(Principal/Senior) Scientist LNP Innovation
Lonza
Geleen, Netherlands
Key responsibilities:
- Leadership: provide strong scientific, technical and regulatory leadership and for individual scientists and lab technicians on complex projects;
- Representation: act as a deputy of the team manager when needed;
- Projects: lead multi-disciplinary matrix teams on complex projects in the area of scientific expertise. Lead problem solving and lessons learned activities;
- Scientific tasks: design advanced experimental plans, lead the execution, data evaluation, write and review high quality reports;
- Interactions: Assess novel technologies together with external partners;
- Provide solutions to identified risks, issues, problems. Report issues in a timely fashion;
- Facilitate improvements to departmental business processes and contribute to the implementation of innovative technologies;
- Demonstrate flexibility to support other activities within the department;
- Proactive approach to own continuous professional development.
Key requirements:
- Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences related field (e.g bioengineering, chemical engineering);
- In-depth knowledge with liposome/lipid nanoparticle formulations process;
- Experience and strong hands-on power in encapsulation development for biomolecules, with preference experience with mRNA formulation in lipid nanoparticles;
- Expert-level experience & understanding of handling, purification and processing of biomolecules;
- Experience with analyzing data derived from high-throughput screening and/or analytical characterization techniques (UV-Vis, fluorescence, particle characterization, chromatography etc.);
- Demonstrated ability to efficiently work in a fast paced and fluid environment, changes in priority and timeline restrictions;
- Design DoE studies & high-throughput screen for lipid formulations;
- Desirable: Experience with cell-based assays;
- Fluency in English.
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