Chemical / Process Engineer for Particle Design (temp. 2 years)

Job description

  Job facts

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) is an organization of over two thousand people globally that are integral for the mission of Roche to develop meaningful medicines for patients. Therefore, we actively collaborate and develop creative technical solutions to bridge early-stage, late-stage and commercial product needs. The mandate of the group is, to expertly deliver the pipeline and supply quality products to patients. The group excels in its work through innovation, teamwork, dedication, and mutual respect and contributes every single day, continuously improving what it does.

“Small Molecules Technical Development” (PTDC) brings a broad range of experience across drug substance (DS), drug product (DP), and analytical sciences, and collaborates closely with key partners in the departments Research and Early Development (pRED / gRED), Small Molecules (PTC) and PTD. PTDC is responsible for late stage technical development of our small molecules (SM) pipeline and the manufacture of DS and DP for clinical studies across our SM manufacturing network.

In this role, based in the particle design section of the solid state science department, you will be responsible for the following activities:

·  Development of methods for the large scale production of pharmaceuticals (drug substance) with tailor-made solid properties
·  Scale-up, scale-down and modeling of process steps in the field of solids process engineering (e.g. crystallization, filtration, drying, milling)
·  Assessment of typical parameters for the systematic characterization of unit operations (e.g. crystallization, filtration, drying, milling)
·  Development of non-established processes in the field of particle engineering
·  Cooperation with pharmaceutical technology department to define solid state properties for further processing
·  Scientific support of university projects

The developed processes will be optimized in an interdisciplinary team, piloted, and finally transferred to the production.

Who we are

Bei Roche leisten 94,000 Menschen in 100 Ländern Pionierarbeit im Gesundheitswesen. Gemeinsam haben wir uns zu einem weltweit führenden, forschungsorientierten Healthcare-Konzern entwickelt. Unser Erfolg baut auf Innovation, Neugier und Vielfalt.

Roche ist ein Arbeitgeber, der die Chancengleichheit fördert.

Desired profile

Who you are

You're someone who wants to influence your own development. You're looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point. To perform this role, you bring the following qualifications:

·  Chemical or Process Engineer (TU/ETH, PhD((MSc)) with experience in the field of solid process engineering and particle characterization
·  Confirmed experiences in molecular and/or process modelling
·  Effective in finding pragmatic solutions to existing solid process engineering problems
·  Good IT skills
·  Good knowledge of German and English (oral and written)
·  Ability to make the scientific results of your work understandable to employees with diverse backgrounds, to contribute to the achievement of the overall objective

Please note that interviews will only take place in late October.

For questions please call the Recruiting Team Switzerland: Roche ist ein Arbeitgeber, bei dem Chancengleichheit zählt.
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