Roche Posted August 19, 2026

MSAT Senior Process Expert USP

Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland Full time
Manufacturing & CMC Senior

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About this opportunity

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

Basel Biotech Manufacturing produces biotech drugs such as monoclonal antibodies (mAb) and antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) for clinical use and commercial distribution. The MSAT department is a technology unit supporting production at Basel DS Manufacturing.

The Opportunity:

As a MSAT Process Performance Team Member with a focus on upstream processing, your main responsibilities will be in the area of:

Building, sustaining  and improving the technical capabilities in the group for the area of responsibilities of the Process Engineering chapters incl. coaching and mentoring of technical SMEs and provide recommendations for technical decisions

Collaborating with technical experts across Roche to support strategic initiatives across the Roche manufacturing network and leading technology and innovation projects within the site and/or the network

Embodying Lean Leadership principles and living a culture of continuous improvement to foster an environment of strong team spirit, timely and efficient communication, sense of urgency, high motivation and passion, in order to deliver mid/long term goals

Supporting the analysis of end-to-end production processes and facility capabilities to identify opportunities for improvement regarding safety, quality, robustness of supply, reduce operational costs and lead times, and prevent problems

Planning and coordination of troubleshooting activities in collaboration with the pilot laboratories, production, and the quality department

Driving technical standardization and knowledge exchange in-between SUT  and MAB stainless steel plant, serving as an SME in inspections and as a lead of root cause analysis teams for complex deviations

Being a Site Representative in Network Teams i.e. UoTs,  (Unit operation Teams),  MPET (Manufacturing Process Evaluation Team) and becoming Site SME and decision maker in strategic technical changes

Becoming the primary contact for partners in the Roche Biologics Drug Substance network (such as other manufacturing sites, PTI, PTD, DSTLs, other functions and external partners) for the exchange and collaboration in the area of MSAT

Owner of the production processes (interface between Manufacturing and MSAT) as well as carrying out data analysis as part of process monitoring

Who You Are:

You have an academic degree in a scientific or technical area (Master or PhD), preferably in biotechnology, biochemistry or bio/chemical process engineering. Furthermore:

8+  years of relevant experience in industry (manufacturing), 6+  years of relevant experience in manufacturing with bioprocesses, and needs experience working in a cGMP environment

Good knowledge of safety principles, quality systems, and cGMP and has done relevant work experience in a lab, pilot plant, manufacturing, or manufacturing support setting

Extensive knowledge in the field of upstream processing of biotechnologically manufactured products with the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment with changing priorities and to react flexibly to requests

Very good (intercultural) communication skills with fluency in German and English

Knowledge of process validation, process transfers, and single-use technologies would be an advantage

On-call Service occasionally possible.

Ready to make an impact and contribute to our exciting journey? Apply now – we can't wait to hear from you!

 

 

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

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We currently track 459 comparable Senior Manufacturing & CMC roles across 61 biopharma companies.

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26Countries represented

Salary context

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