Senior Director, Global Head of Sterility Assurance and Contamination Control

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Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz Lonza Vollzeit
Global Head of Sterility Assurance and Contamination Control

Lonza, a global leader in life sciences, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to lead its Sterility Assurance and Contamination Control efforts globally. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing proactive Sterility Assurance and microbial contamination control programs for our operations worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for Sterility Assurance and Contamination Control across our global manufacturing network.
  • Drive and oversee global Sterility Assurance and Contamination Control strategy, risk assessment, mitigation definition, and gap closure in collaboration with all sites and their Sterility Assurance/Contamination Control Leads.
  • Assist sites in responding to adverse trends or contamination events with root cause analysis and global implementation of preventive actions where appropriate.
  • Develop, implement, and continuously improve biological contamination control strategies for low bioburden Drug Substance, intermediates, and sterile drug product manufacturing.
  • Support coaching and training of employees at manufacturing sites to improve understanding of biological risks and aseptic practices.
  • Improve standardized procedures across the network for microbiological and segregation control aspects of facility and equipment design, process design, material transfer, maintenance, training, sampling, testing, and cleaning/disinfection.
  • Be responsible for implementing phase-appropriate Sterility Assurance/Contamination Control practices as part of the new product introduction process and through interactions with project teams and customers.
  • Accountable for developing/maintaining a compliant and effective industry-standard Sterility Assurance and Contamination Control strategy across the Lonza network.
  • Develop, implement, and continuously improve useful and executable Sterility Assurance/Contamination Control standards and procedures taking customer processes and Lonza requirements into consideration, in line with current regulations and industry standards.
  • Track related Key Performance Indicators and own the response to improve performance.
  • Set global direction for Sterility Assurance/Contamination Control and lead implementation through site Sterility Assurance teams.
  • Own and improve standard responses to contamination events and ensure preventive actions are globally implemented (as appropriate) to reduce the risk of re-occurrence of events across the Lonza network.
  • Establish and implement a standard approach for end-to-end risk assessments and risk mitigations for existing processes, or as part of tech transfers and new facility/process unit designs regarding contamination prevention.
  • Establish a platform for best practice sharing and process standardization across sites in the network and enable industry best-in-class offerings for our customers in this field.
  • Ensure a culture of mutual accountability and full collaboration with the customer and Lonza sites as well as departments for effective contamination control.
  • Foster strong relationships with other departments (e.g., Manufacturing, Quality Control, Analytical Services, Engineering, Process Development) and other Lonza Divisions to foster a process of continual improvement and information sharing.
  • Establish and lead a lean and efficient Sterility Assurance/Contamination Control governance program at Lonza to enable early discovery of potential issues and their timely resolution.
  • Establish a strong relationship with industry peers, relevant industry organizations such as ISPE/PDA, and health authorities.


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