Bioprocess Analytical Scientist

Job Description:
At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Joining our R&D teams, you will discover an empowering culture and the opportunity to create and deliver innovative products that have the potential to change lives. Collaborating with colleagues inside and outside Ferring, we are focused on growing our capabilities with new therapeutics, life-cycle management and personalised solutions. Doing revolutionary work is in your hands.

Ferring+You

You will be at the center of a cross‑functional unit which supports all the analytical activities for cell line development, upstream process development, and downstream process development at Ferring Biologics Innovation Center located in the attractive area of Biopôle, Switzerland. You will ensure the delivery of complete and compliant CMC analytical packages, with defined quality standards, from project initiation to marketing approval.

Your day at Ferring
- Executing analytical laboratory operations according to defined plans and timelines
- Fully contributing to all the CLD, USP, and DSP analytical requirements
- Performing diverse analytical tests, evaluating, and presenting results to the Team
- Developing, qualifying, validating, and transferring analytical methods
- Providing analytical expertise at various levels of CMC projects across Ferring functions
- Authoring relevant analytical documents, including study protocols, reports, and SOPs
- Ensuring appropriate qualification, calibration, and maintenance of analytical equipment
- Ensuring that work is performed according to proper safety and quality regulations

Behind our innovation There’s you
- Minimum MSc in Biochemistry or relevant Life Sciences degree
- Minimum 3 years of experience in pharmaceutical research and development
- Excellent laboratory skills demonstrated by hands-on experience in a wide range of protein chromatographic and electrophoretic techniques such as SEC, RP, IEX, NP, HIC, cGE, cIEF
- Ability to focus on the big picture and aligning the analytical goals to the overall project strategy
- Ability to work effectively in a team-based department
- Good scientific planning skills and execution with mínimal guidance
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- A good command in English, both written and spoken

People come first at Ferring- Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love- Our inclusive support package - “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role- Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents- Extended support on family building journey

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purposeThere’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

**Location**:
Ferring Biopole