Process R&D Chemist (Sustainability) (80-100%*)

1! One planet – one commitment: to be a catalyst for positive change and a leader in environmental sustainability. We are on our mission to drive sustainability through our own operations and ultimately across our value chain. As a highly skilled and creative chemist, you will take a leading role to design sustainable manufacturing processes delivering small-molecule drugs at large scale, ensuring long-term supplies to our patients.
This position is based in Basel, Switzerland, within the Technical R&D department of Global Drug Development.
Within this organization, Chemical & Analytical Development (CHAD) plays a meaningful role in the development of processes for manufacturing and analysis of highest quality drug substances, both small molecules and new chemical modalities.

Your Responsibilities:
• With your expertise and creativity in development of manufacturing processes you take a leading role in defining sustainable manufacturing processes and strategies for small-molecule projects.
• Processes developed with your contribution will be scalable, robust, and ensure consistently high quality for supplying clinical trials as well as transfer to commercial operations. In our labs, your experimental designs will be executed and allow you to interpret and report data and results.
• As a member of a cross-functional project team, you will collaborate closely with our internal and external partners to ensure timely and quality delivery of processes and new drugs to our patients. You will also contribute with relevant process documentation to support filing of health authority dossiers.
• As a core member of the environmental sustainability team, you will closely collaborate with our designated experts and participate in internal/external benchmarking, as well as identifying opportunities to reduce the environmental footprint in our project portfolio.
• You will also actively participate in scientific exchange groups within Novartis and Academia as well as maintain excellent collaborations with our customers.

What you’ll bring to the role:
• PhD in Synthetic Chemistry or equivalent, experience as Post-Doc in multi-cultural environment is preferred
• Scientific curiosity coupled with recognized achievements in the field of small molecule synthetic chemistry, experience with synthetic chemistry in water is an advantage
• True passion for environmental sustainability and the fight against climate change
• Experience / exposure, or at least willingness to develop data science skillset
• Dedicated, thoughtful and flexible team working skills

Desirable Requirements:
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is required; knowledge of German is a plus
• Excellent knowledge of laboratory and/or technical tools

Why consider Novartis?
799 million. That’s how many lives our products touched in 2019. And while we’re proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?
We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you’re given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you’re empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where you’re surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges.

Imagine what you could do at Novartis!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration, and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.