Associate Principal Scientist
vor 1 Woche
Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we "follow the science" that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world.
We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.
Our Research Scientists are our Inventors. We identify and target steps in disease mechanisms or pathways that could be inhibited or enhanced. Our goal is to isolate a compound that is effective against a disease target. Using innovative thinking, state-of-the-art facilities and robust scientific methodology we collaborate to discover the next medical breakthrough.Role Summary
We are offering an attractive position for a scientist with a strong technical background and hands-on experience in biochemical analytical development to join our External Capabilities Department located in Lucerne/Schachen, Switzerland.
Responsibilities and Primary Activities:
- Manage relationships with external analytical partners across Europe and evaluate vendor performance
- Collaborate with external analytical partners to provide analytical capabilities and capacity to support our Company's internal research and development programs
- Partner with our Company's analytical and process teams to coordinate the outsourcing of analytical testing and development of analytical methodology
- Provide technical and QC oversight and troubleshoot analytical issues with external vendors, engaging the internal analytical development teams where needed
- Develop the analytical strategies and manage all analytical deliverables for given program(s) in a matrix team environment
- Execute analytical method qualifications and transfers between MSD sites and CROs
- Write technical protocols, reports, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), etc.
- Track project timelines and external work
- Track and summarize external data for our Company's project teams
- Present our Company's teams with progress at regular program meetings
- Ensure high quality documentation and analytical results from the external entity
- Effectively communicate and manage atypical and out of specification test results according to the appropriate departmental procedures
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- Master with 5+ years of relevant Biotech or Pharmaceutical industry experience
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- Effective communication and leadership skills in a dynamic environment
- Strong knowledge of biologics CMC requirements and experience in supporting health authority filings
- Demonstrated capabilities in project management
- Managing analytical projects in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry under GMP regulations
- Experience with a wide variety of methods, including biochemical, biophysical and biological activity assays
- Demonstrated track record of working across networks both internally and externally
- Travel (Domestic and International) up to 10% of time.
Preferred:
- Managing external vendors and budget planning
THE COMPANY
Our company has had a presence in Switzerland since 1963. With a regional office and manufacturing/packaging facility, Lucerne is considered the center of operations. Approximately 1,000 people work collaboratively at the four Lucerne locations (Tribschenstrasse, Citybay, Schachen and Kriens).
A fifth location has been recently established in Zurich, aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization of many of our company's medicines and vaccines, which supports our mission to save and improve lives around the world.
The new location has a target date of 2021 for operational readiness.
We are proud to be certified as a "Top Employer Switzerland" and "Top Employer Europe" showing the company's commitment to our employees and the community around us.
Schachen, Lucerne
Our Werthenstein BioPharma site in Schachen is where we conduct cutting-edge research, develop and analyze new biological agents, produce new products and supply clinical trial products for global clinical studies.
The site is also home to one of our global forensic laboratories where we carefully monitor our products through the supply chain to ensure security and safety for our patients.
Who we are
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else.
For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases.
Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.
What we look for
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around
