Analytical Dev&Innovation Lab Manager (m/f/d)

Work Your Magic with us!  

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your role: 

In the “Analytical Dev. and Innovation” organization of Global Analytical Development, this role will give you direct management responsibility over a team of analytical experts and technicians involved in the development and automatization of analytical methods, to ensure the delivery of our specialty innovator Biotech pipeline to patients. 

Your key responsibilities in this role are: 

• Manage high-tech analytical development laboratories in the BDC and related documentation; oversee analytical equipment commissioning processes and services 

• Lead the “Analytical Dev. and Innovation” physico-chemical Lab to conduct early phase development and automatization of analytical methods 

• Target the lab focus on Safety, Quality, Service, Efficiency, People as well as on automated and digital technologies 

• Responsible for laboratory planning, coordination and performance monitoring 

• Provide analytical innovation competence and technology, including support to novel process analytical technologies approaches 

• Interact with auditors in the context of internal audits and external inspections by HAs 

• Raise and manage any risk/issues on critical path to CMC development team and analytical technical functions, and propose continuous improvement for processes and technologies 

• Manage, develop, coordinate and engage laboratory staff, including training program, performance management, and development plans 

Who you are: 

• Graduate degree or Ph.D in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology, or Biotechnology with an emphasis on Protein Analytical Chemistry

• 5+ years hands on experience with Biopharmaceuticals analysis by mass spectrometry, especially using Multi Attribute Methods, with 2+ years previous laboratory management experience

• Hands-on experience with automation technologies, digital tools and lean principles; knowlegde of software such as GeneData is a plus

• Knowledge on international guidelines (e.g. ICH) for biopharmaceuticals; knowledge of Data generation, Data processing, Data Quality principles, Quality by Design (e.g., DoE) 

• Curiosity and open minded to new tools & technology, with change management mindset to influence team future ways of working 

• Communication skills to inspire and motivate team / relationship management, with ability to interact in stakeholder networks, with proven collaborative attitude 

• Leadership skills with people development orientation; problem solving, focus on execution 

• Fluency in English and French

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
 
Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!