Senior Manager Downstream Process Development job in Vaud, Switzerland

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Job type: Permanent

Discipline: Bioprocessing

Location: Switzerland

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Manager to oversee the Downstream Process Development. You will guide outsourced downstream activities around the technical development of a biosimilar. This role is based in Switzerland and is a fantastic opportunity to join a global company.

Job Responsibilities

Oversee and guide outsourced (CDO, CMO) downstream activities around the technical development of a Biosimilar
Assume a leading role in the planning and execution of DSP tech transfer activities for handover and scale up of projects to external GMP manufacturing sites
Review and approve external protocols / reports and other documents
Define technical development that follows the principles of Quality by Design (QbD) and specify activities, timelines, milestones and costs in collaboration with Global Manufacturing and Supply
Provide support to the analytics team to define the technical corridor for analytical similarity to be achieved when developing biosimilar products
Drive issue resolution for Downstream process in order to achieve analytical similarity within the pre-defined analytical similarity corridor; drive and support downstream troubleshooting and root-cause investigation activities at the CMO during development, GMP, PPQ and commercial campaigns
Provide scientific and technical guidance for the downstream process development activities for the in-house development labs and to the Biosimilars Development Teams and the Biosimilar Leadership Team
Provide technical and scientific oversight of licensed downstream processes to ensure consistency of supply
Prepare and review the CMC section of the regulatory dossier
Serve as the technical operational downstream expert for regulatory consultations/interactions; including briefing book and dossier creation and question response
Represent Downstream Process Development at cross functional meetings

Skills and Requirements

Masters in Science or Engineering, or BSc with added experience
Fluency in English essential, French and/or German would be an asset
Minimum 7 years' experience in Biotech/Biosimilars Industry with demonstrated track record in Downstream processing for biologics (specifically mammalian cell culture downstream)
Strong technical expertise across the Downstream development spectrum including process development, scale up, tech transfer, large scale manufacturing and process characterisation
Experience in evaluation and implementation of new technologies are desirable but not essential

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