Senior Scientist, R&D

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 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.
The R&D Scientist will work in a high performing team with the goal of driving innovation in the development of novel scalable viral vector production platforms for use in in vivo and ex vivo gene therapy applications. The successful candidate will identify, develop and implement new and existing viral vector production technologies, particularly in analytics, using resources internal and external to Lonza in order to create scalable robust solutions to viral production bottlenecks. This hands-on scientist will design and execute experiments, develop assays and metrics for evaluating results and technologies and support the group in procuring material/equipment. The incumbent will be responsible for acquiring, analyzing, and communicating experimental data to the supervisor and cross-functional teams in a timely fashion.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Ph.D. degree in Molecular biology with 5+ year experience in lentiviral vector (must have) and AAV (good to have) in industry or academia evidenced by high-profile peer-reviewed publications
• Highly skilled in viral vector design, human T cell-based assay development, HPLC, flow cytometry, qPCR/ddPCR
• Strong leadership and a good coach for junior scientists
• Excellent communication skills in oral and written English
• Great team player and also capable to work independently
  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.
  Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law

• Lead a team to develop next-generation viral production platforms, with focus on various analytical tools for gene therapy product and contributing to pipeline development of novel, high value vectors and bioprocessing methods.
• Independently designs, plans and executes experiments, including data analysis and communication. Obtains and analyzes experimental data using statistics and graphing software. Interprets results and proposes next steps.
• Maintains accurate and up to date records, including appropriate lab notebook recordings. Capable of achieving deliverables on-time and high-quality.
• Present regular updates to supervisor, R&D management, communicates effectively with process development teams and/or present at technical meetings.
• Supports evaluation of business development opportunities in the area of novel viral gene therapy platforms.
• Writes and revises technical documents including lab SOPs, test protocols and reports Participates in lab maintenance and procurement activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.