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Within PTT, Roche’s global Manufacturing Science and Technology (gMSAT) department is responsible for the processes and products of our commercial portfolio. The group’s responsibilities include supporting our internal and external drug substance and drug product networks, implementing new technologies, establishing network standards, and mitigating technical risks.
The team is organized into product-focused groups for large and small molecules (DS & DP), technology and network standards and operations (e.g., Process Stewards, Technology Deployment, and Pilot Plant). It operates through cross-functional teams.
Reporting to the Operations Group Lead, Large Molecule DP, the Operations Bioprocess Scientist/Engineer designs and executes experiments to support process and product improvements, technology development and implementation, process validation, hands-on support for commercial products (Level 2), and process transfers to and from internal and contract manufacturing sites, as needed.
This is an execution-focused team responsible for planning and conducting experiments within our existing pilot plant network, accurately documenting and analyzing data, summarizing results in technical documents and oral presentations, and supporting regulatory submissions and health authority inquiries.
The role may also support or lead cross-functional projects aimed at improving / stabilizing processes, new technologies, or business operations.
This role is a very attractive combination of planning of lab experiments, designing technical set ups that are representative of our various internal and external manufacturing assets, generating and interpreting data from these experiments. You will have deep insights into how our unit operations are executed in our network and help generate product specific data on representative down scale models. Beyond that you will help organize the pilot plant set up, prioritize work packages based on urgency, and customer feedback . You will play a key role in solving process- and technology-related operational challenges through data-driven insights and laboratory/pilot plant experiments across internal and external manufacturing networks.
Collaborate with technical development and manufacturing teams (internal and external) to design and perform experiments in the MSAT lab or pilot plant.
Support Make-Assess-Release (MAR) activities in collaboration with site MSAT and manufacturing as needed.
Document, analyze, and summarize experimental data in technical reports and presentations, supporting health authority submissions.
Lead or contribute to cross-functional process, technology, and business process improvement projects.
Independently troubleshoot and resolve issues, adjusting plans to address operational or resource challenges.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously, effectively prioritize tasks, and adapt quickly to changing needs.
Represent the function in cross-functional teams, collaborating with leaders from various disciplines to ensure project success.
Stay up to date on industry trends and advances in bioprocess technologies, applying relevant insights to ongoing work.
Author or review sections of regulatory submissions and respond to health authority queries as required.
Act as a functional ambassador—mentoring team members, training PT partners, and influencing stakeholders in implementing new technologies.
Degree in Chemical or Biochemical Engineering (or a related field) with extensive industry experience in aseptic manufacturing processes and technologies, along with strong practical and theoretical expertise in process development and manufacturing and a deep understanding of the drug development lifecycle.
Experience and knowledge of drug product dosage forms (vials, prefilled syringes, lyophilisates) and the ability to transfer lab results into scalable process improvements to optimize and stabilize processes.
Data-driven personality with a passion for identifying solutions within existing data sets.
Passion for working with both lab equipment and automated systems, machines, and clean media systems.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the proven ability to build connections, encourage feedback, foster collaboration, work independently, challenge the status quo, manage multiple projects, prioritize, delegate, and adapt quickly—while creating an inclusive, safe, and empowering team environment.
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