Associate Scientist

We are a leading biopharmaceutical company with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Our company has longstanding commitment to prevent and treat infectious diseases and invests significantly in infectious disease R&D to address unmet public health needs with innovative treatment options. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

We are looking for a **Technician Solution Supply** to join our team in Schachen. The Solution Supply team is responsible for the production of all solutions used for upstream (cell culture and fermentation), downstream and continuous manufacturing.

**Your responsibilities**:

- Weighing and dispensing of raw materials
- Preparation and dispensing of cell culture media and buffer
- Ordering of raw materials and consumables for solution preparation
- Writing of Master Solution Sheets
- Operation review of executed Solution Sheets
- Writing of GMP related documents as SOPs, Risk Assessments, Deviations, Changes
- Maintenance and Calibration of equipment within Solution Supply Group
- Tracking of maintenance and calibration in SAP
- Working in clean rooms according to GMP Standards and internal guidelines

**Requirements**:

- Laboratory Apprenticeship or similar and some years experience in laboratory or clinical manufacturing environment
- Familiar with GMP requirements
- Accurate and quality oriented way of working
- Flexible and team oriented
- Good German (B2) and English (C1) language skills (verbal and written)
**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., Kenilworth, 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.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively for the common good. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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**Employee Status**:
Regular**Relocation**:
No relocation**VISA Sponsorship**:
**Travel Requirements**:
No Travel Required**Flexible Work Arrangements**:
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**Requisition ID**:R166008