Scientist MS&T, DSP Full-time

Job Title

Design, plan, perform, interpret and report scientific experiments to contribute to overall MS&T strategies and objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead / participate in tech transfer of products from Novartis network / external customer to MS&T DSP Laboratory. Participate in tech transfer activities from laboratory to commercial scale, support validation activities.
• Design, plan and execute small and pilot scale studies to support technical transfer or lifecycle management projects for downstream processes.
• Design, plan and execute DSP process development, characterization, and optimization studies.
• Prepare and maintain lab instructions, evaluate new equipment and technologies.
• Support qualification and calibration of lab / pilot equipment with accompanying change control, documentation, schedule, and maintenance.
• Support procurement and inventory management of chemicals and consumables for lab studies.
• Lead / participate in continuous improvement projects related to MS&T Laboratory.
• Support execution of MS&T Upstream and Analytics Laboratory activities as required.
• Comply with applicable GxP regulations, SOPs, HSE & other Novartis Guidelines in the laboratory. Maintain up-to-date documentation of laboratory work carried out including documentation storage and archiving.

Essential Requirement:

• University degree (BSc, MSc) in Chemistry, Biologics, Pharma / Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• 2 – 8 years of DSP experience in biopharmaceutical environment.
• Downstream purification knowledge and hands-on experience in laboratory.
• Good presentation and communication skills, willingness to learn.

Skills Desired:

Assembly Language, Change Control, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Continual Improvement Process, Cost Reduction, Data Analytics, Electronic Components, General HSE Knowledge, Including GDP, Knowledge Of CAPA, Knowledge Of GMP, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing Process, Manufacturing Production, Pharmaceutics, Process and Cleaning Validation, Process Control, Process Engineering, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Scheduler, Six Sigma, SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)