Vacature Principal/Senior Scientist

Principal/Senior Scientist in Geleen

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world, and that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

For mRNA Business unit, located in Geleen, Netherlands we have exciting opportunities. Become part of a group that enables its customers to meet some of the greatest challenges in patient treatment and join us by applying for the position as a (Principal/Senior) Scientist LNP.

Key responsibilities:

• Leadership: provide strong scientific, technical and regulatory leadership and for individual scientists and lab technicians on complex projects
• Representation: act as a deputy of the team manager when needed
• Projects: lead multi-disciplinary matrix teams on complex projects in the area of scientific expertise. Lead problem solving and lessons learned activities
• Scientific tasks: design advanced experimental plans, lead the execution, data evaluation, write and review high quality reports
• Interactions: Assess novel technologies together with external partners

• Provide solutions to identified risks, issues, problems. Report issues in a timely fashion
• Facilitate improvements to departmental business processes and contribute to the implementation of innovative technologies
• Demonstrate flexibility to support other activities within the department
• Proactive approach to own continuous professional development

Key requirements:

• Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences related field (e.g bioengineering, chemical engineering)
• In-depth knowledge with liposome/lipid nanoparticle formulations process
• Experience and strong hands-on power in encapsulation development for biomolecules, with preference experience with mRNA formulation in lipid nanoparticles
• Expert-level experience & understanding of handling, purification and processing of biomolecules.
• Experience with analyzing data derived from high-throughput screening and/or analytical characterization techniques (UV-Vis, fluorescence, particle characterization, chromatography etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently work in a fast paced and fluid environment, changes in priority and timeline restrictions
• Design DoE studies & high-throughput screen for lipid formulations
• Desirable: Experience with cell-based assays
• Fluency in English

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.