Senior Scientist Process Development Drug Product fix

Overview

The actual location of this job is in Basel Stücki, Switzerland. For our successful and growing Drug Product focused branch located in Basel and Stein, Switzerland, we have exciting opportunities. Become part of a group that enables its customers to meet some of the greatest challenges in patient treatment and join us by applying for the Senior Scientist Process Development Drug Product 12 months contract position.

• An agile career and a dynamic work culture
• An inclusive and ethical workplace
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance

• Assist establishment of Drug Product process development infrastructure and services for parenteral drug products for clinical and commercial use
• Install, qualify, and maintain equipment for process development, non-GMP manufacturing and related analytics in close alignment with current best practices and regulations
• Plan and perform process development and characterization studies for liquid and lyophilized parenteral drug products of biologics (e.g. monoclonal antibodies, novel formats, ADCs, peptides), peptides and small molecules
• Supervision of the junior scientists or interns when required
• Document data following applicable lab procedures and current documentation practices
• Good understanding on Annex 1 and the implication on GMP Drug product manufacturing process (e.g. Filtration, Mixing and Compounding, Hold-time, Ambient light, VHP uptake)
• Support manufacture of non-clinical and clinical drug supplies at GMP sites

• Science or engineering degree (BSc or MSc) in a relevant discipline, e.g. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical or Biochemical Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience in pharmaceutical or chemical industry, preferably in process development
• Working experience in relevant pharmaceutical development and manufacturing technologies
• Experience with parenteral dosage forms, protein formulation and analytics and aseptic working techniques is a plus
• Very good knowledge of reporting, interpretation and documentation of scientific results
• Experience with parenteral dosage forms and/or lyophilization techniques is a plus
• Ability to work independently in a team environment, with attention to detail and proactive attitude
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English. Any other languages are a plus