MSAT Associate Principal Engineer — Process Transfer Lead

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

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.