Operational Excellence Specialist for Quality initatives

vor 2 Wochen

Visp, Schweiz Lonza Vollzeit

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While Lonza works in science, there’s no magic formula to how they do it. Their greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, they let their people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work Lonza wants to be part of.

Drive within the quality organization improvement and transformation projects to deliver business results. He/She holds a key role in the Divisional program “Planning for Quality, Control and Reliability” for effective failure reduction, pro-active risk mitigation, sustainable knowledge management and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities:

  • Analyze business processes across the value stream—from contracting customers to batch release—to identify improvement opportunities and create optimized processes for the product lifecycle.

  • Develop and implement a lean system to capture, document, and align customer requirements with scientifically derived parameters.

  • Define process gates to cross-validate customer requirements, synchronize internal stakeholders, and develop or adjust tools for seamless implementation.

  • Create and maintain generic control plans for business and manufacturing processes to identify and mitigate risks throughout the product lifecycle.

  • Establish a structured, continuous process for problem identification and resolution, utilizing a visual quality clinic to track status and improvements.

  • Provide regular updates on the implementation status of Quality PfQCR activities and coordinate efforts across Small-/Midscale & Large-Scale Operations at Visp.

Key requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Business Engineering, or similar. MSc or PhD in a relevant field preferred.

  • Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred.

  • 5-10 years experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry with advanced-level expertise.

  • Expertise in Operational Excellence tools (PDCA, value stream mapping, FMEA, etc.).

  • Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills for collaboration within a matrix organization.

  • Agility, business acumen, collaboration, customer focus, driving results, and leadership.

  • Business fluency in German and English.


Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For Lonza, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How they achieve their business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, they respect and protect their people and their environment. Any success Lonza achieves is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, Lonza offers the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

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