Summary

Location: Basel, Switzerland Role Purpose: We are searching for an Analytical Expert with a strong focus on Oligonucleotides to support Analytical Research & Development (ARD). ARD sits within the Technical R&D department of Development and plays a crucial role in the characterization and analysis of Drug Substances and Drug Products from the time they leave the discovery laboratory until they are transferred to Commercial Production. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Analytical Expert or Analytical Project leader with a strong background and experience in Oligonucleotide analytics.

About the Role

Your responsibilities:
• You will help leading analytical activities within a Technical CMC project team (e.g., hep to define control and specification setting strategies for Drug substances and Drug products, method development, validation, stability, and release testing). You provide valuable input to the analytical CMC documents and support regulatory submissions.
• Manage interactions and contribute to a high level of collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Write of analytical source documents (e.g Analytical methods, Specifications, Validation reports, Stability reports)
• Lead outsourced analytical activities at CROs / CDMOs and contribute to manage the external partnership.
• You will be responsible for shaping our Oligonucleotide lab further, together with well-experienced technicians. You will drive, lead, and manage analytical activities including impurity profiling related to the analytical development of Oligonucleotides (e. g. method development, validation, stability, and release testing).
• You will be responsible to evaluate and implement new analytical methodologies with the aim of bringing the lab at the forefront of Oligonucleotide analytics.
• Provide scientific guidance to the cross-functional and global project teams and thereby scientifically driving our exciting Oligonucleotide portfolio.
• Display a collaborative and inspired attitude within the Oligonucleotide lab, project teams and stakeholders is key.

What you’ll bring to the role
• Desirable: PhD in analytical chemistry or equivalent and a minimum 3 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry in analytical development, preferably in development of sterile parenteral products. Strong expertise in the field of oligonucleotide analytics.
• Profound knowledge in analytical separation techniques such as liquid chromatography (RP, IEX and HILIC) is a must. Experience in method development and troubleshooting. Experience in developing control strategies.
• Profound expertise in Mass Spectrometry (ranging from mass confirmation to actual quantitative analysis of impurities and sequencing) is a plus.
• GMP experience and qualification expertise in a GMP environment are assets.
• Strong coordination skills, collaborative spirit, self-driven attitude, high level of learning agility are key attitudes
• Eager to develop new methods and assess new analytical techniques.
• High level of intrinsic motivation, excellent collaborative spirit and agility are key elements for our success.
• Analyse and interpret complex situations, provide detailed directions for analytical approaches

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