MSAT Lead Engineer (DSP, Tech Transfer)

About the role

Lonza Singapore is hiring a MSAT Lead Engineer (DSP, Tech Transfer) to lead the timely and successful transfer of purification stages of a customer's manufacturing process into the Lonza Singapore production facility. The role covers preparation, execution, process monitoring and post-campaign activities, as well as investigating process trends, issues or deviations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technology transfer of purification stages, working with MSAT team members and technical experts from customer companies, donor sites, Manufacturing, QA and QC.
• Lead preparation, execution, process monitoring and post-campaign activities, and monitor processes regularly to identify issues early.
• Write change requests and drive their implementation, and review batch records to give technical input to MFG document writers.
• Identify training needs and provide training materials for MFG operators on purification batch records, and help update batch records.
• Support plant start-up and pilot/commercial runs, investigate issues, and help author technical reports to close out deviations.
• Design and run small-scale experiments in the lab to support technology transfer or investigations, following lab safety policies.
• Support Annual Product Review and Continued Process Verification summary reports and customer BLA filing, maintain process databases and monitor batch-to-batch consistency.
• Support customer and regulatory inspections and audits, and share process knowledge with the MSAT team and other departments.

Required profile

• Over 5 years of experience in biotechnology process development, process support, research or a related manufacturing environment.
• Graduate degree in chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, biochemistry, chemistry, microbiology or a related discipline.
• Prior hands-on experience in purification experimental techniques and equipment.
• Excellent communication, technical writing and attention to detail, and a track record of delivering projects under tight timelines.

Required skills

• Knowledge of Excel and statistical data analysis tools.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional technical environment.

What we offer

• Daily company bus from the MRT station near home to and from the Tuas site.
• Fully paid medical insurance, with the option to enrol family members at partially subsidised premiums.
• Compensation programmes that recognise high performance, and an inclusive, ethical workplace.