Head of Formulation Development

☞ Lonza

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Update day: 01-04-2024

Location: Basel Basel-Stadt BS

Category: Sales

Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Job type: Full-time

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Switzerland, Basel

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three 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. For DPS (Drug Product Services) in Basel Switzerland one of the fastest growing business units in Lonza Biologics, we have an open position for a Head of Formulation Development.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a group of staff including group leaders and lab scientists
  • Strategically design service offerings in the formulation area for clinical, pre-BLA and commercial programs in the biologics space (protein therapeutics including bioconjugates, cell and gene therapies vaccines and novel therapies like mRNA LNPs).
  • Review performance of these offerings for their effectiveness both technically and from a business perspective and propose improvements
  • Closely collaborate with commercial development in business acquisition with scope preparation and customer interaction
  • Work across Lonza sites to align on developed offerings and in close collaboration with other DPS departments
  • Ensure effective use of resources (time, personnel, equipment, material, space), following health and safety standards as well as all relevant quality standards
  • Contribute to the organization, planning, scheduling and resource allocation of the formulation development stages
  • Enable innovation and technical strategy projects, generate IP and contribute to scientific publications and conference talks. Evaluate and implement of new methods and technologies, as required.
  • Be a part of building Lonza`s scientific credibility in the industry by actively participating in industry events and contributing to peer reviewed publications.
  • Collaborate Pharmaceutical Development leadership team to influence the strategic direction of the department, the cultural behavior of the organization and execution of key business and technical deliverables

Key requirements

  • PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, Analytical sciences, or related field. Or a relevant Engineering degree.
  • Previous experience leading teams with multiple organizational levels
  • Experience leading and coaching teams, nurturing and attracting talent
  • Extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry working with various therapeutic modalities mainly in the Biologics space
  • Ability to work on a diverse portfolio of projects across global sites
  • Excellent communication skills with knowledge of written and spoken English

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Reference: R57096

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Deadline: 16-05-2024

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