QC Support Specialist

Pleased to meet you, we are Galapagos, a dynamic growing Biotech company with offices across Europe and in the US, headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium.

We’re in the business of changing lives. In our quest to discover and develop life-improving medicines we go where no one has ever gone before. In every challenge we face, we see new opportunities. We pioneer for patients. We need thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters. Collaborative innovators and perseverant idealists. We need the best-in-class. In other words, we need you: The ‘make-it-happener’.

Scope of the role

As our QC Support Specialist, you will join the QC Support team, located in the Leiden Bio Science Park. This team is responsible for the activities that support the QC activities at Galapagos and the Point-of-Care (PoC) Manufacturing units such as sample management, lab management and the overall equipment lifecycle management. In this role, you are responsible for the coordination of samples from Galapagos, the PoC and external labs, incoming goods sampling and the maintenance of our internal laboratories to ensure that daily activities can run smoothly. You will have an active role in implementing new processes and ensuring GMP compliance.

Your role

• Manage samples: Coordination, logistics and Inventory (Drug Product, Patient and Internal) at Galapagos, Contract Testing Lab and PoC
• Sample incoming goods, including peer review of receiving and sampling activities
• Perform general laboratory trainings such as BSC cleaning, pipetting, etc
• General laboratory maintenance such as re-stocking, coordination of cleaning activities, logbook review, etc
• Support EHS / GMO related activities
• Collaborate with other department on a daily basis
• Write procedures and support deviations, CAPAs and change controls

Who are you? 

• MBO-4 in life sciences, biotechnology, or related discipline
• 1-2 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical / biotech industry preferred
• Knowledge of GMP guidelines and lean principles
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Service minded
• Ability to be flexible with changing priorities
• Self-driven and can-do mindset, without compromising quality
• Fluent in English

What’s in it for you?

You will be part of a fast growing and amazing company. As ‘make-it-happener’ you will get all the support you need to make your job successful. At Galapagos we aim to recruit the best people, who stand out among their peers, with integrity and excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Our employees are the strength behind Galapagos, a highly motivated team, eager to maintain Galapagos’ leading position and achieve breakthroughs in pharmaceutical research. Galapagos offers a competitive remuneration package and a dynamic work environment.

We are Galapagos: together we can make it happen…!