Program Manager BioConjugates - Salt Lake City, United States - Lonza Biologics Porriño SLU

Description

Today, Lonza is a global le

ader 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.

The site in Visp, Switzerland is growing,

with

Bioconjugates

as

one of the major drivers

of the expansion

.

Lonza was one of the first


CDMO
s

to support the commercialization of bioconjugate products

and is now focused on building

resource

and facility capacity

to meet the rapidly

developing market appetite

for this technology

.

Our teams

are

known for their passion to

driv

e

the

delivery of new

conjugated therapies to

patients

and

for their work

to continuously improve

our collaboration as we step into a new

(

bigger

)

chapter of our Business Unit.

As a result,

we are currently looking for (Senior)

Program Managers

for our Bioconjugates

Bus

iness Unit

(Drug Substance manufacturing). In this role, you will be the

k

ey interface between

Lonza

and

the

c

ustomer

to

drive the

execut

ion

of customer scopes of work aimed at bringing innovative therapies to the market

. You are an advisor

along

the whole life cycle and will

lead your program team to

propose the

optimal

package to successfully

balance

quality, costs, and timelines per the needs of the customer and within the abilities of Lonza.

Key

responsibilities

:

Drive the complete life

cycle of all projects (including tech transfer and


GMP
production) with a large and complex portfolio from signing of the contract to delivery
Manage a team of experts in a matrix organization and drive the successful delivery

of contracted work

in terms of quality,

costs

and time
Act

as single point of contact for the customer and function

as the customer advocate

within Lonza
Drive the communication within Lonza as well as between Lonza and the customer

to proactively manage resolut

ions

to risks and issues
Ensure timeline integration of projects within the customer program and alignment of scopes for

assigned

customers across business units
Control

p

roject scope and in conjunction with

the

Proposals Team, prepare amendments and/or scope changes.
Provide input into mid-long term program strategies

i

n conjunction with Sales

and

Commercial Development
Coach

and mentor

other team members

Key

requirements

:

Bachelor

'

s

or

Master's

Degree

with technical background (chemistry, biology, biotechnology or similar), PhD preferred
Previous

work experience in Project Management – ideally in the pharmaceutical or CMO industry
Proven knowledge of technical, commercial

,

and organizational

challenges

that

impact

project strategy and planning
Successful

management of

programs over several years in

a

relevant business environment
Able to analyze and solve complex problems

which

do not have routine solutions
Excellent

communication

and leadership skills
Every day,

L

onza'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

innovat

ive ideas

in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world

and

making

a

meaningful

difference

.

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