Bioprocess Engineer in Cell Banking

Lonza is seeking Bioprocess Engineers with a background in Life Sciences and a passion for Biotechnology to join the team in Visp, Switzerland. As the global manufacturing partner for many customers, Lonza is increasing manufacturing capacity and expanding to support the management of the global pandemic.

• Manage operational activities for assigned manufacturing projects in the Cell Banking area.
• Act as a subject matter expert in manufacturing within an interdisciplinary team of biotechnologists, scientists, lab technicians, and specialists.
• Be accountable for the performance and results of assigned projects.
• Lead the preparation of master and working cell banks, covering all process steps from cell culture to filling, including viability studies for clinical and commercial manufacturing projects as well as end of and post production Cell Banks.
• Ensure operational activities for clinical and/or commercial manufacturing are performed on-time and within safety and quality standards.
• Act as the functional lead for preparation, manufacturing execution, cleaning, and changeover in the assigned area.
• Lead one or more defined USP areas (e.g. seed train, main cultivation, or harvest) for the production of therapeutic proteins with mammalian or microbial expression systems.
• Be in charge of one or more defined DSP areas (e.g. gain, polishing, or filling) for the purification of therapeutic proteins from mammalian sources.