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Lonza

Global life sciences contract manufacturer

Lead Scientist 1

Regulatory & Quality (Life Sciences)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNansha District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or higher and at least 3 years of analytical work experience are required.
  • Proficiency in instrumental analysis, including high-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and headspace analysis, automatic titrators, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
  • Ability to summarize and analyze data and prepare reports.
  • Ability to design experiments.
  • Ability to identify basic process or analytical-method problems.
  • Thorough understanding of analytical-method principles and ability to develop and optimize methods as project needs require.
  • Familiarity with software and hardware for different analytical instruments, with ability to troubleshoot and repair common instrument faults.
  • Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices and ISO quality management systems.
  • English reading and writing proficiency, including ability to write records in English.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to science or technology by resolving scientific issues within development services.
  • Demonstrate scientific and technical leadership at the project level.
  • Participate in client meetings.
  • Collect, summarize, and analyze data to prepare reports and, where appropriate, present findings to share best practices across the department.
  • Evaluate and implement industry trends and innovations in the area of expertise.
  • Provide on-the-job training and support to new team members.
  • Participate in process and procedure development and implementation.
  • Prepare project documents such as quality control plans, analytical methods, validation reports, and certificates of analysis, and complete corresponding setups in the Laboratory Information Management System.
  • Train laboratory personnel on methods and Material Safety Data Sheets, and provide technical support during production sample testing.
  • Support investigations and resolution of production and quality deviations; track project-related change requests, deviation reports, and out-of-specification cases; and develop and implement corrective and preventive actions.
  • Assist the supervisor with instrument management and organize regular instrument maintenance to ensure instruments remain in good condition.
  • Assist the supervisor with laboratory management, maintain laboratory cleanliness, help prepare organizational process documents, and organize related training.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree is preferred.

About the Company

Lonza

Global life sciences contract manufacturer

Lonza is a global provider of development and manufacturing services for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and nutrition sectors. It supports clients from early development through to commercial production, offering integrated processes such as process development, GMP manufacturing, formulation, fill-finish, and quality assurance to bring medicines and nutrition products to market. Lonza’s model is built on end-to-end CDMO capabilities, enabling companies to move from concept to scalable, compliant production with reliable supply chains. What sets Lonza apart is its long history and global footprint, combining decades of experience across chemistry, biology, and nutrition with a broad, end-to-end service network that supports projects from discovery to commercialization. The company aims to be a trusted, long-term partner in life sciences by helping customers efficiently develop and manufacture their products at scale while maintaining strict regulatory and quality standards.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Basel, Switzerland
Founded
1897

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