Summary
About the Role
Main Responsibilities:
• With your strong expertise, you take a leading role in adapt/familiarize, qualify or validate analytical control methods and standards for classical small molecules, siRNA, antibody drug conjugate and radioligand therapy projects, with a strong focus on IPC methods
• You will then implement these methods under GMP, which will allow the timely manufacture of drug substances under GMP
• You will perform analytical activities for the cleaning verification/validation of the pilot plant
• You will be responsible to document your analytical activities by following the Novartis GMP requirements. Documentation includes analytical batch data, validation summary/report and analytical methods if needed.
• You will be in close contact with the drug substance development team as well as with the colleagues from the pilot plant.
Essential Requirements:
• Experience in the application analytical techniques using advanced separation and detection technologies (e.g. UHPLC, GC, HS-GC and related hyphenated techniques including mass spectroscopy)
• Dedicated, thoughtful and flexible team working skills.
• Good knowledge of English (oral and written) is desirable, good command of German (spoken/ written) is required.
• Excellent knowledge of laboratory and/or technical tools
• Good knowledge of software and computer tools such as Office package
Desirable Requirements:
• We are looking for candidates with completed apprenticeship as laboratory technician (Laborant/-in Chemie EFZ). The position is also open to applicants with BSc or MSc in the field of analytical chemistry or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience in analytical chemistry under GMP.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant professional experience in field of quality control preferably in IPC laboratory, chemical intermediates or drug substance analytics.
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Accessibility and accommodation
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