facing skills with the ability to effectively engage multiple stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of cGMP regulations, quality systems, regulatory expectations, and commercial biologics manufacturing operations.

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 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.

If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Every day, our teams across the world work together to turn scientific breakthroughs into life‑changing medicines that reach up to 100 million patients a year.

Lonza is a place where people can make a unique impact, grow their careers and belong.

You will feel at home at Lonza if you:

• Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility
• Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast‑moving environment
• Are curious, always looking to learn and improve
• Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself
• Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients

Why Lonza

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