Postdoc Downstream Proc Dev

105,000 unique individuals work at Novartis, all with different needs and aspirations, aligned to a single inspirational purpose: to Reimagine Medicine for millions of patients around the world

Your Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Be responsible for designing, planning, executing and evaluate of experiments to support the improvement of current downstream technologies or the evaluation/implementation of new technologies
- Identify and support new initiatives in the downstream area, as well as proactively identify challenges and propose solutions
- Support scale up and transfer of bioprocesses and technologies within our internal bioproduction network
- Align and collaborate both internally and with external vendors (if needed) to establish and implement innovative processing solutions

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

- Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve._

**Minimum requirements**

What you’ll bring to the role:

- Recent PhD graduate in a relevant field as bio-chemical engineering, bioprocess technology or similar with a strong background on downstream processing and optimization
- Knowledge on DSP (continuous/connected) processes and engineering principles, as well as experience in PAT and/or in-silico modelling
- Outstanding communication, presentation, and technical writing skills are expected
- Practical experience with classical DSP units and statistical methods (DoE, MVDA) would be highly preferred
- Proficiency in oral and written English

Desirable requirements:

- Curious mindset with a strong interest in new technologies
- Attitude to resolve challenges with the ability to accurately balance between efforts, risks and benefits
- Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks
- Agility to adjust to a fast-changing working environment
- Excellent ability to build collaborative relationships and a can-do mind-set

Why consider Novartis?
799 million. That’s how many lives our products touched in 2019. And while we’re proud of

that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves

this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?

We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like

you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you’re given opportunities to

explore the power of digital and data. Where you’re empowered to risk failure by taking smart

risks. And where you’re surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the

world’s toughest medical challenges.

We are Novartis. Join us and help reimagine medicine

**Division**

Global Drug Development

**Business Unit**

TECHNICAL R & D GDD

**Country**

Switzerland

**Work Location**

Basel

**Company/Legal Entity**

Novartis Pharma AG

**Functional Area**

Interns/Students on Novartis Payroll

**Job Type**

Full Time

**Employment Type**

Internship

**Shift Work**

No

**Early Talent**

Yes