AI Product Manager - Development & Tech Transfer

About the role

Lonza is hiring an AI Product Manager in Basel, Switzerland, to lead AI products and opportunities across Development and Technology Transfer. The role combines a strong understanding of biopharmaceutical process development and manufacturing with AI product leadership, working across modalities and functions to find where AI can improve process understanding, development, scale-up, technology transfer and manufacturing readiness.

Key responsibilities

• Understand the end-to-end development and technology transfer lifecycle, from process development and characterization through scale-up, transfer, validation and manufacturing readiness.
• Work with scientists, engineers and manufacturing SMEs to identify where AI can improve process understanding, prediction and decision-making, rather than simply digitizing existing activities.
• Translate scientific and process challenges into AI product requirements, working closely with AI Engineering, Data Science, Data and platform teams.
• Plan and facilitate the delivery rhythm of the Fusion Team assigned to an AI opportunity, including maintaining a prioritized backlog focused on high-value work.
• Drive the opportunity through defined lifecycle stages, ensuring deliverables and evidence are ready for stage-gate decisions.
• Develop own AI product and delivery expertise, stay current with relevant practices and share insights with other AI Product Managers.
• Support the AI Product Lead with roadmap alignment and stakeholder reporting, keeping AI opportunity progress and priorities visible across the organization.

Required profile

• Experience in Process Development, MSAT, Technology Transfer, Manufacturing Science/Engineering or a closely related biopharma area.
• Experience with digital, data or AI-enabled products and solutions.
• Able to work credibly with scientists, engineers, MSAT and manufacturing teams.
• Comfortable working across different modalities and identifying opportunities for reuse.
• Strong scientific and analytical mindset, able to challenge assumptions and connect patterns across processes and modalities.

What we offer

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• A variety of benefits tailored to your locality, plus access to global benefits.