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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Onsite
Technical Trainer – Large Scale Allogeneic (LSA)
Location: Portsmouth, NH, USA.
Schedule: Monday – Friday (Standard Office Hours / Flexed to support manufacturing runs when needed).
Travel: Minimal travel required (<10% low travel for corporate alignment or network training updates).
We are seeking a highly proficient technical authority to join our Cell Therapy Manufacturing organization in Portsmouth, NH, as a Technical Trainer. Operating under general supervision, this specialized role acts as the primary asset partner and business Subject Matter Expert (SME) dedicated to supporting our brand-new Large Scale Allogeneic (LSA) project. You will bridge the gap between operations and the core technical training department—administering behavior certifications, developing on-the-job training (OJT) modules, and delivering hands-on coaching within classified environments to champion a bulletproof GxP quality culture.
What will you get?
An agile career and dynamic working culture
An inclusive and ethical workplace
SME Project Influence: Act as the premier site point of contact for curriculum design, new role onboarding architectures, and specialized cross-asset sterile training programs.
Classified Floor Leadership: Spend high-impact time on the production floor, guiding operators, facility technicians, and cleaning crews in mastering sterile discipline.
Compensation programs that recognize high performance
Medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as PTO and more
Our full list of global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.
What you’ll do:
Aseptic Behavior Certification: Administer and govern the formal aseptic behavior certification and re-certification program for all personnel entering classified spaces, including manufacturing, support, engineering, and cleaning teams.
Hands-on Field Instruction: Serve as the primary, on-the-floor technical coach inside aseptic cleanrooms; conduct regular GEMBA walks to actively observe, reinforce, and fine-tune correct gowning mechanics and behavior.
Process Simulation & Media Fills: Monitor Aseptic Process Simulation (APS) media fills and commercial operational runs to proactively identify method optimization areas and adapt technical training packages.
Regulatory Study Support: Partner with validation and manufacturing teams to provide direct aseptic technique guidance, oversight, and control during formal smoke studies.
Microbial Intervention Coaching: Educate, mentor, and guide manufacturing operators on critical bioburden minimization strategies during standard line clearances, product runs, and complex non-routine cleanroom interventions.
Contamination Investigation Advisory: Collaborate across Manufacturing and Quality Assurance to investigate human-factor deviations linked to microbial contaminations, formulate corrective action plans for alert limits, and author robust CAPAs.
Curriculum Design & LMS Architecture: Author, design, and update specialized GxP training modules; collaborate with the centralized training department to ensure all qualifications are perfectly tracked in the Learning Management System (LMS).
What we’re looking for:
Experience: 5–8 years of advanced experience within an aseptic manufacturing environment or supporting sterile processing lines is required. A timeline of 10+ years of direct aseptic cleanroom exposure is highly preferred.
Training & Supervision Track Record: Proven background delivering technical instruction or acting as a Technical Trainer or OJT instructor is required. A minimum of 2+ years of supervisory or shift-lead experience in a cleanroom context is preferred.
Regulatory Compliance Grounding: Thorough working knowledge of cGMP, PIC/S, and ISO regulations relating to sterile drug product processing and environmental monitoring frameworks.
Educational Architecture: Exceptional capacity to break down complex scientific protocols, standard operating procedures, and cleanroom physics into accessible, teachable elements for rapid trainee comprehension.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, or a closely related technical science discipline is highly preferred.
Physical Demands: Routine capability to undergo cleanroom gowning protocols, stand and walk the classified floor frequently, climb facility stairs/ladders, and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
About Lonza
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.
Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.