Principal Scientist/Group Leader Formulation Development

Principal Scientist/Group Leader Formulation Development

Lonza

Basel, Switzerland

Key responsibilities:

• Lead formulation development activities related to liquid and lyophilized parenteral drug products of large molecule biologics (e.g. monoclonal antibodies, novel formats, ADCs, peptides), vaccines and small molecules;
• Design, plan, execute and deliver formulation studies as well as characterization studies based on contracted terms and scientific inputs relevant to product;
• Supervises the analyses of formulations in context of the product development using analytical and pharmaceutical test methods;
• Author technical documents and support preparation of regulatory documentation;
• Manage group of technicians, engineers and/or scientists and collaborate across departments;
• Ensure safety and health protection following lab and safety instructions as well as basic GMP qualification;
• Contribute to improvements, explore new technologies and lead integration of activities;
• Enable innovation and technical strategy projects, generate IP and evaluate and implement new methods and technologies.

Key requirements:

• Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, biochemistry, or related fields;
• Significant work experience in biotech/pharma industry;
• Experience with technical issues and requirements for development of drug product formulation and/or processes of biologics;
• Knowledge of lyophilization, primary packaging, aseptic product manufacture (protein or vaccine drug products and/or protein analytics is desirable);
• Excellent communication skills, excellent command of English both written and oral;
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal as well as planning skills.

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