Expert Science

**Summary**:
Location: Schaftenau, Austria Role Purpose: 22 years of experience in cell culture process development, with several commercialized products on the market. Join the Drug Substance Development team in Schaftenau as an Expert Science & Technology (M/F/d) - Upstream Cell Culture Process Development and participate in pioneering the future of our Biologics.

**About the Role**:
**Your Responsibilities**:
We are looking for an experienced technician or junior scientist with strong experience in lab automation and digitalization to support the bioprocess development lab team. Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Independently plan and execute cell culture experiments in lab
- and pilot-scale bioreactors
- Contribute to maintenance and investments of lab instruments and infrastructure
- Drive digitalization and lab automation activities, e.g. by developing into a superuser of existing and new digital tools
- Drive continuous improvement activities of lab procedures and workflows
- Author and review technical documents (e.g. instrument/lab procedures) and provide input to scientific reports by adequate raw data documentation and preliminary data analysis and interpretation
- Mentor and coach more junior associates
- Ensure the required level of compliance and data integrity in our development labs according to current Novartis quality guidelines (qualification of equipment, trainings, raw data management)

**What you’ll bring to the role**:

- Education / Experience: Professional education as a technician (chemistry, biotechnology, process engineering or equivalent) with min. 6 years of experience in a related field

or university degree in life sciences or engineering (biotechnology, bioprocess engineering, or equivalent); MSc or BSc with min. 2 years of experience in a related field
- Languages: German (fluent) and English (good command)
- Technical knowledge: Hands-on experience with running bioprocesses and - ideally - with cultivation of animal cells at lab and/or pilot scale. Detailed understanding of bioprocess engineering principles and upstream unit operations. Experience with setting up lab automation procedures would be highly preferable; at least strong curiosity about this field as well as in the implementation of digital tools is crucial.

Why Novartis?

In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development opportunities as well as worldwide career possibilities within the Novartis group. In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is €43,548.40/year (on a full time basis). We also offer a potential market oriented excess payment in line with your experience and qualifications.
We are open for part-time and job-sharing models and support flexible and remote working where possible.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive working environment and diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities:
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Division

Development

Business Unit

Pharmaceuticals

Location

Austria

Site

Schaftenau

Company / Legal Entity

AT33 (FCRS = AT033) Novartis Pharmaceutical Manufacturing GmbH

Functional Area

Research & Development

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

**Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities**:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.