Senior Expert Downstream Process Development - Functional Lead
Novartis
Pharmaceutical Industry
6336 Schaftenau, Tirol - Österreich
Manager / Team Leader
Hybrid
Experteer Overview
In this role you will lead downstream process development for a portfolio of biopharmaceutical products, shaping strategies and coordinating cross-functional activities. You will work within the DSP Development team to advance purification steps, scale processes, and support regulatory submissions. The position focuses on delivering high-quality experiments, analyzing results, and driving knowledge transfer and continuous improvement. You will engage with internal and external partners to enable technology transfers and align development with business goals. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge biopharmaceutical development and to implement data-driven approaches.
Compensation / Benefits
- insurance plans
- retirement plans
- wellbeing resources
- global recognition programs
- flexible and hybrid working options
- minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave
Responsibilities
- Lead downstream process development activities for portfolio projects
- Perform chromatography, CF/TF filtration, and other membrane separations for purification at lab and pilot scale
- Plan, execute, and document scientific experiments independently
- Document studies in electronic systems per standards
- Interpret results, design next experiments, and support troubleshooting and transfers
- Ensure quality, ethics, HSE, and information security standards; drive continuous improvement
- Generate technical documents for internal/external handover and support registration materials
- Contribute to technology transfers and define process steering controls
- Organize laboratory work, write SOPs, reports, and procedures
- Deliver tasks on time with quality and right-first-time execution
- Communicate across interfaces and support knowledge transfer to other departments
- Act as Functional Lead for DSP development projects and influence TRD strategy
Key requirements
- Completed studies in Biotechnology, Process Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Technology, Technical Chemistry, Pharmacy; several years of industry experience preferred
Description
In this role you will lead downstream process development for a portfolio of biopharmaceutical products, shaping strategies and coordinating…
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