Capability & Risk Management Lead for Quality Control Biologics

at  Lonza

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 support businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that is the kind of work we want to be part of.
We are looking for a Capability & Risk Management Lead to strengthen our great Capability & Risk Management team within the Biologics Quality Control department at our Visp plant.
The Capability & Risk Management department consists of a dedicated team of Scientists who, as a centrally positioned unit, support the entire Quality Control organization - in improvement initiatives, in maintaining GMP compliance, inspections or audits, or in deviation management. You have a strategic outlook on risks within Quality Control and your excellent influencing and communication skills allow you to drive strategic change within the department.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed degree (MSc, PhD) in Biology / Biochemistry / Chemistry or a comparable qualification
• Solid work experience in the pharmaceutical industry in the GMP environment is a must
• Experience in the Quality area (e.g. CAPA and deviation management) is an advantage
• Excellent communication skills, persuasiveness & influencing skills and willingness to network widely. Targeted and careful way of working and creative solution finding
• Fluency in English is a must, fluency in German is an advantage
  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. A satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference

• Deviation management: Ensuring that tasks are implemented on time in compliance with regulatory requirements and SOPs - in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders (e.g. Quality Assurance, Senior Management, Quality Control)
• CAPA management: Coordination and management of the timely implementation of preventive measures in particular
• Coordination of the implementation of necessary measures in Quality Control based on observations from customer audits and regulatory inspections
• Ensuring general compliance within Quality Control - technical and organizational management in the implementation of improvement initiatives
• Tracking, evaluating and, if necessary, implementing new developments in the area of responsibility
• Coordination of and participation in customer audits and regulatory inspections
• Representation of your area of responsibility to customers and authorities