Technical Steward (d/f/m) / Ekspert procesnih tehnologij (d/ž/m)

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Job Description

As a Technical Steward, you will act as the Site’s Subject Matter Expert (SME) for key biosimilar process technologies, providing deep scientific and technical expertise across biologics manufacturing. Your focus will include supporting and optimizing upstream and/or downstream bioprocesses, ensuring robust process performance and compliance throughout the product lifecycle.

In this role, you will contribute to technology transfers, process validation, PPQ readiness, continued process verification, and troubleshooting of biologics unit operations. You will also partner closely with MS&T, QA / QC, Production, and global technical functions to maintain process consistency across the biosimilar network and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz and Lek! 

Your key responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Participation in interfacing with global MS&T network and with technical development organization, for the corresponding global activities, to define and implement new technical standards for existing and new technologies and equipment.
• Collaborate with technical development, other sites and global MS&T network to facilitate transfer.
• Be a recognized expert internally by reporting and presenting scientific/technical work at internal/external meetings/conferences.
• Provide technical expertise for validation activities around technologies within area of responsibility.
• Provide SME expertise to perform process characterization of the related pharmaceutical processes to increase robustness and sustainability.
• Support Product Stewards / Process Experts in trouble shooting / root cause investigation.
• Perform technical feasibility trials related to process improvement and implementation of new manufacturing technologies.
• Implementation of and compliance with all the instructions and requirements for safety at work, environment protection, and property protection.                                  
• Other tasks as assigned by the supervisor, and tasks based on a specific appointment.

What you will bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, or another relevant scientific field; Master’s degree preferred or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong command of English in a technical and operational environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with digital tools used in modern biomanufacturing environments.
• Minimum 3 years of industry experience in process support within.
• Manufacturing, MS&T, Technical Development, or Quality, preferably in drug substance manufacturing, biologics, or biosimilar bioprocesses (upstream and/or downstream). Experience with technology transfer, PPQ, or commercial biologics operations is an advantage.

You’ll receive:

Employment at the most reputable employer in Slovenia offers Competitive salary, Annual bonus, Flexible working schedule, tailored to your needs, possibility to work from home, Pension scheme, Employee Recognition Scheme, Expanded program for the promotion of health in the field of physical, mental and social well-being (WellBeat), Unlimited learning and development opportunities. 

Possible job locations: Lendava, Slovenia 

We offer permanent contract with 6-month of probation period. You are kindly invited to submit your application in English language, including CV, by 31.04.2026.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!

The future is ours to shape!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Sandoz is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

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Kot Ekspert procesnih tehnologij boste na lokaciji v Lendavi delovali kot strokovnjak za posamezno področje (SME) za ključne biosimilarne procesne tehnologije ter zagotavljali poglobljeno znanstveno in tehnično ekspertizo na področju proizvodnje podobnih bioloških zdravil. Vaše delo bo usmerjeno v podporo in optimizacijo upstream in/ali downstream bioprocesov, s čimer boste zagotavljali robustno delovanje procesov in skladnost skozi celoten življenjski cikel izdelka.

V tej vlogi boste sodelovali pri tehnoloških transferjih, validacijah procesov, pripravljenosti na PPQ, stalnem preverjanju procesov (CPV) in odpravljanju težav v posameznih enotnih operacijah bioprocesov. Tesno boste sodelovali z ekipami MS&T, QA/QC, Proizvodnjo ter globalnimi tehničnimi funkcijami, da zagotovite procesno konsistentnost v ter podpirate stalne izboljšave.

Pridružite se nam pri soustvarjanju "novega" Sandoza in Leka!

