Expert -Science & Technology

Key Accountabilities:

• Independently plan, organize, perform and document scientific experiments /GMP testing /manufacturing plant activities under minimal supervision; handle several activities at a time -Take over responsibility for and utilize special tools /equipment or specialized facilities as an expert; schedule and perform maintenance and qualification of instruments / equipment -Proactively identify conflict situations and contribute to solutions -Work according to appropriate standards for quality, ethics, health, safety, environment protection, and information security; lead initiatives to ensure continuous improvement -Documentation of raw data, evaluate and interpret results; propose and actively support the design of next experiments.
• Review and verify raw data generated by others; approval of tests / experiments performed by others -Write protocols, scientific reports or lab procedures based on templates or SOPs under minimal supervision -For technical development units: Develop new methods or optimize existing methods/processes (lab or plant); contribute to development and implementation of new technologies -For GMP units: ensure compliance to cGMP -For technology-focused roles: Perform information and literature searches under minimal guidance. Actively foster knowledge exchange.
• Train and coach associate scientists, technicians, temporary employees and employees under training / education -For project-focused role: Participate in function-specific sub teams and fulfill assigned project tasks and responsibilities under supervision -Uses professional concepts and company's policies and procedures to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways.
• Establish innovative solutions for verification and control of critical quality attributes, critical material attributes or critical process parameter in cooperation with other colleagues.
• Establish control procedures and specifications and review test procedures.
• Generate scientific documents to hand over to internal and / or external partners (e.g., MST, TechOps, authorities, external companies) and support generation of international registration documents under minimal supervision.
• If assigned this task, maintenance of infrastructure / equipment and required investments ( e.g. system ownership) -Generate lab procedures or SOP’s, generate protocols and reports -Lead technical meetings during product development at the local level as well as on the level of global network -Report and present scientific /technical results internally and contribute to publications, presentations and patents.

Essential Requirements: