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Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.\nJoin Lonza as an Associate Director, Technology Transfer (Global MSAT) and play a pivotal role in bringing complex drug products from development to commercial reality. You’ll lead end-to-end technology transfers -from process scale-up and PPQ to regulatory filings, inspection readiness, and successful launch with a focus on aseptic fill&finish processes.\nCheck out Your Career in Drug Product Services at Lonza!\nThis is a fully site-based role. Working together in person supports close, real-time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.\nWhat you will get:\nAn agile career and a dynamic work culture.\n\nAn inclusive and ethical workplace.\n\nCompensation programs that recognize high performance.\n\nIn addition to a competitive salary, you can expect numerous lifestyle, family, and leisure benefits.\nThe full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits\nWhat you will do:\nManage, drive and guide high-complexity and high-impact drug product commercial transfers from New Product Introduction to PPQ, regulatory filing, pre-approval health authority inspections and first commercial launch.\n\nAct as global Subject Matter Expert for Process Technology Transfer, shaping technical strategy, ensuring global standard alignment, and driving customer-centric excellence across sites and product lifecycles.\n\nProvide technical authority and act as senior escalation point for complex technical challenges, provide tech transfer leadership for late-phase and commercial programs.\n\nServe as the primary technical point of contact for all technology-transfer-related manufacturing topic of assigned projects within internal and customer project teams. Define and monitor project scope, timing and progress of assigned stages.\n\nLead process setup, scale-up, and implementation activities at GMP drug product manufacturing sites, including on-site technical support during batch execution.\n\nResponsible for new product introduction, process implementation, process control strategy and technical transfer and process validation documentation of assigned projects, including review of dossier modules for regulatory filing.\n\nDrive GMP change management strategy of assigned projects as well as initiate and manage GMP change control in system. Lead and support critical GMP product / process deviations and corresponding implementation of corrective/preventive actions (CAPAs).\n\nEnsure all activities are performed according to current standards (Good Manufacturing Practice, Health Safety Environment, Regulatory etc.).\n\nWhat we are looking for:\nIndustry-leading expertise in biotech/pharma/CDMO environments, with strong experience in drug product development, tech transfer especially within aseptic fill&finish processes (e.g. lyophilization, prefilled syringes). Proven ability to translate scientific depth into strategic decision-making.\n\nDeep knowledge of GMP, regulatory, and CMC requirements, with the ability to translate strategy into robust manufacturing execution\n\nProven ability to influence and lead complex manufacturing strategies and resolve high-impact technical challenges across global, cross-site operations\n\nStrong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, influencing senior leaders and navigating complex decision-making environments\n\nUniversity degree in Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science or similar field (PhD preferred)\n\nExcellent project, risk, and data management capabilities, paired with clear technical writing; fluent in English (German is a plus)\n\nAbout Lonza\nAt Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.\nInnovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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