Vaše ključne odgovornosti:

• Sodelovanje pri povezovanju z globalno MS&T mrežo in s tehnično razvojno organizacijo za ustrezne globalne dejavnosti, da se določijo in implementirajo novi tehnični standardi za obstoječe in nove tehnologije ter opremo.
• Sodelovanje s tehničnim razvojem, drugimi lokacijami in globalno MS&T mrežo za lažji prenos.
• Biti prepoznan strokovnjak znotraj podjetja z poročanjem in predstavljanjem znanstvenega/tehničnega dela na notranjih/zunanjih sestankih/konferencah.
• Zagotavljanje tehnične strokovnosti za valdiacijske aktivnosti, povezane s tehnologijami znotraj področja odgovornosti.
• Nuditi strokovno znanje (SME) za izvedbo karakterizacije procesov povezanih s farmacevtskimi procesi z namenom povečanja robustnosti in trajnosti.
• Podpora Vodjem produktov / Procesnim strokovnjakom pri odpravljanju težav / preiskavi osnovnega vzroka.
• Izvajanje tehničnih izvedbenih poskusov, povezanih z izboljšanjem procesov in implementacijo novih proizvodnih tehnologij.
• Implementacija in skladnost z vsemi navodili in zahtevami za varnost pri delu, varovanje okolja in varovanje premoženja.
• Druge naloge, ki jih določi nadrejeni, in naloge na podlagi posebnega imenovanja.

Vaš doprinos k delovnem mestu: 

• Univerzitetna izobrazba farmacije, farmacevtske tehnologije, kemije, biotehnologije, bioprocesnega inženirstva ali druge ustrezne znanstvene smeri; zaželen je magisterij ali primerljive izkušnje.
• Dobro znanje angleškega jezika, zmožnost uporabe v tehničnem in operativnem okolju.
• Obvladovanje Microsoft Office ter poznavanje digitalnih orodij, ki se uporabljajo v sodobnem okolju bioproizvodnje.
• Vsaj 3 leta izkušenj na področju procesne podpore v proizvodnji, MS&T, tehničnem razvoju ali kakovosti. Prednost predstavljajo izkušnje na področju proizvodnje učinkovin (DS), bioloških procesov ali biosimilarjev (upstream in/ali downstream). Izkušnje s tehnološkimi transferji, PPQ ali komercialnimi biološkimi procesi so zaželene.

Kaj nudimo:

Zaposlitev pri najuglednejšem delodajalcu v Sloveniji vam prinaša konkurenčen plačni paket, letni bonus, fleksibilen način dela z možnostjo prilagajanja urnika in delom od doma, pokojninsko shemo, shemo nagrajevanja in priznanja dosežkov, razširjeni program promocije zdravja na področju telesnega, duševnega in družbenega počutja (DobroBit) ter dogodke, neomejene priložnosti za učenje in razvoj. 

Možne lokacije dela: Lendava, Slovenija 

Z izbranim kandidatom bomo sklenili delovno razmerje nedoločen čas s poskusno dobo 6 mesecev. 

Prijave z življenjepisom v angleškem in slovenskem jeziku lahko oddate najkasneje do 31. aprila 2026 preko spletne povezave. 

Zakaj Sandoz in Lek?

Generična in podobna biološka zdravila so hrbtenica svetovne industrije zdravil. Sandoz se je kot vodilni v tem sektorju lani dotaknil življenj skoraj 500 milijonov bolnikov. Na ta dosežek smo ponosni, a si želimo še več!

Z naložbami v nove razvojne zmogljivosti, najsodobnejše proizvodne lokacije, nove pridobitve in partnerstva imamo priložnost oblikovati prihodnost Sandoza in Leka ter še večjemu številu bolnikov omogočiti trajnostni dostop do cenovno ugodnih in visokokakovostnih zdravil.

Naša zagon in podjetniški duh temeljita na odprti kulturi sodelovanja, katere srce so naši talentirani in ambiciozni sodelavci in sodelavke. V okolju, kjer je raznolikost dobrodošla in kjer se spodbuja osebna rast, imajo v zameno za uporabo svojih znanj, možnost v celoti izkusiti delo v agilnem in povezovalnem okolju in z možnostjo fleksibilnega in hibridnega dela razvijati svojo kariero.

Prihodnost je v naših rokah! 

Predani smo raznolikosti in vključenosti:

Sandoz se zavzema za raznolikost, enake možnosti in vključenost. Prizadevamo si za oblikovanje raznolikih timov, saj ti predstavljajo naše bolnike in skupnosti, ki jih oskrbujemo.  

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Skills Desired

Global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, operating as an independent company spun off from Novartis. Based in Basel.

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