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Lead Scientist – Protein and Process Analytics
Slough, United Kingdom
Join Lonza's Protein and Process Analytics team and play a key role in supporting the automated analytical platforms and laboratory workflows that enable the development of life-changing therapies.
This is an exciting opportunity to combine hands-on laboratory expertise with automation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement in a highly collaborative scientific environment. This role is primarily based on site, though Lonza offers flexibility to work remotely (up to 20% of your time, subject to business needs).
What You Will Get
An agile career and dynamic working culture. An inclusive and ethical workplace. Compensation programmes that recognise high performance. A variety of benefits dependent on role and location, including:
- Exposure to cross-functional scientific teams supporting innovative biopharmaceutical programs
- Opportunity to work with advanced automation technologies and analytical platforms
For the full list of our global benefits, visit: Lonza Careers – Benefits
What You Will Do
- Provide technical support and operational oversight for automated laboratory platforms used across multiple scientific teams
- Ensure reliable day-to-day operation of automation systems through:
- Troubleshooting
- Performance monitoring
- Coordination of maintenance activities
- Execute and support routine analytical workflows, including plate-based impurity assays (e.g., ELISA), delivering high-quality, reproducible data
- Perform and support protein purification workflows to enable downstream analytical and development activities
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance:
- Robustness
- Throughput
- Efficiency
- Reproducibility of laboratory workflows
- Collaborate closely with scientists, group leaders, and stakeholders across Protein and Process Analytics to support project delivery and operational excellence
- Assume a key technical point-of-contact role, including:
- Sharing knowledge
- Resolving issues
- Contributing to best practices across the team
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What We Are Looking For
- MSc in Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomanufacturing, or a related scientific discipline; PhD preferred
- Strong hands-on laboratory experience within an analytical, bioprocess, or biopharmaceutical environment
- Experience working with:
- Laboratory automation platforms
- Liquid handling systems
- Knowledge of:
- Plate-based analytical assays, such as ELISA or related techniques
- Protein purification workflows
- Strong problem-solving skills to effectively diagnose and resolve technical and operational challenges
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-throughput environment
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About Lonza
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ operational sites across five continents, we connect globally to manufacture tomorrow’s medicines. Our core values—Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion, and Integrity—define who we are and how we work together.
Innovation thrives when diverse perspectives unite. At Lonza, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every team member’s ideas can drive progress.
Are you ready to help transform visionary ideas into viable therapies? We’d love to welcome you to our team.
Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.
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