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Behind every presentation of each product sold by Roche is the involvement of Pharma Global Technical Operations (PT). Starting with Phase I of the development process and continuing through to product maturity, PT makes medicines at sites around the world and includes more than 10 000 employees worldwide. 

Global Technical Development (PTD) actively collaborates and develops innovative technical solutions to efficiently transform scientific ideas into products. The mandate of the group is to reliably deliver the pipeline and supply quality products to patients. The group excels in its work through innovation, collaboration, dedication, and mutual respect and contributes every single day, continuously improving what it does.

PTDE supports biologics from Phase I into the Market. Our activities encompass process development for Drug Substance (DS) and Drug Product (DP), market formulation design and process development, device development, clinical manufacturing of DS and parenteral DPs, analytical method development, validation and release of clinical supply, development documentation submissions and transfer of development projects to commercial manufacturing.

The department Analytical Development and Quality Control Biotech is responsible for Biochemical Analytical Development, Quality Control and Compliance required for Analytics of Biopharmaceuticals from pre IND (= Investigational New Drug) to BLA (Biologics License Application) and Launch.

The Senior/Principal Associate Scientist Analytical Development and Quality Control is responsible for the following tasks:

Develop, improve, and validate analytical methods for the quality assessment of drug products.

Perform a variety of analytical techniques, including chromatography, electrophoresis, and particle analytics, under GMP conditions.

Coordinate analytical activities and manage samples for innovative biotechnological development products.

Collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners to plan and monitor work packages, drive efficient analytics and continuous improvement.

Author key GMP documents, including analytical procedures and validation protocols/reports

Take ownership of analytical instruments, including their qualification, maintenance, and documentation.

For this interesting challenge, you bring the following qualification:

You either have a Masters/Bachelors degree (Analytics, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Biotechnology OR You have completed vocational scientific qualification (e.g. apprenticeship) with 1–3 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry with a strong focus on analytics, preferable in a GMP environment

Experience in Electrophoresis and/or HPLC analytics preferred

Self-motivated, proactive, responsible, result-oriented and an excellent team player

Preparedness to apply novel software tools to increase efficiency in data handling is a plus

Experience with statistical software (e.g. R, JMP, Spotfire) is a plus

Excellent communication skills in English and fluent in German

The position is temporary for 2 years.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, your current resume, and your official educational certificates or proofs.

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