Laboratory Specialist in Solid State (m/f/d)

Your key responsibilities will include

• In a highly automated laboratory environment, you would plan, perform and document small scale experiments

• Characterize products with wet chemistry, solid state analytical methods and non-GMP particle sizing.

• Document experimental procedure and observations and provide raw data evaluation and interpretation of routine analytical results.

• Optimize existing methods and procedures, reproduce and follow published and established methods

• Operate / utilize special equipment in the area of screening, lab automation, scale-up technologies and online analytics

• Schedule and perform routine maintenance of instruments/equipment as a key user

Ideal requirements

• Laboratory Technician or University Graduate with experience or equivalent technical/academic educational background (e.g. Laborant/in, Chemie- und Pharmatechnologe/-login, Bachelor/Masters education) in an appropriate field (e.g. Analytics, Chemistry, Formulation, Materials Science)

• Experience in small scale material handling, screening and solid processing technologies

• Knowledge in wet chemistry (e.g. HPLC/UPLC, GC) and powder characterization analytics (e.g. XRPD, DSC, TGA, DVS, rheology etc.)

• Deep understanding of HSE requirements and safe and conscious work in laboratory environment

• Excellent planning skills and structured way of working

• You are an agile and flexible personality accustomed to working in a highly dynamic environment, can work with a strong sense of urgency and with a high customer focus

• Knowledge in Data and Digital aspects desirable

• Languages: English (plus German desirable)

Why Novartis? Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

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

Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to inclusion.switzerland@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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