Analytical Scientist

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. 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.

An exciting position for a scientist with a strong technical background and hands-on experience in biochemical analytical methods to join our Biologics Analytical Department located in Lucerne/Schachen, Switzerland has arisen.

The integrated Biologics Analytical Department provides support to the Biotechnology Department by performing release and stability testing of biological drug substances and product and is supporting study and quality monitoring to guarantee adherence to regulatory requirements and internal guidelines. Furthermore, the department conducts raw-/starting material and in-process testing for biological drug substances.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Performing analytical method validation and method bridging in the laboratory
- Establishment of capillary electrophoresis, capillary isoelectric focusing, UV and SoloVPE as well as qPCR methods and method transfers to other laboratories
- Improvement of methods and troubleshooting around equipment and procedures
- Release and stability testing of biologics to determine relative potency according to Current Good Manufacturing Practice
- Writing technical protocols, reports and Standard Operating Procedures
- Supporting the local and global department strategies and initiatives

**Your Profile**:

- Bachelor’s Degree with industrial experience. Master’s degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, or equivalent
- Experience as a Laboratory Technician
- Hands-on experience with capillary electrophoretic methods for biological purity and impurity determination
- Hands-on experience with qPCR methods for determination of residual host cell DNA
- Work experience in a Good Manufacturing Practice laboratory
- Experience with analytical method qualification and validation and method transfer
- Experience in protein biochemistry and protein analytics and characterization
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English and preferably German
- Strong team player

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.

**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.

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 the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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