MSAT Associate Principal Engineer

Senior Scientist, MSAT Process Transfer & Support

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA

1st Shift Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Join Lonza's Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) organization and help bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world. In this role, you will provide technical leadership for process transfer, process support, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and customers to ensure robust and reliable commercial operations.

What you will get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• Opportunities to lead high-impact technical and cross-functional initiatives.
• Exposure to advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies.
• Collaboration with global teams, customers, and industry experts.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Professional development and leadership growth opportunities.

What you will do

• Lead process transfer and process support activities for commercial manufacturing processes while driving continuous improvement of MSAT practices and procedures.
• Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams to address complex manufacturing, process performance, and product quality challenges.
• Evaluate process changes, major deviations, and post-release issues for impact on manufacturing performance and product quality.
• Conduct advanced root cause investigations using structured problem-solving tools and lead implementation of effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Assess new technologies and manufacturing approaches for suitability and process fit within the production environment.
• Interface directly with customers through IPT, JPT, JTT, and Joint Steering Committee meetings, providing technical updates and support while escalating significant business or operational risks when appropriate.
• Author and review technical documentation, support change control assessments, participate in customer and regulatory audits, and represent MSAT across site and customer-facing initiatives.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
• Significant experience in Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT), process transfer, technology transfer, process support, or biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong expertise in deviation investigations, root cause analysis, data interpretation, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and influence cross-functional teams in a GMP-regulated environment.
• Experience evaluating process changes, change controls, and manufacturing impacts on process performance and product quality.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and customer-facing skills with the ability to effectively engage multiple stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of cGMP regulations, quality systems, regulatory expectations, and commercial biologics manufacturing operations.

About Lonza

At 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.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.