Operational Support Scientist
EMEA, CH, Kanton Bern, Bern, CSL Behring
Key information
- Publication date:04 November 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:EMEA, CH, Kanton Bern, Bern, CSL Behring
CSL Behring is a globally leading biotech company committed to its promise of saving lives. In Bern, we develop and distribute life-saving therapies for people with severe and rare diseases worldwide with over 1,800 employees.
Are you looking for an exciting and varied role in the GMP-regulated environment of sterile filling? Do you enjoy working independently, precisely, and collaboratively in a dynamic team? Then we offer you the ideal position as
Operational Support Scientist (m/f/d)
In this role, you support the department management with operational and strategic tasks and actively contribute to the continuous improvement of production processes. You act as the scientific interface between production, engineering, and quality and take responsibility for projects and process optimizations.
Your main tasks include:
- Support in operational and strategic activities in the Filling Line III area
- Leading and implementing improvement projects to increase efficiency and process safety
- Participation in deviation investigations, CAPA management, and change control processes
- Participation in CAPEX projects, especially in the implementation and commissioning of new equipment or process optimizations
- Creation and maintenance of recipes and process parameters in plant control
- Creation and updating of documents such as work instructions (SOPs), risk analyses (e.g., FMEAs), and other GMP-relevant documents
- Preparation and support of internal and external audits as well as regulatory inspections
- Close collaboration with interfaces such as engineering, automation, quality, and project delivery
You bring the following qualifications and professional experience:
- Completed studies in the scientific or technical field (e.g., process engineering, biotechnology, chemical engineering)
- Professional experience in the pharmaceutical, chemical, or food processing industry
- Experience in aseptic manufacturing, ideally in sterile filling or sterile filtration
- Solid knowledge of the GMP environment and the application of quality systems
- Experience with technical production equipment, automation systems, or process control systems is an advantage
- Independent, structured, and solution-oriented working style
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and maintain an overview even in dynamic situations
- Proactive personality with high initiative and strong communication skills
- Very good German skills in spoken and written form, good English skills
Do you feel addressed? Then we look forward to your online application. Your application should include a cover letter, a resume/CV, as well as work certificates and copies of diplomas in the original language and/or relevant transcripts. Please combine your files, including the CV, into one document.
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About CSL Behring
CSL Behring is a globally leading company that develops and distributes high-quality therapeutics for people with rare and serious diseases. With our medicines for the therapy areas of immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, respiratory diseases, and transplantation medicine, we keep our promise to improve the quality of life of patients in more than 100 countries. Learn more about CSL Behring .
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About the company
EMEA, CH, Kanton Bern, Bern, CSL Behring
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