Associate Principal Scientist - Analytical Development

Associate Principal Scientist - Analytical Development

Lonza

Visp, Switzerland

What you’ll do:

• Serve as the AD representative on pre‑clinical project teams, coordinating with internal SMEs across all relevant project phases.
• Own the on‑time, in‑full delivery of assigned project stages and act as the primary point of contact for all customer inquiries related to AD topics.
• Support the commercial project team in the development of proposals and statements of work.
• Collaborate closely with process development teams to streamline cross‑department workflows and enable cost‑efficient implementation of project requirements.
• Act as the SME for designated analytical methods, including data review and interpretation, leading laboratory investigations, and troubleshooting.
• Identify opportunities for innovation within the area of expertise and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

What we are looking for:

• Degree (Bachelor, Master or PhD) in biology, biochemistry or a comparable subject area.
• Several years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in protein analysis, physical‑chemical methods (e.g. HPLC, LC‑MS, icIEF), biochemical assays (e.g. ELISA, SPR), and/or molecular biology techniques (e.g. qPCR).
• Ideally experience with IT/OT systems for analytical laboratories, such as electronic lab notebooks, Empower, Softmax Pro etc.
• Confident communication in English. German is a plus.