Scientist - Technical Development

Job Description Summary

-Design, plan, perform, interpret and report results of scientific experiments for the preparation and timely delivery of drug substances (DS), drug products (DP), processes and procedures within a multifunctional project team coordinated by a Project Leader. Manage technical lab/plant activities. -Management TrackLead a team for the development of pharmaceutical/biological/cell-gene therapies working in a small manufacturing plant environment. Execute the functional strategy and drive operational excellence in line with TRD vision and strategy. Ensure full portfolio support in line with SGD/Development, Sandoz, Technical Operations and plans. -SANDOZ: -Associate Scientist: Design, plan, perform, interpret and report results of scientific experiments for the development and timely delivery of drug products (DP), processes and procedures within a multifunctional project team coordinated by a Project Leader. Manage technical lab/plant activities. -Scientist: -Design, plan, perform, interpret and report results of scientific experiments for the development and timely delivery drug products (DP), processes and procedures. Lead and manage all project/local network activities, support/coach team members, participate in sub-teams and contribute to overall SZ strategies and goals -Senior Scientist: Design, plan, perform -document and interpret scientific/developmental experiments and GMP testing or pilot plant processes for the preparation and timely delivery of generic products, processes or procedures; maintain and qualify equipment/infrastructure and manage operational aspects in lab or plant as assigned.

Job Description

Major accountabilities: 

• Independently plan, organize, perform and document scientific experiments /GMP testing /manufacturing plant activities under minimal supervision; handle several activities at a time -Take over responsibility for and utilize special tools /equipment or specialized facilities as an expert; schedule and perform maintenance and qualification of instruments / equipment -Proactively identify conflict situations and contribute to solutions -Work according to appropriate standards for quality, ethics, health, safety, environment protection, and information security; lead initiatives to ensure continuous improvement -Documentation of raw data, evaluate and interpret results; propose and actively support the design of next experiments.
•  Review and verify raw data generated by others; approval of tests / experiments performed by others -Write protocols, scientific reports or lab procedures based on templates or SOPs under minimal supervision -For technical development units: Develop new methods or optimize existing methods/processes (lab or plant); contribute to development and implementation of new technologies -For GMP units: ensure compliance to cGMP -For technology-focused roles: Perform information and literature searches under minimal guidance.
•  Actively foster knowledge exchange.
•  Train and coach associate scientists, technicians, temporary employees and employees under training / education -For project-focused role: Participate in function-specific sub teams and fulfill assigned project tasks and responsibilities under supervision -Uses professional concepts and company's policies and procedures to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways.
• Contributes to some cost center goals and objectives -SANDOZ : -Senior Scientist : -Design, plan and perform / supervise scientific experiments and contribute to project related scientific /technical activities under minimal supervision (e.g., interpret and report results, generate and evaluate data, draw relevant conclusions, optimize existing methods / processes).
• Establish innovative solutions for verification and control of critical quality attributes, critical material attributes or critical process parameter in cooperation with other colleagues.
• Establish control procedures and specifications and review test procedures.
• Generate scientific documents to hand over to internal and / or external partners (e.g., MST, TechOps, authorities, external companies ) and support generation of international registration documents under minimal supervision.
• If assigned this task, maintenance of infrastructure / equipment and required investments ( e.g. system ownership) -Generate lab procedures or SOP’s, generate protocols and reports -Lead technical meetings during product development at the local level as well as on the level of SDC network -Report and present scientific /technical results internally and contribute to publications, presentations and patents.
• Report and present scie

 Key performance indicators:

• Successful execution of assigned tasks within given timelines at expected quality; right first time and right in time -Adherence to appropriate standards as defined in Quality Manual, SOPs, ethical, health, safety, environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) guidelines -Adherence to costs, quality, quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks.
• Feedback from other team members/leaders.
• Refer to annual individual and team objective setting.
• Measurable contributions to increasing efficiency and productivity in the work related to assigned projects.
• SANDOZ: Senior Scientist:• Successful execution of assigned tasks and work packages• Successful interactions in project teams locally and across development network• Compliance with Sandoz / Sandoz rules and guidelines• Positive feedback from leaders, peers, project team colleagues and peers from the networkScientist:Successful execution of assigned tasks and work packages• Successful interactions in project teams locally and across development network• Compliance with Sandoz / Sandoz rules and guidelines• Positive feedback from leaders, peers and project team colleaguesAssociate Scientist: -Successful execution of assigned tasks within given timelines at expected quality; right first time and right in time -Adherence to appropriate standards as defined in Quality Manual, SOPs, ethical, health, safety, environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) guidelines -Adherence to costs, quality, quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks.
• Feedback from other team members/leaders.
• Refer to annual individual and team objective setting.
• Measurable contributions to increasing efficiency and productivity in the work related to assigned projects.

 Minimum Requirements: 
  Work Experience:

• Functional Breadth.
• Operations Management and Execution.
• Collaborating across boundaries.

 Skills:

• Environment.
• Experiments Design.
• Health And Safety (Ehs).
• Laboratory Equipment.
• Manufacturing Process.
• Materials Science.
• Process Simulation.
• Project Management.
• Sop (Standard Operating Procedure).
• Technical Writing.

 Languages:

• English.

Skills Desired

Environment, Experiments Design, Health And Safety (Ehs), Laboratory Equipment, Manufacturing Process, Materials Science, Process Simulation, Sop (Standard Operating Procedure), Technical Writing, Waterfall Project Management