Associate Scientist - All Genders

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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.

An exciting new opportunity has risen at our State-Of-The-Art Biotech Development Facility in Switzerland.

The Biotech Development Center (BDC) is our Company's flagship biotech investment in line with the ambition to stay the Vibrant Science and Technology Company. The BDC is integrating analytical technologies of the future with high-tech automatized and digital laboratories, in a flexible, agile and highly collaborative environment.

Your role:

Reporting to the “Analytical Operations & Quality Control Lab Manager” in the Global Analytical Development organization, this role represents an opportunity to significantly contribute to high-tech GMP analytical laboratories in the BDC, by proactively designing/executing new workflows in a cross functional set up. You liaise with peer QA, QC and manufacturing colleagues and you allow smooth analyses execution as well as documentation management and troubleshooting eager to develop in a context of growth, simplification, and changes to ensure the delivery of our specialty innovator Biotech pipeline to patients.

Your key responsibilities in this role are:

• Conduct routine analytical testing and method qualification, including stability, independently in at least two areas: Liquid Chromatography, Capillary Electrophoresis, and MS-based methods.
• Deliver high-quality data treatment/elaboration and analytical reports in a digitally agile manner.
• Interact with customers as needed to discuss results or coordinate routine/validation activities.
• Work autonomously on routine or non-routine activities within established procedures, applying specialized technical knowledge (e.g., stability).
• Demonstrate strong expertise in a GMP environment.
• Validate GMP methods including analysis and documentation; method validation knowledge is mandatory.
• Actively seek, share, and re-apply knowledge within own field; lead analytical workflow improvement initiatives in a cross-functional setting.
• Present and defend topics during health authority inspections; write GMP documentation (URS, protocols, reports, SOPs, deviations, CAPA, CCP actions).

Who you are:

• Degree: CFC or Master in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology, or Biotechnology; ≥5 years in a GMP analytical lab.
• Proficient with (L)LIMS; Empower and/or Waters Connect a plus.
• Comfortable writing GMP analytical protocols, reports, and SOPs.
• Strong knowledge of Liquid Chromatography and/or Mass Spectrometry (routine testing, troubleshooting, cleaning).
• Knowledge of CMC NBE/ADC development; ADC knowledge is a strong asset.
• Familiar with GMP/Quality Systems and international guidelines (ICH, Pharmacopeias).
• Capable of performing routine and non-routine analyses; able to sort deviations, CAPA, and lead investigations for QC.
• Team player with solid English; French a plus; curious about new tools/tech; proactive in proposing solutions and driving improvements; on-call duties; 6S experience; strong planning.